Many U.S. residents prep for Independence Day by cleaning the barbecue grill, buying wieners and booze in bulk and raising the flag, but what are we actually celebrating? Test your knowledge of our nation's July Fourth history. To reveal the correct answer, take your cursor and highlight from * to * below each answer.

1. Independence Day commemorates:
A. The adoption of the Declaration of Independence
B. The day the French surrendered
C. The signing of the Declaration of Independence

*The answer is A*

2. Which two U.S presidents died on July 4, 1826?
A. George Washington and John Adams
B. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
C. Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Edison

*The answer is B*

3. The only other president to die on a July 4 was:
A. John Quincy Adams
B. George Washington
C. James Monroe

*The answer is C*

4. The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere went from:
A. Boston to Lexington
B. Boston to Concord
C. Boston to San Francisco

*The answer is A*

5. Washington's crossing of the Delaware River was a surprise attack on:
A. Hessian forces at Trenton, New Jersey
B. Alien forces at Princeton, New Jersey
C. British forces at Ft. Duquesne, Pennsylvania

*The answer is A*

6. The 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence did not include:
A. Samuel Adams
B. James Monroe
C. William Hooper

*The answer is B*

7. The U.S. President born on July 4, 1872, was:
A. Warren G. Harding
B. Calvin Coolidge
C. Dwight D. Eisenhower

*The answer is B*

8. The "Star Spangled Banner" was written by Francis Scott Key during:
A. The Boston Tea Party
B. The Revolutionary War
C. The War of 1812

*The answer is C*

9. The first words of the body of the Declaration of Independence are:
A. We the People of the United States
B. When in the Course of human events
C. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion

*The answer is B*

10. The right to keep and bear arms is guaranteed in:
A. The Bill of Rights
B. The Declaration of Independence
C. The Magna Carta

*The answer is A*

If you scored a perfect 10, you're ready for a political office. If you got 7 or better, you're ready to vote. Fewer than 7 right? Ask an immigrant to teach you about our nation's history.

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