About twenty of those Brits (along with two American and an Australian) are coming over for a traditional BBQ tonight. It will feature an American trivia quiz. You can give it a try in advance of its formal debut. Answers tomorrow.
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ELLEN'S FOURTH OF JULY QUIZ
1. How many lights was Paul Revere to flash from the church tower if the British were attacking by sea?
2. Route 66 wound from where to LA?
3. At Christmas parties in Texas, what item of Tex Mex cuisine is a traditional holiday dish?
4. From what city did Michael Jackson and his family come?
5. What sport does the man wearing the logo at right play? (Bonus points for the city and team name.)
6. The US national anthem, the Star Spangled Banner, commemorates an event in which war?
7. What do the flags of Missouri and California have in common?
8. What state is known as the Land o' Lakes?
9. What do Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon share?
10. What is the largest blueberry-growing state in the USA, with 18,000 acres in production?
11. What is the oldest continually-occupied, European-founded city in the USA, established in 1565?
12. Where does Yogi Bear live?
13. To what group does the person wearing the insignia at right belong?
14. At what retailer are you most likely shopping if you are visiting Freeport, Maine?
15. What’s the biggest thing to see in Rapid City, South Dakota?
16. There's only one place within the borders of the continental US where other flags are legally entitled to fly at the same height as (as opposed to lower than) the Stars and Stripes. Where is it?
17. What do you get for free at the roadside rest stops on the Georgia border?
18. While visiting which city would eating a cheesesteak sandwich be considered an essential part of the tourist experience?
19. What role does John Phillip Sousa play in to many July 4 celebrations?
20. What are you most likely to be visiting if you travel to Cooperstown, New York?
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