4th of July Trivia Quiz: Enjoy the 4th of July Fireworks and Parade? Getting bored? Here's another fun way to celebrate the 4th of July - Fun Facts and Trivia about the 4th of July.

Sunnely Loc: Wisconsin

Enjoy the 4th of July Fireworks and Parade? Getting bored? Here's another fun way to celebrate the 4th of July - Fun Facts and Trivia about the 4th of July. Trivia buffs, test your knowledge of early American history, the Declaration of Independence, and the Founding Fathers of the United States. It may help sharpen the (aging) mind, too. Why not give it a try? Let us know how you did. Ready...Set...Go!

Thanks.

Slide # 1 - Questions

Slide # 2 - References

Slide # 3 - Answers

BassmanBruce Loc: Middle of the Mitten

Ouch! I issued em all!
Have a great 4th to all!

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

I believe it was signed on July 4th by at least one person, John Hancock. It's been long disputed but there are written records from Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams it was signed by Congress on the day when it was adopted on July 4, 1776. The Journals of Congress have official public records as well. Some of the other signatures may have come later or as your meme says, Aug 2nd.

Have a nice day on this day of our nations celebrated day of freedom.

Sunnely Loc: Wisconsin

jeep_daddy wrote:

I believe it was signed on July 4th by at least one person, John Hancock. It's been long disputed but there are written records from Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams it was signed by Congress on the day when it was adopted on July 4, 1776. The Journals of Congress have official public records as well. Some of the other signatures may have come later or as your meme says, Aug 2nd.

Have a nice day on this day of our nations celebrated day of freedom.

John Hancock, indeed. As president of the Continental Congress, Hancock is credited as the first signer of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

On the 4th only John Hancock and Charles Thompson (Secretary of Congress) signed it. And this was one month after they had voted for Independence - during the month between Jefferson and a few others (Committee on Style was one of the group's names) wrote the formal declaration. Then the others signed over a period of a month - as they got the OK from their home states to do so or became available. 5 of them weren't even in town to vote for Independence but signed it anyway, and some delegates who voted against the declaration signed to show solidarity.

Then they held off on the announcement a few days until dispatch riders could get the news to all the colonial governments.

And copies for general distribution were not printed until the following Jan.

And the president was James Monroe, not Thomas.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Actually, Independence was declared on July 2, 1776. July 4, 1776, was the date Congress approved the text of the Declaration. And, as stated, it was officially signed on Aug. 2.

Now, my thoughts on this are that we have 2 additional days to celebrate and that should be holidays. Fat chance, though.
--Bob

Sunnely Loc: Wisconsin

rmalarz wrote:

Actually, Independence was declared on July 2, 1776. July 4, 1776, was the date Congress approved the text of the Declaration. And, as stated, it was officially signed on Aug. 2.

Now, my thoughts on this are that we have 2 additional days to celebrate and that should be holidays. Fat chance, though.
--Bob

I like that. Who's with us?

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

Sunnely wrote:

Enjoy the 4th of July Fireworks and Parade? Getti... (show quote)

I knew only about John Adams and Thomas Jefferson - dying on the same day …
The rest are all news to me ... thanks for the history lesson ... Thomas Monroe - huh?

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Sunnely wrote:

I like that. Who's with us?

Gee guys, I really can't get behind your idea since I have been retired 12 years and 4 days, I have 7 day weekends and 365+a fraction holidays off a year.
If they made them official then stores and stuff would close and I might have to think ahead to do the shopping and stuff.

Hal81 Loc: Bucks County, Pa.

I almost got to sign it but the thru me out of the hall.

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

Hal81 wrote:

I almost got to sign it but the thru me out of the hall.

Oh, SURE, Hal … tell me another …

Hey, Hal … I passed the quiz on to my GF … you know what her response was?

"Were you alive, then?"

I wrote back saying "very funny, Hon" …

Sunnely Loc: Wisconsin

robertjerl wrote:

And the president was James Monroe, not Thomas.

Thanks robertjerl for pointing it out. I corrected the president was "James" and not "Thomas" Monroe. Apologize for the error. No excuse.

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

Sunnely wrote:

Thanks robertjerl for pointing it out. I corrected the president was "James" and not "Thomas" Monroe. Apologize for the error. No excuse.

So it was YOU who made the slides - huh, Sunnely?

Thanks for correcting. ... Was trying to figure out who "Thomas Monroe" was ...

JAMES Monroe - that's the guy who was President during the acquisition of Florida - huh?

Not such a bad President - in the aftermath …

Sunnely Loc: Wisconsin

Chris T wrote:

So it was YOU who made the slides - huh, Sunnely?

Thanks for correcting. ... Was trying to figure out who "Thomas Monroe" was ...

JAMES Monroe - that's the guy who was President during the acquisition of Florida - huh?

Not such a bad President - in the aftermath …

My bad.

I was a "doubting Thomas" but now a converted Monroe Doctrine believer.

Monroe got Florida from Spain for $5M. Not bad deal.

But IMHO, the best deal was the one known then as, "Seward Folly," when US got AK from Russia for $7M in 1867 or 2 cents per acre or $4.74 per sq km. The dumb comrade who made the deal then was lucky it didn't happen today.

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

Sunnely wrote:

My bad.

I was a "doubting Thomas" but now a converted Monroe Doctrine believer.

Monroe got Florida from Spain for $5M. Not bad deal.

But IMHO, the best deal was the one known then as, "Seward Folly," when US got AK from Russia for $7M in 1867 or 2 cents per acre or $4.74 per sq km. The dumb comrade who made the deal then was lucky it didn't happen today.

AND - Seward arranged all that whilst he was STILL recovering from the attempt on his life during the same assassination plot which took the life of Abraham Lincoln. And, today - Alaska is the main source of American Oil (along with Texas and Oklahoma) … if the Russians only knew THEN - what they know, now - eh?