PATRIOTIC JEOPARDY

4TH OF JULYHISTORY

100

Which country did the United States declare independence from?

Great Britain 

200

______PEOPLE SIGNED THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.

A)48

B)53

C)56

WHAT IS 56?

300

Who created the first American flag? 

Betsy Ross

400

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

500

Where was the Declaration of Independence signed?

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

RANDOMAmerica

100

What are the colors of the American flag?

Red, White and Blue

200

Where does the name “America” come from?

Amerigo Vespucci— explore

300

Which war did the colonists fight in before the revolutionary war? 

the seven years war/the french and indian war

400

Which Presidents have been impeached? 

Johnson, Clinton, Trump

500

Which famous document begins with "We the People"?

The Constitution of the United States

States

100

Lone Star State

Texas

200

Peach State

Georgia

300

Garden State

New Jersey

400

Golden State

California 

500

Arizona is known as the _________ State

Grand Canyon  

4TH OF JULY FUN

100

IN 1780 THIS ANIMAL WAS DESIGNATED AS A NATIONAL SYMBOL.

WHAT IS THE BALD EAGLE?

200

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL ANTHEM?

WHAT IS "THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER"?

300

FINISH THE LYRICS:

THE LAND OF THE ______AND THE HOME OF THE ______.

WHAT IS THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE?

400

THE STATUE OF LIBERTY, INCLUDING THE BASE, IS HOW HIGH?

285 FEET

295 FEET

305 FEET

WHAT IS 305 FEET?

500

Which two presidents died on the same 4th of July?

Adams & Jefferson 

BONUS: What were Adam’s last words?

USAHISTORY

100

I was the first female Supreme Court Justice 

WHO IS Sandra Day O Connor? 

200

JOHN ADAMS DID NOT THINK THIS WAS AN IMPORTANT POSITION.

WHAT IS VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES?

300

Name three important protests/marches 

answers will vary

400

Which amendments expanded voting rights?

• The 15th Amendment gave African American men the right to vote in 1870. But many weren't able to exercise this right. Some states used literacy tests and other barriers to make it harder to vote.
• The 19th Amendment, ratified in 1920, gave American women the right to vote.
• The 24th Amendment, ratified in 1964, eliminated poll taxes. The tax had been used in some states to keep African Americans from voting in federal elections.
• The 26th Amendment, ratified in 1971, lowered the voting age for all elections to 18.

500

What are the wars that the United States has formally declared? 

The War of 1812

Mexican American War

Spanish American War

WWI

WWII