Before reading too much further, grab a pen or pencil and some note paper. As you think back to one of history’s most climactic days, jot down your best guess for the following 20 questions. Check back next week for the answers and have a memorable Fourth!

1. July 4 became an official national holiday in what year?
A. 1641 B. 1741 C. 1841 D.1941
2. True or False: July 4 is the date on which new stars were added to the flag for new states entering the Union.
3. Which of the following are flag-flying days?
A. Christmas B. Memorial Day C. Thanksgiving D. New Year’s Day
4. Who had the honor of celebrating the first Fourth of July west of the Mississippi River?
A. Wild Bill Hitchcok B. Meriwether Lewis & William Clark C. Davy Crockett
5. Almost all the fireworks on sale for July 4 in the United States come from what country?
6. In the production of fireworks, sodium is used to create what color?
7. Which state, this year, will be responsible for producing most of the hot dogs and sausages consumed on the fourth of July?
A. Alaska B. Missouri C. Iowa D. North Carolina
8. Which state, in 2007, produced 75% of the country’s lettuce and 96% of the country’s processed tomato products including ketchup?
9. True or False: According to tradition, the Liberty Bell cracked in 1835 when it tolled the death of Chief Justice John Marshall.
10. True or False: The Bald Eagle lives only on the North American continent.
11. At what approximate age does the Bald Eagle acquire it’s “bald” white head?
A. While fledging B. At two years C. At 5 years D. At 10 years
12. Since 1776 the US population has increase from about 2.5 million to ______ million.
A. 100 B. 200 C. 300 D. Over 300
13. True or False: Seven of the first twelve presidents were born in Virginia.
14. True or False: Three of our presidents passed away on July 4th.
15. The weather during July 4, 1776 was …
A. Unseasonably cold? B. Hot and muggy? C. In the 70’s?
16. Do you know the first word in the Declaration of Independence? ((Hint: It is not ‘We’))
17. Two Founding Fathers openly denied the Christianity of the Bible. Who were they?
18. What recent president said “We are a nation under God”?
19. What nation has become our 6th-closest partner in international trade?
20. Which two nations have the most tourists in the United States?
Bonus
The iron frame of the Statue of Liberty was designed but what famous engineer?