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Questions:

1. Based on the recent celebration of the 4th of July, what is the
current age of the United States?

2. Which Founding Father was the first to sign the original
Declaration of Independence?

3. The first signer of the Declaration of Independence, noted in the
preceding question, was also the first Governor of his home state.
What was the newly established state he led as governor?

4. Who authored the Declaration of Independence?

5. The Declaration's author, like the signer in the previous question,
also was governor of his newly established state. Name that state.

6. What was the group termed as the WAC in World War II?

7. Name the instrument used to measure air pressure.

8. What does the phrase "veni, vidi, vici" mean?

9. What Hall of Fame baseball star was nicknamed "The Georgia Peach"?

10. What is a Joey in Australia?

Answers:

1. The United States just celebrated its 231st birthday.

2. John Hancock, the president of the Continental Congress, was the
first member of that legislative body to place his name on the
Declaration of Independence on July 4th of 1776.

3. Hancock was the first governor of Massachusetts (1780-93).

4. Although some changes were made, Thomas Jefferson is credited as
the author of that immortal document.
5. Jefferson was Virginia's governor from 1779 to 1781.

6. The WAC was the Women's Army Corps, in which women served but not
in combat situations.

7. It's the barometer.

8. "Veni, vidi, vici" is a Latin phrase meaning "I came, I saw, I conquered."

9. "The Georgia Peach" was Ty Cobb of the Detroit Tigers and
Philadelphia Athletics.

10. A Joey is a young kangaroo.