Test Your 4th of July Knowledge

The Fourth of July is our country’s largest secular holiday. How much do you know of this holiday’s history? Test your memory with our quiz. Some answers may surprise you.      

1. In what city was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
           
2. In 1793, what city replaced its major patriotic holiday, named after a massacre, with the Fourth of July?
          
3. In what year did Congress declare July 4 a federal holiday?
           
4. What document, written in 1215, is generally considered to be the precursor to our Declaration of Independence?
           
5. Who wrote the Stars and Stripes Forever, the National March of America that we associate with Fourth of July and patriotism in general?
           
6. Who wrote our National Anthem?  Name the battle that was his inspiration.
           
7. Who was the King of England ruling whenthe Declaration of Independence was adopted?
           
8. Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?
           
9. Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?

10. The official flag for our nation was adopted by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777.  Which U.S. President officially declared June 14 as Flag Day?

ANSWERS:
(1) Philadelphia; (2) Boston–the Boston Massacre; (3) 1941; (4) The Magna Carta, written in 1215 in order to try to convince King John of England to give the people certain rights; (5) John Philip Souza on Christmas Day, 1986; (6) Francis Scott Key, on September 20, 1814. The defense of Fort McHenry.; (7) King George III; (8) Thomas Jefferson; (9) John Hancock, President of the Continental Congress
(10) President Harry S. Truman on August 3, 1949