Which signer of the Declaration of Independence became the ancestor of two presidents of the United States?
Benjamin Harrison
CORRECT! Benjamin Harrison of Virginia was the father of the 9th president, William Henry Harrison, and the great-grandfather of the 23rd president, also named Benjamin Harrison.
Samuel Adams
John Penn
Which signer of the Declaration of Independence also invented bifocals (glasses with each lens having two different levels of magnification)?
Benjamin Franklin
CORRECT! Benjamin Franklin represented Pennsylvania. He is also the only man to sign five major documents: the Declaration, the Constitution, two treaties with France, and the treaty with Great Britain that ended the Revolutionary War.
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Rush
Which signer of the Declaration of Independence later became Treasurer of the United States Mint?
Bemjamin Rush
CORRECT! The famous doctor represented Pennsylvania.
Samuel Chase
Thomas Stone
Which signer of the Declaration of Independence served time in debtor’s prison while also serving as a justice of the Supreme Court?
James Wilson
CORRECT! He was also a Pennsylvania representative. Debtor’s prisons held people who owed debts to other people and existed until the mid-1800s.
James Smith
William Williams
Who was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
CORRECT! Representing Massachusetts, he signed first because he was president of the Continental Congress, the group that issued the Declaration. (Fun side note: if someone ever asks you for your John Hancock, they want your signature.)
John Penn
John Adams
What famous land purchase was announced on the 4th of July?
Louisiana
CORRECT! The Louisiana Purchase was announced on July 4, 1803.
Alaska
Hawaii
Which president was born on the 4th of July?
Calvin Coolidge
CORRECT! He was born on July 4, 1872, nearly 100 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Grover Cleveland
Bill Clinton
[Quiz originally from here]