INDEPENDENCE
DAY QUIZ
Have fun, test
your knowledge & enjoy a great holiday!
1. In a letter
to his wife, Abigail, John Adams wrote that this July date would be the real
Independence Day?
a.
1
b.
2
c.
4
d.
8
2. In what city
was the Declaration of Independence actually declared?
a.
New York
b.
Boston
c.
Trenton, NJ
d.
Philadelphia
3. Who is the
primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
a.
Thomas Jefferson
b.
Ben Franklin
c.
John Adams
d.
Sam Adams
4. In what city
is the Declaration of Independence housed today?
a.
New York
b.
Williamsburg, VA
c.
Philadelphia
d.
Washington, DC
5. What person
did not vote for the Declaration of Independence?
a.
Thomas Jefferson
b.
George Washington
c.
Ben Franklin
d.
John Adams
6. What are the
opening words of the Declaration of Independence?
a.
Four score and seven years ago…
b.
We hold these truths to be self evident…
c.
When in the course of human events…
d.
In the beginning, God created…
7. The
Declaration declared independence from what English king?
a.
Charles II
b.
George III
c.
Edward I
d.
William II
8. Thomas
Jefferson and which former president and signer of the Declaration of
Independence both died within hours of each other on July 4, 1826?
a.
John Adams
b.
James Madison
c.
Abraham Lincoln
d.
James Monroe
9. The actual
Congressional resolution for Independence came from what person?
a.
Ben Franklin
b.
Richard Henry Lee
c.
John Adams
d.
Button Gwinnett
10. What was the
first colony to ratify the Declaration of Independence?
a.
Massachusetts
b.
Georgia
c.
New Hampshire
d.
Virginia
Answers: 1 –B; 2 – D; 3 – A; 4 – D; 5 – B; 6 – C; 7 –
B; 8 – A; 9 – B; 10 – C
The above questions and answers were compiled from
various websites.