1. Who wrote that the Fourth of July “…ought to be celebrated by pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bonfires, and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other…?”

Answer: B. John Adams

 

2. Which Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence?

Answer: B. Second Continental Congress

 

3. What year did the first 4 th of July celebration occur?

Answer: A. 1777

 

4. When did the War of Independence end?

Answer: B. 1783

 

5. When did Congress declare July 4 th a federal holiday?

Answer: D. 1941

 

6. What building in Hinsdale was dedicated on the 4 th of July in 1928?

Answer: The Memorial Building , at 19 East Chicago Avenue , houses the village offices, the library, the American Legion and Community Service. Built as a war memorial, it was dedicated on the Fourth of July, 1928, to those who served in the country's wars. The building's construction was privately funded by $200,000 collected door-to-door throughout Hinsdale .

Answer courtesy of the Hinsdale Historical Society website: www.hinsdalehistory.org