Independence Day 2024

What state is the topic of "Be Nice to _______ Week" (name of state), celebrated July 7-13?

• California

• Wyoming

• New York

• New Jersey

What American folk hero fed his horse, Widowmaker, barbed wire and nitroglycerin?

• Johnny Appleseed

• Davy Crockett

• Paul Bunyan

• Pecos Bill

In 1976 on July 4, a daring raid was organized by Israeli commandos freeing passengers held on a hijacked Air France plane. Where was this plane being held?

• Entebbe, Uganda

• Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• Cairo, Egypt

• Yerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR

It was on July 4, 1997 when NASA's Pathfinder probe finally reached its other-worldly destination. Which red planet did Pathfinder land on?

• Jupiter

• Mercury

• Mars

• Venus

In the midst of World War II, the Battle of Kursk, was actually commenced on July 4, 1943. This was the largest battle (ever) of which kind of forces?

• Air Force

• Amphibious

• Infantry

• Tanks

Christian III became the King of Denmark and Norway on July 4, 1534. How did he become king?

• Elected

• Coup

• His father passed away

• His father abdicated

Actress Eva Gabor passed away on July 4, 1995. She was born in 1919, but where?

• Weimar Republic (Germany)

• First Hungarian Republic

• Commonwealth of Australia

• Czech Republic

The committee presented its Declaration of Independence before the Congress on June 28, 1776. On July 1, a vote was taken, and all but two states approved the Declaration. Which two voted no?

• Georgia and Connecticut

• Pennsylvania and South Carolina

• New Jersey and New York

• North Carolina and Maryland

Which of these men was NOT among those appointed to draft the Declaration of Independence?

• Roger Sherman

• John Adams

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

Copies of the Declaration of Independence were signed by John Hancock, President of the Congress, and this man, its secretary

• John Adams

• Charles Thompson

• Richard Henry Lee

• Charles Carroll