JULY 4TH TRIVIA?!?

MERICA!!!

LIBERTY FOR ALL

THE PRESIDENTS

THE FLAG

THE FOOODDD!!!

400

WHICH DOCUMENT OFFICIALLY DECLARED AMERICAN COLONIES INDEPENDENT FROM GREAT BRITAIN?

A) THE CONSTITUTION

B) THE BILL OF RIGHTS

C) THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

C) The Declaration of Independence

400

LADY LIBERTY HOLDS A TABLET IN HER LEFT HAND, BUT WHAT SPECIFIC DATE IS INSCRIBED ON IT IN ROMAN NUMERALS?

A) JULY 4, 1776

B) OCTOBER 28, 1886

C) JULY 14 1789

A) July 4, 1776

400

WHICH U.S. PRESIDENT IS THE ONLY ONE TO HAVE BEEN BORN ON 4TH OF JULY?

A) GEORGE WASHINGTON

B) CALVIN COOLIDGE

C) FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

B. Calvin Coolidge

400

WHAT DO THE 13 STRIPES ON THE AMERICAN FLAG REPRESENT?

A) THE ORIGINAL 13 MEMBERS OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS

B) THE 13 ORIGINAL COLONIES THAT DECLARED INDEPENDENCE

C) THE 13 MEN WHO SIGNED THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

B) The 13 original colonies that declared independence

400

DURING THE WEEK OF JULY 4TH, HOW MANY POUNDS OF WATERMELON ARE TYPICALLY SOLD IN THE U.S.

A) 100 MILLION POUNDS

B) 400 MILLION POUNDS

C) 800 MILLION POUNDS

C) 800 million pounds

800

WHOSE MASSIVE SIGNATURE IS THE MOST FAMOUS AND LARGEST ON THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE?

A) PAUL REVERE

B) JOHN HANCOCK

C) THOMAS PAINE

B) John Hancock

800

WHAT IS THE ORIGINAL NAME OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY?

A) LADY OF THE HARBOR

B) LIBERTY ENLIGHTENING OF THE WORLD

C) THE FRENCH-AMERICAN ALLIENCE

B) Liberty Enlightening the World

800

WHICH TWO U.S. PRESIDENTS AND FOUNDING FATHERS BOTH DIED ON JULY 4 1826-EXACTLY 50 YEARS TO THE DAY AFTER THE ADOPTION OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE?

A) GEORGE WASHINGTON AND JOHN ADAMS

B) THOMAS JEFFERSON AND JAMES MADISON

C) JOHN ADAMS AND THOMAS JEFFERSON

C. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson

800

BY LAW, ON WHAT DAY OF THE YEAR ARE NEW STARS ALWAYS ADDED TO THE FLAG WHEN A NEW STATE JOINS THE UNION?

A) JANUARY 1ST

B) FLAG DAY (JUNE 14TH)

C) INDEPENDENCE DAY JULY 4TH

C) Independence Day (July 4th)

800

WHERE DO HAMBURGERS A STAPLE OF AMERICAN 4TH OF JULY COOKOUTS ACTUALLY ORIGINATE?

A) HAMBURG, GERMANY

B) LONDON, ENGLAND

C) ROME, ITALY

A) Hamburg, Germany

1200

WHAT IS THE NATIONAL BIRD OF THE UNITED STATES?

A) THE WILD TUKEY

B) THE AMERICAN ROBIN

C) THE BALD EAGLE

C) The Bald Eagle

1200

WHAT WAS THE PRIMARY OCCASION FOR FRANCE GIFTING THE STATUE OF LIBERTY TO THE UNITED STATES?

A) THE END OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR

B) THE CENTNNIAL OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE (1876)

C) THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

B) The centennial of the Declaration of Independence (1876)

1200

BESIDES JOHN ADAMS AND THOMAS JEFFERSON WHICH TWO OTHER PRESIDENTS DIED ON JULY 4TH FIVE YEARS LATER IN 1831?

A) JAMES MONROE

B) JOHN TYLER

C) MARTIN VAN BUREN

A) JAMES MONROE

1200

WHO DESIGNED THE CURRENT 50-STAR AMERICAN FLAG WE FLY TODAY?

A) BETSY ROSS

B) A 17 YEAR OLD HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT NAMED ROBERT G. HEFT

C) PRESIDENT DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

B) A 17-year-old high school student named Robert G. Heft

1200

WHICH RED, WHITE AND BLUE DESSERT IS TRADITIONALLY ENJOYED ON INDEPENDENCE DAY?

A) STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE

B) BERRY TRIFLE/FLAG CAKE

C) RED VELVET CAKE

B) Berry trifle / Flag cake

1600

HOW MANY TIMES DOES THE LIBERTY BELL RING EACH INDEPENDENCE DAY TO HONOR THE ORIGINAL COLONIES?

A) 7

B) 13

C) 50

B) 13

1600

WHAT DO THE SEVEN RAYS ON THE STATUE OF LIBERTY'S CROWN REPRESENT?

A) THE SEVEN STATES CLOSEST TO NEW YORK HARBOR

B) THE SEVEN DAYS OF THE WEEK LADY LIBERTY HOLDS THE TORCH

C) THE SEVEN SEAS AND SEVEN CONTNENTS OF THE WORLD

C) The seven seas and seven continents of the world

1600

WHICH PRESIDENT FIRST CELEBRATED THE 4TH OF JULY AT THE WHITE HOUSE IN THE YEAR 1801?

A) JOHN ADAMS

B) GEORGE WASHINGTON

C) THOMAS JEFFERSON

1600

ACCORDING TO TRADITIONAL FLAG ETIQUETTE, IN WHAT SHAPE IS THE AMERICAN FLAG PROPERLY FOLDED?

A) A NEAT SQUARE

B) A TIGHTLY ROLLED CYLINDER

C) A TRIANGLE

D) A triangle

1600

WHICH U.S. CITY IS THE HOME OF WORLD FAMOUS ANNUAL HOT DOG EATING CONTEST HELD EVERY JULY 4TH?

A) BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

B) CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

C) CONEY ISLAND, NEW YORK

C) Coney Island, New York

2000

WHEN WAS THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE ACTUALLY SIGNED?

A) JULY 4TH 1776

B) JANURAY 2ND 1786

C) AUGUST 2ND 1776

2000

WHAT DO THE BROKEN CHAINS AND SHACKLES AT THE FEET OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY SYMBOLIZE?

A) THE END OF THE FRENCH COLONIAL RULE

B) THE ABOLISHMENT OF SLAVERY

C) VICTORY IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR

B) THE ABOLISHMENT OF SLAVERY

2000

WHICH PRESIDENT REFUSED TO CELEBRATE THE 4TH OF JULY?

A) JAMES MONROE

B) JOHN ADAMS

C) THOMAS JEFFERSON

B) JOHN ADAMS

2000

HOW MANY OFFICIAL VERSIONS (DESIGNS) OF THE AMERICAN FLAG HAVE THERE BEEN SINCE THE COUNTRY'S FOUNDING?

A) 13

B) 27

C) 42

B) 27

2000

APPORXIMATELY HOW MANY HOT DOGS DO AMERICANS CONSUME ON JULY 4TH ALONE?

A) 50 MILLION

B) 150 MILLION

C) 1 BILLION

B) 150 million