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Test Your Knowledge: July 4, 2025

10 questions on the week's reporting, from the edition of July 4, 2025. Answer one and you get the explanation, plus a link to the article that covers it.

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10 questions · about 3 minutes
01

Which case, decided by Congress on June 27, concerned changing birthright citizenship?

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Trump v. CASA. Read: Supreme Court Closes Session With Blockbuster Cases

02

In the early 1790s, Pennsylvania farmers were angered by the government's implementation of a federal excise tax on:

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Whiskey. Read: A Short History of the US Military: The Whiskey Rebellion

03

Former US President James Polk was given the nickname ‘Young Hickory’ after what other US President?

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Andrew Jackson. Read: James Polk: Young Hickory

04

The first documented use of fireworks was around 2,000 years ago in what country?

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China. Read: Jaguar – Why Do Fireworks Light Up the Sky on the Fourth of July?

05

When a federal district court judge blocks an executive order across the entire nation, it is called a(n):

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Universal Injunction. Read: Supreme Court Closes Session With Blockbuster Cases

06

The Whiskey Rebellion was the first time the federal military was called out to end:

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A Domestic Disturbance. Read: A Short History of the US Military: The Whiskey Rebellion

07

What treaty gained the US the present-day states of Oregon, Idaho, Washington, and parts of Montana and Wyoming?

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The Oregon Treaty. Read: James Polk: Young Hickory

08

In what year did the United States Congress establish Independence Day as an official holiday?

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1870. Read: Why Do Fireworks Light Up the Sky on the Fourth of July?

09

James McFarlane led a group of rebels on July 16-17, 1794, in a battle known as:

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The Battle of Bower Hill. Read: A Short History of the US Military: The Whiskey Rebellion

10

The first firecrackers were assembled by putting gunpowder inside:

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Bamboo Sticks. Read: Why Do Fireworks Light Up the Sky on the Fourth of July?

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