Daily Quiz | On U.S.A.’s Declaration of Independence document Premium

The Declaration of Independence, the founding document of USA, was adopted on July 4, 1776. A quiz on the 247th anniversary of the momentous event

Daily Quiz | On U.S.A.’s Declaration of Independence document

Visitors to the U.S. National Archives in Washington view the Declaration of Independence, a day ahead of the July 4th holiday.

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1 / 6 | In which famous city was the document adopted and how many ‘founding fathers’ signed the historic document?

Answer : Philadelphia and 56 delegates to the Second Continental Congress.

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2 / 6 | What is the abiding claim to fame of John Hancock as regards the signatories to the document?

Answer : His is the largest signature adorning the famous document. His name is now used as slang for a signature.

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3 / 6 | What are the ‘Dunlap Broadsides’?

Answer : These are 200 original copies of the Declaration, made by a printer John Dunlap after it was adopted, and distributed amongst the colonies. 26 of them survive today.

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4 / 6 | Name the founding father who actually wrote the Declaration and in what other way is he connected to July 4?

Answer : Thomas Jefferson. He passed away on the 50 anniversary of the adoption (July 4, 1826).

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5 / 6 | Though Congress adopted the Declaration on July 4, when was it formally signed?

Answer : August 2, 1776.

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6 / 6 | What is the message written on the back of the Declaration of Independence stored in the National Archives?

Answer : Original Declaration of Independence dated 4th July 1776.

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