America The Beautiful.

Here’s wishing everyone a safe and fun holiday week.

And, America, here’s to you and another year. You will be 241 years young, and lookin’ pretty good! Even though you tend to cash in on your moody Cancer horoscope traits, you’ve been very good to us. I have a confession–  in honor of your big day I was reviewing a sample of the test given to applicants for US citizenship. I barely passed. Phew! Thanks for your forgiveness.

I’ve scrounged up some United States fun facts/trivia for your holiday week pleasure….hope you fair better than I.

1. What is the tallest mountain in the US and in what state is it located?

2. What state did the US purchase from Russia in 1867?

3. Who wrote “The Star Spangled Banner”?

4. From what country did the US declare independence from when signing the Declaration of Independence in 1776?

ANSWERS:

1. Mt. McKinley, located in the state of Alaska reaches 20,320 ft above sea level.

2. Alaska (again for the win!)

3. Frances Scott Key

4. Great Britain

**And a few fun facts**:

*John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on July 4, 1826. And on July, 4 1831, President John Monroe passed away. Calvin Coolidge was born on July 4, 1872.

*Only two men signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776 — John Hancock and Charles Thompson.

*In 1776, about 2.5 million people lived in the United States verses 322,762,018 reported in 2016.

Thats all I got! Happy 4th!