Do you know your U.S. History?

As we celebrate the nation's birthday, we ask you, the reader, if you know your U.S. history.

Independence Day, or the Fourth of July, is more than just fireworks. Here are some history questions based on information from UShistory.org and Archives.gov:

1What does Independence Day celebrate?

A. The adoption of the Declaration of Independence

B. The first battle of the Revolutionary War

C. The approval of the Constitution

D. George Washington's inauguration

2In 1870, Congress made Independence Day an unpaid federal holiday. In what year did Congress change it to a paid federal holiday?

A. 1921

B. 1931

C. 1941

D. 1951

3This elected president of Congress was the only person to sign the Declaration of Independence on July 4. It wasn't until Aug. 2 that the remaining delegates began to sign the document.

A. Ben Franklin

B. Thomas Jefferson

C. John Adams

D. John Hancock

4How many eventual presidents signed the Declaration of Independence?

A. 2

B. 3

C. 5

D. 6

5The Declaration was signed in 1776. In what year did George Washington take the office as the first president of the United States.

A. 1777

B. 1789

C. 1795

D. 1800

6What Pennsylvania-based fireworks company is known as the "First Family of Fireworks," recognized as one of the oldest and largest American fireworks companies.

A. Maltese

B. Western International

C. Zambelli

7How many men signed the Declaration of Independence?

A. 30

B. 56

C. 95

8The very first celebration of Independence Day was in ____, six years before Americans knew whether the new nation would survive the war.

A. 1777

B. 1790

C. 1820

9Where is the Declaration of Independence on display?

A. The Smithsonian

B. Library of Congress

C. National Museum of American History

D. National Archives

10What 2004 box-office hit included a plot that a treasure map was located on the back of the Declaration of Independence?

A. "National Treasure"

B. "The United States of Leland"

C. "The Bourne Supremacy"