Declaration of Independence
July 4, 1776 — but actual signing was August 2. Thomas Jefferson's drafting. John Hancock's signature.
Q1.In which year did the Tokyo Subway Sarin Attack occur?Tap to reveal
Answer: 1995
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Q2.In what prison was Adolf Hitler held in 1924?Tap to reveal
Answer: Landsberg Prison
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Q3.Where was Napoleon Bonaparte born?Tap to reveal
Answer: Corsica
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Q4.Who was the first ruler of Haiti after the country had gained its independence?Tap to reveal
Answer: Jean-Jacques Dessalines
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Q5.During WWII, in 1945, the United States dropped atomic bombs on the two Japanese cities of Hiroshima and what other city?Tap to reveal
Answer: Nagasaki
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Q6.What year did World War II end?Tap to reveal
Answer: 1945
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Q7.Which U.S. President was famously 'attacked' by a swimming rabbit?Tap to reveal
Answer: Jimmy Carter
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Q8.What was the official German currency until 2002?Tap to reveal
Answer: Mark
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Q9.In what year did Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin land on the moon?Tap to reveal
Answer: 1969
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Q10.In what year did the Battle of Verdun take place?Tap to reveal
Answer: 1916
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Founding fathers
Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Franklin, Madison, Hamilton. Universal recall.
Q1.The assassination of which royal led to the start of World War I?Tap to reveal
Answer: Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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Q2.Which of the following battles is often considered as marking the beginning of the fall of the Western Roman Empire?Tap to reveal
Answer: Battle of Adrianople
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Q3.Which of the following Physicists aided Nazi Germany in their production of a nuclear weapon?Tap to reveal
Answer: Werner Heisenberg
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Q4.In which country was the Statue of Liberty built and exported to the United States of America?Tap to reveal
Answer: France
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Q5.What was the capital of South Vietnam before the Vietnam War?Tap to reveal
Answer: Saigon
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Q6.Which country was an allied power in World War II?Tap to reveal
Answer: Soviet Union
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Q7.Who was the first president of Kenya?Tap to reveal
Answer: Jomo Kenyatta
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Q8.In the Seven Wonders of the World, which wonder is the only that has survived to this day?Tap to reveal
Answer: Great Pyramid of Giza
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Q9.Who rode on horseback to warn the Minutemen that the British were coming during the U.S. Revolutionary War?Tap to reveal
Answer: Paul Revere
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Q10.What was Manfred von Richthofen's nickname?Tap to reveal
Answer: The Red Baron
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Revolutionary War history
Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Yorktown. Pivotal battles.
Q1.Who was the first Chancellor of a united Germany in 1871?Tap to reveal
Answer: Otto Von Bismark
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Q2.Where and when was the first cardboard box made for industrial use?Tap to reveal
Answer: England, 1817
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Q3.On which day did ARPANET suffer a 4 hour long network crash?Tap to reveal
Answer: October 27, 1980
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Q4.Which of the following Soviet revolutionaries was exiled from the USSR and later assassinated in 1940 for criticizing Stalinism?Tap to reveal
Answer: Leon Trotsky
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Q5.Which one of these countries was NOT in the Central Powers during WWI?Tap to reveal
Answer: Spain
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Q6.What was the unofficial name for Germany between 1919 and 1933?Tap to reveal
Answer: Weimar Republic
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Q7.What Russian automatic gas-operated assault rifle was developed in the Soviet Union in 1947, and is still popularly used today?Tap to reveal
Answer: AK-47
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Q8.What was the total length of the Titanic?Tap to reveal
Answer: 882 ft | 268.8 m
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Q9.What country joined the EU in 2013?Tap to reveal
Answer: Croatia
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Q10.Who crowned Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day in 800?Tap to reveal
Answer: Pope Leo III
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Fireworks, BBQ, and modern celebrations
Why fireworks? Hot dog consumption stats, parade history.
Q1.During the Spanish Civil War (1936), Francisco Franco fought for which political faction?Tap to reveal
Answer: Nationalist Spain
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Q2.In what dialogue did Socrates defend himself to the court of Athens?Tap to reveal
Answer: The Apology
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Q3.What year did the Vietnam War end?Tap to reveal
Answer: 1975
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Q4.In addition to his career as an astrologer and "prophet", Nostradamus published a 1555 treatise that included a section on what?Tap to reveal
Answer: Making jams and jellies
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Q5.Which country were potatoes originally grown?Tap to reveal
Answer: Peru
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Q6.Which of the following was Brazil was a former colony under?Tap to reveal
Answer: Portugal
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Q7.Which countries participated in the Lobster War?Tap to reveal
Answer: France and Brazil
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Q8.Under which name was Rodrigo Borgia made Pope?Tap to reveal
Answer: Alexander VI
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Q9.List the following Iranic empires in chronological order:Tap to reveal
Answer: Median, Achaemenid, Parthian, Sassanid
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Q10.Which Irish village in County Mayo built a tourism industry on the back of an alleged appearance by the Virgin Mary in 1879?Tap to reveal
Answer: Knock
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Hosting 4th of July trivia
4th trivia works at backyard parties. Run history + pop culture rounds. Add a 'name the founding father from portrait' visual round.
Trivio.NET has 4th of July packs in the Holidays & Events category.
Frequently Asked Questions
Was the Declaration signed on July 4?
No — adopted July 4, actual signing was August 2, 1776. Common trivia misconception.
Are 4th of July trivia for kids?
Yes — Founding fathers + basic history + fireworks. Skip drinking-related.
Where can I find 4th of July trivia packs?
Trivio.NET's Holidays & Events category has Independence Day packs.
How long should 4th of July trivia be?
20-30 minutes between BBQ and fireworks. Don't compete with the meal.
