Here Are The Answers
 


 

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

  1. John Hancock - Correct Answer

  2. George Washington

  3. John Adams

  4. Donald Trump


2. The Declaration of Independence begins with what words?

  1. We are free from Great Britain

  2. We the people

  3. When in the course of human events - Correct Answer

  4. I declare independence

3. When did Congress declare the 4th of July a federal holiday?

  1. 1776

  2. 1863

  3. 1941 - Correct Answer

  4. 1976

 

4. The Declaration of Independence stated and established rights for individuals to life, liberty, and what?

  1. the pursuit of love

  2. the pursuit of happiness - Correct Answer

  3. the pursuit of money

  4. the pursuit of a good hamburger


5. In what year did Congress recognize the Pledge of Allegiance?

  1. 1865

  2. 1920

  3. 1942 - Correct Answer

  4. 1964

 

6. The first ten amendments to the Constitution are known as?

  1. The Articles

  2. The Big 10

  3. The Bill of Rights - Correct Answer

  4. The Declaration

 

7. The Declaration of Independence was declared in what city?

  1. Boston

  2. Philadelphia - Correct Answer

  3. Washington DC

  4. Dallas

 

8. Which of the following was not one of the thirteen original colonies?

  1. South Carolina

  2. New York

  3. Vermont - Correct Answer

  4. Georgia

Vermont became the fourteenth state in 1791

 

9. How many people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776?

  1. 1

  2. 2 - Correct Answer

  3. 21

  4. None

Charles Thomson as Secretary and John Hancock as President of the Continental Congress. The original signed Declaration of Independence was then taken to John Dunlap, a Philadelphia printer who printed 500 Hancock/Thomson "typed signed" Broadsides which were distributed to the members of Congress and the King of England.

 

10. About how many people were living in the new United States when the Declaration of Independence was signed?

  1. 150,000

  2. 500,000

  3. 2.5 million - Correct Answer

  4. 10 million

 

11. Who wrote the words of the Star Spangled Banner?

  1. Christina Aguilera

  2. Betsy Ross

  3. Simon Cowell

  4. Francis Scott Key - Correct Answer

 

12. What did Yankee Doodle call the feather in his hat?

  1. Spaghetti

  2. Macaroni - Correct Answer

  3. Leather

  4. Pigeon


13. The Libery Bell's crack was caused by a bullet? True or False

  1. True

  2. False - Correct Answer

It acquired a crack on its very first ring.

 

14. Who is credited for inventing Fireworks?

  1. The Mexicans

  2. The Italians

  3. The French

  4. The Chinese - Correct Answer

 

15. Who do historians believe sewed the first official American flag?

  1. Betsy Ross - Correct Answer

  2. Dolly Madison

  3. Mary Key

  4. Martha Stewart

 

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