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# Independence Week Quiz: Fun & Educational!
- URL: https://bklyner.com/independence-week-quiz-fun-educational-sheepshead-bay/
- Published: 2011-07-07T15:00:21.000Z
- Updated: 2011-07-07T15:00:21.000Z
- Author: Joseph S. Reisman
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John Trumbull's "Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776." Source: UShistory.org

*Telling Tips is a series of articles from local experts to help you save money, make better decisions and plan for a better future… except for today. Today, Sheepshead Bites brings you the “Telling Tips Quiz – Independence Week Edition,” since, after all, the Declaration of Independence guarantees “[Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life,%5Fliberty%5Fand%5Fthe%5Fpursuit%5Fof%5Fhappiness?ref=bklyner.com),” and a person whose finances are in order is a happy person. Answers will be posted in the comments by the end of the day. And *no Googling!**

Did you sign the Declaration of Independence? [Here’s your chance!](http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration%5Fsign.html?ref=bklyner.com)

**1\. What was the date the America actually declared independence from Great Britain?**

A: July 2, 1776

B: October 12, 1492, when Columbus discovered America.

C: September 3, 1783, when the British signed the Treaty of Paris.

D: July 4, 1776

**2\. Which words in the Declaration’s title ‘the unanimous declaration of the thirteen united states of america’ are capitalized?**

A: Two: United States

B: All words are in caps.

C: Four: The, Declaration, States, America.

D: None, because the ‘cap lock’ key had not yet been invented on the typewriter.

**3\. During the War Between the States, did the Confederate States celebrate Independence Day?**

A: No, because they did not want to use ammunition wastefully.

B: No, because they did not believe in the Union.

C: Yes, but only after winning a skirmish again the North.

D: Yes, because they were proud Americans.

**4\. As written at the beginning of the Declaration, why is this statement incorrect: ‘In Congress, July 4, 1776, the unanimous declaration of the thirteen United States of America.’**

A: Most of the States were not in agreement.

B: New York did not approve the Declaration until July 15.

C: In July, Congress was in recess.

D: In 1776, July 4 was a Sunday, and no work could be done on the Sabbath.

**5\. How many signatures are on the Declaration?**

A: 56 (the number of consecutive games in which Yankees’ Great Joe DiMaggio had a base hit in 1941)

B: 1 (John Hancock)

C: 13 (one from each colony)

D: 50 (one from each of the States)

**6\. Why did John Hancock write his name twice the size of any other?**

A: He wanted King George III to be able to read it without his glasses.

B: John Hancock forgot his glasses and had to write large.

C: He was the only one to sign on July 4; everyone else signed on August 2.

D: He was a little ‘tipsy’ after a night of partying, and didn’t know what he was signing.

**7\. Name the two signers of the Declaration who served as President?**

A: John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson.

B: George Washington and young Abe Lincoln.

C: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.

D: George Washington and John Adams.

**8\. Where is the Declaration of Independence located?**

A: In Philadelphia, Pa., in Independence Hall

B: Peking, China, in the ‘America’ exhibit.

C: In Washington, D.C., in the West Wing of the White House

D: In Washington, D.C., in the National Archives Building.

**9\. Independence Day was first celebrated in what city?**

A: Philadelphia, Pa.

B: New York, N.Y.

C: Washington, D.C.

D: Boston, Ma.

**10\. Congress declared the 4th of July a Federal paid legal holiday in what year?**

A: 1776

B: 1865

C: 1941

D: 1973