Fourth of July History Quiz
Who was the first president to live in the White House?
- Abraham Lincoln
- James Madison
- George Washington
- John Adams
The Star-Spangled Banner was written in 1814 by whom?
- George Washington
- John Philip Sousa
- Katherine Lee Bates
- Francis Scott Key
What where early Americans fighting against before Independence Day?
- The Emancipation Proclamation
- Unjust taxation by England's King George III
- Manifest Destiny
- Native Americans
Other than Lincoln and Kennedy, which two U.S. Presidents were assassinated?
- James Garfield & William McKinley
- Theodore Roosevelt & Chester A. Arthur
- William Henry Harrison & James Buchanan
- Rutherford B. Hayes & Warren G. Harding
Which was the first U.S. Independence Day celebration to include fireworks?
- 1776
- 1777
- 1785
- 1786
Which one of the following men did not sign the Declaration of Independence?
- Benjamin Franklin
- John Penn
- Samuel Adams
- Patrick Henry
In which war did the enemy set fire to the White House?
- French and Indian
- Revolutionary War
- War of 1812
- Civil War
How many senators are allotted to each U.S state?
- It depends upon the state's population.
- One
- Two
- Five
How many stars were on the first American flag, designed by Betsy Ross in 1776?
- Twelve
- Thirteen
- Twenty-five
- Fifty
Which of the following notable Americans was never President?
- Benjamin Franklin
- Thomas Jefferson
- James Madison
- James Monroe
When the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, the US population was 2.5 million. What will our population be on July 4, 2009?
- 800 million
- 650 million
- 304 million
- 475 million
