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Declaration of Independence | American History | Fun Facts | Jokes! | Famous Americans | |
$100 | Who has the biggest signature on the Declaration of Independence? John Hancock | When was the Declaration of Independence signed? July 4, 1776 | What is the national bird? Bald eagle | What’s red, white, blue and green? A seasick Uncle Sam! | Who was the first president of the US? George Washington |
$200 | Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence? Thomas Jefferson | In what year did the revolutionary war end? 1783 | How many hot dogs are consumed on the fourth of July in America? 150 million (1 for every 2 people) | What did the flag say to the other flag? Nothing, it just waved! | What famous American discovered electricity? Benjamin Franklin |
$300 | Where was the Declaration of Independence signed? Philadelphia | Who was the kind of England during the revolutionary war? King George III | When was the first Fourth of July Party held at the White House? 1801 | Why did the duck say “Bang!”? It was a fire-quacker! | Who wrote the words to the national anthem? Francis Scott Key |
$400 | How many people signed the Declaration of Independence? 56 | Name one president that died on July 4th. Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, James Moore | What do the seven points on the Statue of Liberty represent? The seven continents of the world | Do they have a fourth of July in England? Of course, that’ s how they get from the 3rd to the 5th. | Who wrote the book “Common Sense” arguing that basic rights were mandatory for a functional government? Thomas Paine |
$500 | What are the first 7 words of the Declaration of Independence? “When in the course of human events…” | In what war did the white house get burned down? War of 1812 by the British | How many people were living in the US when it became a country? 2.5 million | Why did the British cross the Atlantic? To get to the other tide. | Who wanted the turkey to be the national animal? Benjamin Franklin |