Trivia
Fourth of July Trivia–Good Luck!
1. What was the main reason the colonies declared independence from England?
a. They were being taxed without representation
b. It started with the Whiskey Rebellion and just grew larger
c. King George refused to cede the land now known as Georgia to private owners
d. George Washington was stripped of his English citizenship
2. How many people signed the Declaration of Independence?
a. 13 (one from each colony)
b. 21 (the reason we have 21-gun salutes)
c. 56
d. 98
3. In what city was the Declaration of Independence signed?
a. New York, the capital of the States
b. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
c. Washington, D.C.
d. Yorktown, Virginia
4. When did the Fourth of July become a holiday?
a. July 4, 1776
b. 1870
c. 1938
d. 1942
5. What is the official name of the National Anthem?
a. The Star-Spangled Banner
b. America the Beautiful
c. Stars and Stripes Forever
d. Ruffles and Flourishes
6. Who wrote the words to the National Anthem?
a. John Philip Sousa
b. Irving Berlin
c. Francis Scott Key
d. General U. S. Grant
7. What is our national bird?
a. The hooded eagle
b. The bald eagle
c. The robin redbreast
d. The brown pelican
8. Where is the Liberty Bell now?
a. The bell was destroyed in the War of 1812
b. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
c. Washington, D.C.
d. In the middle of the Pentagon
9. What are the opening words of the Declaration of Independence?
a. Fourscore and seven years ago
b. These are the times that try men’s souls
c. When in the Course of human events
d. We hold these truths to be self-evident
10. Whose signature is the largest on the Declaration of Independence?
a. George Washington
b. Samuel Adams
c. John Hancock
d. Thomas Jefferson
ANSWERS
1. a. The colonies were taxed without representation
2. c. 56
3. b. Philadelphia
4. b. 1870
5. a. The Star-Spangled Banner
6. c. Francis Scott Key
7. b. The bald eagle
8. b. Philadelphia
9. d. We hold these truths to be self-evident
10. c. John Hancock
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