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 Q. In which year was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
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Q. Which statesman and president was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence?
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Q. On what date did the Continental Congress vote to declare independence in 1776?
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Q. Apart from Thomas Jefferson, who was the only other signer of the Declaration of Independence to later become President of the United States?
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Q. Which three U.S. presidents have all died on the 4th July?
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Q. In which year did Congress first declare July 4th to be an unpaid federal holiday?
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Q. And in which year did it become a paid federal holiday?
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Q. Which department store chain has sponsored New York’s annual Fourth of July firework display since 1976?
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Q. Held since 1785, which parade is the oldest continuous Independence Day celebration?
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Q. Who played the role of Captain Steven Hiller in the 1996 movie, Independence Day?
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Q. How many colonies signed the Declaration of Independence?
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Q. Which signer of the Declaration of Independence became the first United States Ambassador to France?
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Q. Which bird did Benjamin Franklin propose should be the national bird?
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Q. Why was Independence Day celebrated on the 5th of July in 1779?
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Q. Who played the role of Ron Kovic in the 1989 movie Born on the Fourth of July?
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Q. Who is the only U.S. president to have been born on the 4th of July?
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Q. What do the 13 stripes on the flag of the United States represent?
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Q. In which city was the Declaration of Independence signed?
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Q. What were the Dunlap Broadsides?
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Q. Which statesman is remembered for his large, stylish signature on the Declaration of Independence?
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