THE FOURTH OF JULY
Answer the following questions which relate to the Fourth of July. You will find the necessary links to help you at the following page:

THE FOURTH OF JULY

  1. To what town did Paul Revere ride?

  2. What were the names of the two men he had to warn?

  3. Who was the second rider?

  4. Which poet wrote "Paul Revere's Ride"?

  5. What date does the poet mention?

  6. When was Independence Hall bulit?

  7. What are the names of the two streets where it is located?

  8. Where and when was John Hancock born?

  9. What happened to the Liberty Bell when it was rung for the first time?

  10. Write out the first four lines of the National Anthem.

  11. Why was Betsy Ross famous?

  12. What is the origin of the music for the "Stars and Stripes Forever"? (Voir: Flag Trivia)

  13. What does it mean if the American flag is flown upside down? (Voir: Flag Trivia)

  14. What did benjamin Franklin do that no one else didBenjamin Franklin?

  15. What role George Washington play during the American Revolution?

  16. When did John Philip Sousa compose the "Stars and Stripes Forever"?

  17. What was the name of Sousa's wife?

  18. What was Francis Scott Key's profession?

  19. On what did he write the National Anthem?

  20. When was this song adopted as the National Anthem?

  21. When did Katherine Lee Bates compose America the Beautiful? What inspired her?

  22. Name the Amrican presidents found at Mount Rushmore
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