32 Fourth of July Trivia Questions and Answers
Fourth of July trivia about Independence Day and the events behind it: the Declaration of Independence and the men who wrote and signed it, the Revolutionary War, the flag, the national anthem and a few holiday traditions. Answers are shown under each question.
There are 32 questions on this page. They are free to use for quiz nights, classrooms and pub quizzes, and each one links to its own page.
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1.Which document, adopted on July 4, 1776, is celebrated on Independence Day?
Answer: The Declaration of Independence
Open this question2.On which date did the Second Continental Congress vote for independence from Great Britain?
Answer: July 2, 1776
Open this question3.How many colonies declared independence from Great Britain in 1776?
Answer: Thirteen
Open this question4.Which two signers of the Declaration of Independence, both later presidents, died on July 4, 1826?
Answer: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
Open this question5.Which president died on July 4, 1831?
Answer: James Monroe
Open this question6.Which president was born on July 4, 1872?
Answer: Calvin Coolidge
Open this question7.Whose signature is the largest on the Declaration of Independence?
Answer: John Hancock
Open this question8.Which body of delegates from the thirteen colonies agreed to the Declaration of Independence in 1776?
Answer: The Second Continental Congress
Open this question9.In which Philadelphia building was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
Answer: Independence Hall
Open this question10.Which Philadelphia bell, a symbol of American independence, first cracked when it was rung after its arrival in the city?
Answer: The Liberty Bell
Open this question11.John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston, Thomas Jefferson and which other man made up the Committee of Five?
Answer: Benjamin Franklin
Open this question12.In what year did the U.S. Congress make Independence Day a holiday for federal employees?
Answer: 1870
Open this question13.The Star-Spangled Banner was inspired by the bombardment of which fort in 1814?
Answer: Fort McHenry
Open this question14.In what year did "The Star-Spangled Banner" become the national anthem of the United States?
Answer: 1931
Open this question15.How many stripes are on the flag of the United States?
Answer: Thirteen
Open this question16.How many stars are on the flag of the United States?
Answer: Fifty
Open this question17.Which American upholsterer was credited by her relatives with making the first U.S. flag?
Answer: Betsy Ross
Open this question18.Which annual hot dog eating contest is held on Coney Island every Fourth of July?
Answer: Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
Open this question19.Which British king ruled over the American colonies when they declared independence?
Answer: George III
Open this question20.Which pamphlet by Thomas Paine, written in 1775–1776, argued for American independence from Great Britain?
Answer: Common Sense
Open this question21.Which war did the American colonies fight to win independence from Great Britain?
Answer: The American Revolutionary War
Open this question22.Which 1783 treaty ended the American Revolutionary War?
Answer: The Treaty of Paris
Open this question23.At which 1781 siege did the British army under Cornwallis surrender?
Answer: Yorktown
Open this question24.Which battle of April 1775 opened the American Revolutionary War?
Answer: The Battles of Lexington and Concord
Open this question25.Whose midnight ride of April 1775 warned the colonial militia of approaching British troops?
Answer: Paul Revere
Open this question26.Which 1773 protest saw colonists dump tea into a harbor?
Answer: The Boston Tea Party
Open this question27.In which city is the original Declaration of Independence displayed?
Answer: Washington, D.C. (National Archives)
Open this question28.Which political slogan of the American Revolution expressed one of the colonists' main grievances against Great Britain?
Answer: "No taxation without representation"
Open this question29.What famous phrase of the Declaration of Independence follows "Life, Liberty"?
Answer: "and the pursuit of Happiness"
Open this question30.Which country gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States?
Answer: France
Open this question31.Which date is written in Roman numerals on the tablet held by the Statue of Liberty?
Answer: July 4, 1776
Open this question32.Which patriotic march by John Philip Sousa is the national march of the United States?
Answer: "The Stars and Stripes Forever"
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