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100

Who was the first president of the United States?


Who is George Washington? 

100

Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?

Who is John Hancock? 

100

What is the supreme law of the land? 

What is the Constitution? 

100

Who sewed the first US flag? 

Who is Betsy Ross? 

100
A U.S. senator is elected for how many years?
What is six (6) years? 
200

Who was the oldest person elected as president?

Who is Joe Biden? 

200

What year was the Declaration of Independence signed? 

What is 1776? 

200

What are the first three words of the constitution? 

What are WE THE PEOPLE? 

200

On the original flag, in what shape were the stars laid out? 

What is a circle? 

200

Name all branches of the US government. 

What are Legislative, Executive, and Judicial? 

300

If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

Who is the Speaker of the House? 

300

What did the Declaration of Independence do? 

What is announced our independence from Great Britain?

300

What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

What are the Bill of Rights? 

300

In what state was July 4 declared an official holiday?

What is Massachusetts? 

300

What was the capital of the United States before it was Washington DC? 

What is Philadelphia? 

400

What president was born on the 4th of July?

Who is Calvin Coolidge? 

400

How many people signed the Declaration of Independence?

What is 56? 

400

What does the Constitution do?

What is 

- sets up the government

- defines the government 

- protects basic rights of Americans 

400

What year were fireworks first used to celebrate the 4th of July?

What is 1777? 

400

The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

What is 435? 

500

Name 3 presidents who died on July 4.

Who are John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe? 

500

Who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence?

 Who is Thomas Jefferson? 

500

Who wrote the Pledge of Allegiance

Who is Francis Bellamy? 

500

What do the 13 stripes on the U.S. flag indicate? (Name all 13) 

What are the 13 colonies? 

New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia


500

What bird did Benjamin Franklin want to be the national bird (instead of the Bald Eagle)?

What is a turkey?