4th of July trivia Archives - Julie L. Cleveland

Can you answer these 15 4th of July trivia questions? Test your 4th of July knowledge with this fun quiz.

4th of July Trivia Questions

1. In which year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
2. How many men signed the Declaration of Independence?
3. Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
4. Which U.S. presidents died on July 4th?
5. On what date did the Continental Congress actually vote for independence?
6. How many people lived in the U.S. when the Declaration of Independence was signed?
7. Which country helped the United States during the Revolutionary War?
8. What are the opening words of the Declaration of Independence?
9. In which city was the Declaration of Independence signed?
10. Who was the oldest person to sign the Declaration of Independence?
11. When did 4th of July become a federal holiday?
12. How many states were there when the United States became independent?
13. Which famous patriotic song was originally a poem written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812?
14. What do the stripes on the American flag represent?
15. How many total changes have been made to the flag since 1777?

1. In which year was the Declaration of Independence signed? 1776
2. How many men signed the Declaration of Independence? 56
3. Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence? Thomas Jefferson
4. Which U.S. presidents died on July 4th? Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both died on July 4, 1826. James Monroe also died on July 4 in 1831.
5. On what date did the Continental Congress actually vote for independence? July 2, 1776
6. How many people lived in the U.S. when the Declaration of Independence was signed? Approximately 2.5 million
7. Which country helped the United States during the Revolutionary War? France
8. What are the opening words of the Declaration of Independence? “We hold these truths to be self-evident…”
9. In which city was the Declaration of Independence signed? Philadelphia
10. Who was the oldest person to sign the Declaration of Independence? Benjamin Franklin, he was 70.
11. When did 4th of July become a federal holiday? In 1870
12. How many states were there when the United States became independent? 13
13. Which famous patriotic song was originally a poem written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812? The Star-Spangled Banner
14. What do the stripes on the American flag represent? They represent the original 13 colonies.
15. How many total changes have been made to the flag since 1777? 27 times

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