3. When did Congress declare the 4th of July a federal holiday?
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1776
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1863
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1941 - Correct Answer
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1976
4. The Declaration of Independence stated and established rights for individuals to life, liberty, and what?
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the pursuit of love
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the pursuit of happiness - Correct Answer
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the pursuit of money
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the pursuit of a good hamburger
5. In what year did Congress recognize the Pledge of Allegiance?
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1865
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1920
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1942 - Correct Answer
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1964
6. The first ten amendments to the Constitution are known as?
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The Articles
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The Big 10
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The Bill of Rights - Correct Answer
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The Declaration
7. The Declaration of Independence was declared in what city?
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Boston
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Philadelphia - Correct Answer
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Washington DC
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Dallas
8. Which of the following was not one of the thirteen original colonies?
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South Carolina
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New York
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Vermont - Correct Answer
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Georgia
Vermont became the fourteenth state in 1791
9. How many people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776?
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1
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2 - Correct Answer
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21
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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?
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150,000
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500,000
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2.5 million - Correct Answer
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10 million
11. Who wrote the words of the Star Spangled Banner?
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Christina Aguilera
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Betsy Ross
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Simon Cowell
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Francis Scott Key - Correct Answer
12. What did Yankee Doodle call the feather in his hat?
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Spaghetti
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Macaroni - Correct Answer
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Leather
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Pigeon
13. The Libery Bell's crack was caused by a bullet? True or False
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True
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False - Correct Answer
It acquired a crack on its very first
ring.
14. Who is credited for inventing Fireworks?
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The Mexicans
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The Italians
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The French
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The Chinese - Correct Answer