Fourth of July Trivia for Your Party

Fourth of July Trivia is not only fun it can be educational as well, and with the interesting facts here, you can have fun at your special Fourth of July party. The answers will follow the trivia directly in italics, so you can print off this page for your Fourth of July party and let the fun begin.

We have all heard about the Liberty Bell during our early school years as children growing up within America.

1. The Liberty Bell is a huge part of early American History, as we all know. Was there only one Liberty Bell cast?

2. The Liberty Bell is a symbol of freedom here within America but when was it last rang?

3. Our National Anthem is The Star Spangled Banner" as well all know but who wrote it?

4. We all know that the Fourth of July is also called Independence Day, but why is it celebrated as the most important American holiday of the year?

5. Which American President also celebrated his birthday on the Fourth of July?

6. Three American Presidents died on the Fourth of July who were these great men.

7. When did the Fourth of July become a legal holiday?

There is no grading, nor scoring and your reward is a job well done or perhaps a little education!

Questions and answers for the Fourth of July trivia

The Liberty Bell is a huge part of early American History, as we all know. Was there only one Liberty Bell cast?

According to historical facts the first two versions of the Liberty Bell were defective and were melted back down and recast.

The Liberty Bell is a symbol of freedom here within America but when was it last rang?

The third Liberty Bell rang on every Fourth of July from 1778 until it cracked in 1835 it has since remained quiet.

Our National Anthem is The Star Spangled Banner" as well all know but who wrote it?

Frances Scott Key wrote this beloved song and it was set to an English drinking song titled "To Anacreon in Heaven".

We all know that the Fourth of July is also called Independence Day, but why is it celebrated as the most important American holiday of the year?

This was the day that the declaration of Independence was singed in Philadelphia Pennsylvania back in 1776. It is also America's birth date, and one, which is celebrated by fireworks, parades, picnics and of course by flying the flag,

Which American President also celebrated his birthday on the Fourth of July?

Calvin Coolidge the 30^th president was born July, 4, 1872 in Plymouth Vermont, so he was born onAmerica's birthday.

Three American Presidents died on the Fourth of July who were these great men.

John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe

When did the Fourth of July become a legal holiday?

The fourth of July became a holiday in 1941, before that it was just observed as a national holiday.

Happy Birthday America, and I wish all those celebrating her birthday within her beautiful borders has a happy, safe, and healthy Fourth of July.

Sources:

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/lists/?article=fourthofjuly

www.usa.gov/Topics/Independence_Day.shtml

http://www.internetfamilyfun.com/holidays/fourthofjuly/4thjulyfacts.htm

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Memorial Day Trivia

Memorial Day trivia for everyone, there is no prize to be won here, but perhaps you will learn something and that is our reward. The answers to these trivia questions follow the questions.

1. What was the first state, which officially celebrated Memorial Day?

2. Originally, Memorial Day was first known as what, the hint is the day begins with the letter d.

3. Why do we celebrate Memorial Day?

4. Who is General John Alexander Logan and what role does his memory play in our Memorial Day 

celebrations?

5. On this special day of remembrance, should the American Flag be half raised all-day or fly in all her glory at full mast?

6. What is the nationally recognized flower of Memorial Day?

7. What day of the week is Memorial Day held on?

Memorial day is not all about the heralding of warm summer months as most people believe but a day of remembrance to honor those who gave their lives so that all Americans could enjoy life, liberty and the pursuit if happiness.

Most Americans will spend this day, with family and friends in the afternoon having the first picnics of the season, and enjoying the warm weather. In the morning, most of us will go to the graves of our grandparents and lay flowers while offering a prayer.

My Grandfather Elliott Timm served in Germany during the war, and I will visit his grave to lay flowers there, but I will also lay flowers Grandma Doris Timm's grave as well which in next to grandpa's. I could not imagine honoring only my grandfather on this special day and ignoring grandma's.

Here are the answers to the trivia questions for this special Memorial Day learning activity.

1. New York was the first state, which officially celebrated Memorial Day in 1968, making it the birthplace of this holiday.

2. Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day and it celebrated the memory of those soldiers who had died serving the country during the civil war. Southern states rejected to celebrate those fallen soldiers on Memorial Day until after WWI when the meaning of Memorial Day changed from honoring to honoring Americans who died fighting in any war either at home or aboard.

3. Memorial Day is a day of commemoration of those who have died fighting for the freedom of every American.

4. General John Alexander Logan declared that Memorial Day is to be observed by decorating the gravestones of soldiers who died while fighting for our freedom. He was a man of passion who believed that no one should be forgotten for the scarf ices they gave so that all of us could enjoy the freedoms that we enjoy.

5. On Memorial Day Old Glory should be at flown at half-mast until noon, then she should be raised to the fly at full mast.

6. Red Poppies are recognized as the Memorial Day flower these littler red flowers were first worn back in 1915 to honor fallen soldiers. When you see the folks from the VFW selling the red poppies out side of your local stores, purchase one and wear it proudly for those who died giving us our freedom.

7. This holiday is always celebrated on the last Monday of the month of May and has been this way since 1971 when the National Holiday Act of 1971changed it from May 30 to the last Monday.

Sources include:

www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Day

www.usmemorialday.org/backgrnd.html

www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyseneca/memorial.htm

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