4th of July Q and A

Wanted to do this earlier in the holiday weekend but I forgot. Will be a year older next year and won't remember where I put it, so I am posting it a little late:

Answers at the end

•1. What was the main reason the U.S. declared independence?

•2. How many people signed the Declaration of Independence?

•3. In what city was the Declaration of Independence signed?

•4. What are the first seven words of the Declaration of Independence?

•5. Who approved the Declaration of Independence?

•6. Whose signature is the largest on the Declaration of Independence?

•7. Who proposed "Lee's Resolution" on June 1, 1776, declaring that we were independent of Great Britain?

•8. Who was the king of England when the colonies declared their independence?

•9. How many people were living in the U. S. in 1776?

•10.Where does the word "patriotism" come from?

•11. What were the colors of the first flag?

•12. What is our national bird?

•13. Where is the Liberty Bell located?

•14. Does the Liberty Bell still ring today?

•15. How did the name "Uncle Sam" originate?

•16. What is the name of the National Anthem?

•17. Who wrote the words to the National Anthem?

•18. Who wrote the music for the National Anthem?

•19. Who wrote the Pledge of Allegiance?

•20. Who sewed the first official American flag?

•21. Why were the stars in a circle on the first flag?

•22.How tall is the Statue of Liberty?

•23. What country gave us the Statue of Liberty?

•24. How many hotdogs are consumed on July 4th each year?

•25. How much money is spent on fireworks every year?

•26. Who invented fireworks?

•27.How many people have cook outs on July 4th?

•28.When did the Liberty Bell crack?

•29.When did the Fourth of July become a national holiday?

•30.Under what circumstances did "The Star Spangled Banner" become the national anthem of the U.S.A?

•31. How did the US get the motto "In God We Trust"?

Answers:

•1. The people were taxed without representation.

•2. 56 people signed the Declaration of Independence

•3. The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

•4. "When in the course of human events.

•5. The Second Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence.

•6. The largest signature on the Declaration of Independence is John Hancock's.

•7. Richard Henry Lee of Virginia proposed Lee's resolution.

•8. George III was king of England when the colonies declared their independence.

•9. There were 2.5 million people living in the U. S. in 1776.

•10. The word "patriotism" comes from the Latin "patria" meaning "fatherland" or "homeland".

•11. The colors of the first flag were red, white, and blue.

•12. Our national bird is the bald eagle.

•13. The Liberty Bell is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the tower of Independence Hall.

•14. The Liberty Bell no longer rings. It rang from 1778 to 1835, when it cracked.

•15. The name: Uncle Sam" originated in 1812, when a meat packer by the name of Sam Wilson provided meat to the U. S. Army. Someone saw the meat shipments that were stamped with U. S. and joked that the initials stood for "Uncle Sam" and the name stuck

•16. The name of the National Anthem is the "Star Spangled Banner."

•17. Francis Scott Key wrote the words to the National Anthem.

•18. The music for the National Anthem comes from an old English drinking song named, "Anacreon in Heaven."

•19. Francis Bellamy wrote the Pledge of Allegiance.

•20. Betsy Ross sewed the first official American flag?

•21. The stars were in a circle on the first flag to show that all the colonies were equal.

•22. The Statue of Liberty is 151 feet tall

•23. France gave us the Statue of Liberty

•24. Americans consume 150 million hot dogs on July 4th each year.

•25. Americans spend around 211 million dollars every year on fireworks.

•26. The Chinese invented fireworks

•27. Over 74 million people have cookouts on July 4th.

•28. The first Liberty Bell cracked when it was being tested. It and the second bell were re-melted and forged again. The third Liberty Bell cracked in 1835.

•29. The Fourth of July became an unpaid holiday for federal workers in 1870. In 1938 it became a paid holiday, and in 1941, it was declared a federal holiday.

•30. In 1912, President Woodrow Wilson made an Executive Order. Then in 1931, by a Congressional resolution..

•31. Francis Scott Key urged the adoption of "In God is our Trust" as the national motto. The United States adopted the motto "In God We Trust" by law on July 30, 1956 by President Dwight Eisenhower.