All about the 4th
The 4th of July marks the day in 1776 when the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence, signaling the official separation of the 13 original colonies from this kingdom amid the Revolutionary War.
What is Great Britain?
The month of July was named after this man.
Who is Julius Caesar?
This man has the largest signature on the Declaration of Independence
Who is John Hancock?
Eating salmon is a 4th tradition in this area of the US.
What is New England?
This movie is about a lion who, after losing his father, is raised by a warthog named Timon and meerkat named Pumba.
What is The Lion King?
These three US presidents died on the Fourth of July. (name 2 => 1 point; name the 3rd => bonus point)
Who are John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe?
(Adams, the second president, and Jefferson, the third president, both died on the same day in 1826.)
The birthstone for the month of July.
What is the Ruby?
In 1886, the people of this country gave the Statue of Liberty to the people of the United States over one hundred years ago in recognition of the friendship established during the American Revolution.
What is France?
This president hosted the first 4th of July party at the White House.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
What is China?
Gunpowder was accidentally invented around 850 CE when Chinese alchemists were trying to create a life-lengthening elixir. Gunpowder was stuffed into bamboo shoots to make a loud blast, then paper tubes replaced bamboo, and fuses were added. By 1200, China had built rocket cannons.
He signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4 1776.
Who is John Hancock (President, Continental Congress) or Charles Thomson (Secretary, Continental Congress)?
On July 4, 1776 the original declaration of Independence was signed by only two people. The original document was lost and had to be redrafted. On August 2, 1776 the delegates returned to Philadelphia and 56 signed a newly prepared Declaration of Independence.
The official birth flower for the month of July.
What is the Larkspur (aka Delphinium)?
Who was Benjamin Franklin (70)?
This president died after eating spoiled fruit at a 4th celebration.
Who is Zachary Taylor?
The four basic organic elements.
What are Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, and Oxygen?
This man was only US President born on the 4th of July.
Who is Calvin Coolidge, the 30th president? (He was born in Plymouth, Vermont on July 4, 1872).
This vaccine was first successfully given to a patient in July 1885.
What is the rabies vaccine?
Of the following:
- Freedom of speech is protected,
- Women given the right to vote,
- Slavery is abolished,
- Voting age lowered to 18,
- Prohibition is repealed,
- Right to a jury trial is established,
this one is provided by the most recently ratified constitutional amendment.
(Bonus point => assign the correct number to each amendment)
What is "The voting age is lowered to 18" (26th Amendment ✓)
Freedom of speech (First Amendment), The right to a jury trial (Sixth), Slavery is abolished (13th), Women receive the right to vote (19th), Prohibition is repealed (21st).
On July 4, 1946, this country was officially recognized by the United States as an independent nation, during the presidency of Manuel Roxas.
What is the Philippines?
The "clocks were striking thirteen" opens this dystopian novel.
What is "1984?"
These 5 white men comprised the committee appointed by the Continental Congress to write the Declaration. (name 4 => 1 point, name 5 => bonus point)
Who are Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Livingston, Roger Sherman, and John Adams?
This is the name of July's full moon.
What is the Buck Moon?
This is how George Washington celebrated the 4th during the war.
What is double rations of rum?
This gorilla, who could understand more than 1000 signs and 200 words of spoken English, was born on July 4th, 1971.
Who is Koko?
This British holiday is celebrated with fireworks and bonfires.
What is Guy Fawkes Day?