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Words Beginning with the Letter J
100

What is celebrated on the 4th of July?

What is Independence Day for United States of America?

What is the birthday of the United States of America?

100

What do people like to watch in the sky on the 4th of July?

What are fireworks?

100

What is another word for independence?

What is freedom?

100

Are pets like dogs and cats afraid of fireworks?


What is many animals are afraid of the loud noises made by fireworks?

(Hint: turn on t.v. or radio to distract them from outside noise.)

100

What is the last name of one of the founding fathers and the 3rd president of the U.S.?

Who is Thomas Jefferson?

200

The United States declared independence from what country? 

What is Great Britain?

200

What do people like to watch passing in the street?

What is a parade?

200

What are rights?

What are things that people have the freedom to do like freedom of speech?

200

Should small children use fireworks?

What is no?

200

Besides July, what is another month that begins with the letter J?

What is June?

300

The 4th of July is a national or federal holiday. What are some of the places that are closed?

What is post office, federal courts, banks/credit unions, trash pickup or libraries?

(Since July 4th is on a Saturday, many places will be closed or have different hours on Friday and closed on Saturday.)

300

What is a favorite food eaten on the 4th of July?

What are hotdogs?

155 million hotdogs eaten on the 4th of July - more than any other year

300

What are fireworks?

What are a loud display of different lights in the sky?

300

Should you throw fireworks at anybody?

What is no? You should never throw fireworks at people, pets, cars or things that can catch fire easily.

300

What is another word for happy?

What is joy, joyful, or joyous?

400

What was approved by Congress on July 4th, 1776?

What is the Declaration of Independence?

400

What do people like to wave or hang at their house during the 4th of July?

(Hint: It has stars and stripes.)

What is the United States of America flag?

400

What is a picnic?

What is have a meal outside like in your backyard or a park?

400

What should I put on if it is very sunny outside?

What is a hat?

What is sunscreen?

400

What is something I do not need to wear during the summer but have to wear in the winter?

What is a jacket?

500

How many colonies were there when the United States became a new country?

What is 13 colonies?

500

This year, the 4th of July may be celebrated differently. How do you think the 4th of July will be celebrated this year?

(Because of COVID-19)

Answer may vary:

What is have a family game night?     What is have a backyard cook out?

What is have a movie night?   What is have a camp-out in the back yard?

What is have a picnic? 

What is show your patriotism by wearing red, white and blue?

500

What does salute mean?

What is salute the flag?

The military people salute the flag.

Regular civilians/regular people put their right hand over their heart.

500

When lighting fireworks, what should I have handy just in case?

What is have a bucket of water or a water hose?

500

What is the size of the super big hotdogs?

What are jumbo hotdogs (usually twice the size of a regular hotdog)?