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Quiz: How well do you know your U.S. history?

Last Update: 7/01 10:04 am

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Answer to 5) is a) turkey. Benjamin Franklin commented on the choice of the Bald Eagle as the American symbol in a letter to his daughter: "I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our country; he is a bird of bad moral character; like those among men who live by sharping and robbing, he is generally poor, and often very lousy. The turkey is a much more respectable bird and withal a true, original native of America."

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6) In what year was the 4th of July declared a legal holiday?

a) 1941
b) 1777
c) 1876
d) 1865

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