60+ Informative 4th of July Trivia Questions and Answers

Several countries in this world were once a part of some other kingdom or bigger supremacy. However, after struggling for independence they got their own national identity and appeared on the world map as a distinct autonomous nation. For example, America got its independence from Great Britain on 4 July 1776. It was a special day in America. This was the first Independence Day in America. For many years, the British leaders ruled American colonies. They had to do what the British rulers told them to do. They could not make up their own laws.

Congress leaders wanted to change this. They wrote the Declaration of independence, explaining why America should be free from Great Britain. On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was approved by congress. America was finally free. Since then the day is celebrated as the anniversary of America’s independence. Americans started celebrating 4 July as early as 1777; the holiday was observed with feasts, 13 gun salutes, patriotic displays, explosives, and fireworks. They have many fireworks on 4 July. Many cities and towns across the country sponsor firework displays on the fourth, New York’s fireworks display is the largest in the nation. Continue reading this 4th of July trivia questions and answers for more information.

4^th Of July Trivia

1. What happened on July 4, 1776?

Answer: The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence

2. What country did the American colonies declare independence from?

Answer: Great Britain

3. Who was the king of England when the colonies declared their Independence?

Answer: King George III

4. What year was the Declaration of Independence signed?

Answer: 1776

5. Which president first held a 4^th of July celebration at the White House?

Answer: Thomas Jefferson

6. Independence Day was first celebrated in which city?

Answer: Philadelphia

7. Which state was the first to make the 4^th of July an official state holiday?

Answer: Massachusetts, in 1781

8. What year did the 4^th of July become a federal holiday?

Answer: 1870

9. Which colony was not a part of the original 13 colonies?

Answer: Vermont

10. Which country is also celebrating the 4^th of July as its Independence Day?

Answer: Philippines

4^th Of July Game

11. What type of eating contest is held each year in New York on the 4^th of July?

Answer: Hot Dog

12. How many hot dogs do Americans eat on the 4^th of July?

Answer: 155 million

13. 1/3^rd of all hot dogs produced in the US comes from which state?

Answer: Lowa

14. What is the most common food item consumed by fans at a Major League Baseball Park?

Answer: Hot Dog

15. What is the current record for most hot dogs eaten in 10 minutes?

Answer: 68

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4^th Of July Facts

16. How many people signed the declaration of Independence?

Answer: 56 signers

17. Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?

Answer: Thomas Jefferson

18. How old was Thomas Jefferson when he wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Answer: 33 years old

19. What was the estimated population of the US back in 1776?

Answer: 2.5 million

20. On what date the Declaration of Independence officially signed by the 56 signers?

Answer: August 2^nd

21. What were the ages of the youngest and the oldest signers?

Answer: Youngest signer: 26

Oldest signer: 70

22. Who has the largest signature on the Declaration of Independence?

Answer: John Hancock

23. On what important date did Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die?

Answer: 4^th July

24. Who made the first American flag?

Answer: Betsy Ross

25. What do the 13 stripes on the flag of the United States represent?

Answer: The thirteen colonies that signed the Declaration of Independence

4^th Of July Celebrations Trivia

26. Why does America celebrate the 4th of July with fireworks?

Answer: Americans proudly shot fireworks into the night sky every 4^th of July to celebrate Independence Day.

27. Which Beach has fireworks for the 4^th of July?

Answer: San Clemente Pier

28. On average, how many fireworks are used on the 4^th of July?

Answer: 14,000 firework displays

29. What do fireworks symbolize?

Answer: Happiness and celebration + news of wealth

30. Where were the first fireworks invented?

Answer: China

31. Held since 1785, which parade is the oldest continuous Independence Day Celebration?

Answer: The Bristol Fourth of July Parade; held in Bristol, Rhode Island

32. When were fireworks first used in an official 4^th of July celebration?

Answer: 1777

33. Which display has the largest 4^th of July fireworks?

Answer: 42^nd Annual Macy’s 4^th of July Fireworks, New York City

34. How much money is spent on fireworks for the 4^th of July?

Answer: $6oo million

35. How many tons of fireworks were lit on the 4^th of July 2017?

Answer: 2oo Million lbs.

36. Which department store chain has sponsored New York’s annual 4^th of July firework display since 1976?

Answer: Macy’s

4^th Of July Facts and History

37. Who wrote the official national anthem “The Star-Spangled Banner”?

Answer: Francis Scott Key

38. Who were the two presidents that decided the bald eagle should be the national bird?

Answer: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson

39. What is the eagle a symbol of?

Answer: Pride and Strength

40. How many US presidents died on the 4^th of July?

Answer: Three (John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe)

41. Which patriotic song was originally created to mock American soldiers?

Answer: Yankee Doodle

42. How many towns in the US are named Freedom?

Answer: 17

43. How many places in the US are named Independence?

Answer: 26

44. How old is America turning on 4^th July 2021?

Answer: 245

45. Which US president was born on Independence Day?

Answer: Calvin Coolidge

46. Which founding father proposed the national bird be the turkey instead of the bald eagle?

Answer: Benjamin Franklin

47. Who said, “Give me liberty or give me death”?

Answer: Patrick Henry

4^th Of July Baseball

48. Which professional sports happen every year on the 4^th of July?

Answer: Baseball

49. Which game is known as America’s game?

Answer: Baseball

50. Why did baseball become America’s most popular game?

Answer: The game had been popular with American soldiers since Revolutionary War.

51. What is the most common food item consumed by fans at a Major League Baseball Park?

Answer: Hot Dog

4^th Of July Movie Trivia

52. Who directed both “Independence Day” and “The Patriot” Films?

Answer: Roland Emmerich

53. How many American patriotic films have been made?

Answer: 25 most patriotic films

54. Which patriotic movies came out on the 4^th of July?

Answer: Independence Day

55. Was “Born on the 4^th of July” based on a true story?

Answer: Yes, it focuses on Ron Kovic (Tom Cruise), a Marine veteran paralyzed from the chest down during the Vietnam War

4^th Of July 2018

56. Which state became the first to declare Independence Day as a holiday?

Answer: Massachusetts

57. Who sewed the first US flag?

Answer: Betsy Ross

58. How much money is spent on watermelon for the 4^th of July?

Answer: $167 million

59. How much money is spent on chips for the 4^th of July?

Answer: $92 million

60. The US received the Statue of Liberty as a gift on July 4, 1884, from which country?

Answer: France

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

Answer: John Hancock

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