A Fourth Of July Quiz

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Answer to 8) is a) Francis Scott Key. We hope you thought this one was easy. The lyrics come from "Defence of Fort McHenry," a poem written in 1814 by the 35-year-old amateur poet after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by Royal Navy ships in Chesapeake Bay during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812.

9) Which of these men did NOT sign the Declaration of Independence?

a) John Hancock
b) George Washington
c) George Wythe
d) Benjamin Franklin

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