What’s Your Fourth of July IQ?

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Question 1/10

In which city was the First Continental Congress held?

New York
Boston
Washington DC
Philadelphia

Question 2/10

At age 70, who was the oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence?

George Washington
Samuel Johnson
Benjamin Franklin
James Garfield

Question 3/10

On what day did the Continental Congress vote to declare Independence?

June 4th, 1776
July 2nd, 1776
July 4th, 1776
July 8th, 1776

Question 4/10

And how old was Thomas Jefferson when he was elected by congress to write the Declaration of Independence?

Question 5/10

Who is the only person to sign all of the major documents of the founding of the United States: the Declaration of Independence, the Treaty of Alliance with France, the Treaty of Paris and the United States Constitution?

Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
John Hancock
George Washington

Question 6/10

When did the Fourth of July become a legal federal holiday?

1776
1845
1895
1941

Question 7/10

Fill in the blank: “When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to _____ the political bands which have connected them with one another…”

dissolve
destroy
break
annihilate

Question 8/10

The first person to sign the Declaration of Independence has become synonymous with the word "signature". Now people say: "Give me your:

John Hancock
Ben Franklin
George Washington
Franklin Roosevelt

Question 9/10

Thomas Jefferson admitted that his prose style was greatly influenced by the author of “Common Sense," Who was that?

Mark Twain
John Adams
John Hancock
Thomas Paine

Question 10/10

Which of these signatories of the Declaration of Independence did NOT go on to become president

Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin

Calculating Result...

What’s Your Fourth of July IQ?

In which city was the First Continental Congress held?

At age 70, who was the oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence?

On what day did the Continental Congress vote to declare Independence?

And how old was Thomas Jefferson when he was elected by congress to write the Declaration of Independence?

Who is the only person to sign all of the major documents of the founding of the United States: the Declaration of Independence, the Treaty of Alliance with France, the Treaty of Paris and the United States Constitution?

When did the Fourth of July become a legal federal holiday?

Fill in the blank: “When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to _____ the political bands which have connected them with one another…”

The first person to sign the Declaration of Independence has become synonymous with the word "signature". Now people say: "Give me your:

Thomas Jefferson admitted that his prose style was greatly influenced by the author of “Common Sense," Who was that?

Which of these signatories of the Declaration of Independence did NOT go on to become president

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