Fireworks were originally invented by the
Chinese
Puritans
Vikings
Spaniards
French

What other bird indigenous to America was considered for our national symbol?
vulture
raven
pigeon
robin
turkey

What was the name of the group that met in Philadelphia in June and July, 1776?
First Continental Congress
Second Continental Congress
US Senate
Minutemen
Redcoats
Virginia House

Which of these does not belong?
Statue of Liberty
Smithsonian
Washington Monument
US Capitol
White House

Where was the first United States capital?
Washington D.C.
Charleston    
Boston           
Philadelphia  
New York

This famous piece of music is actually about a battle between the Russians and the French but is played with fireworks and cannons at many July 4 concerts:
1812 Overture
William Tell Overture
Star Spangled Banner
Stars and Stripes Forever
Proud to be an American

Uncle Sam’s flagholder extends at a 45 degree angle from a point four feet off the ground. If the flagpole is 5 feet long and it extends exactly 4 feet away from the house measured straight out, how far is eagle at the the tip of the pole from the ground?
9 ft      
6 ft      
7ft      
8 ft      
4 feet

Your fireworks display must end precisely between 9:59 and 10:00 pm for teenagers to be home in time for curfew. You have 24 rockets that last 20 seconds each, 45 that last 12 seconds each, and 10 that last 30 seconds each. If you leave exactly 5 seconds between each rocket and shoot only one at a time, what time should you start the show?
about 9:17 
about 9:31
about 9:25
about 9:21
about 9:38

If you multiply the number of years between the writing of the Declaration of Independence and the end of the Revolution times the number of amendments in the Bill of Rights, you will have a number
less than the number of years since the Vietnam War
less than the number of stars on the U.S. flag in 1945
less than the number in the opening words of the Gettysburg Address
less than the number of sides on the Pentagon
less than the number of presidents the US has had

If you traveled on horseback from the home of George Washington to the home of John Adams, you would be most likely to pass near
The home of Ben Franklin
Mt Rushmore
Ft Sumter
The site of the Whiskey Rebellion
Mt McKinley

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