What would you get if you crossed a colonial hairpiece with a teepee?
What would you get if you crossed a duck with a flame on the Fourth of July?
What would you get if you crossed a patriot with a small curly-haired dog?
What would you get if you crossed George Washington with cattle feed?
What would you get if you crossed Washington’s home with nasty insects?
What would you get if you crossed the American national bird with Snoopy?
RIDDLES
Do not let the fact that today is July 4th distract you from the fact that England …
Did you hear about the cartoonist in the Continental Army?
Did you hear the one about the Liberty Bell?
Do they have a 4th of July in Australia?
5. Happy fourh of July! Looking for the T?
How is a healthy person like the United States?
How was the food at the Fourth of July picnic?
Some people enjoy a day off on the 4th of July. But not fire.
Teacher: “Who wrote `Oh say, can you see?”‘ Student: …
10. The Declaration of Independence was written in Philadelphia. True or false?
What cat said, “The British are coming! The British are coming!”?
What dance was very popular in 1776?
What did a patriot put on his dry skin?
What did King George think of the American colonists?
15. What did one flag say to the other flag?
What did the visitor say as he left the Statue of Liberty?
What do you get if you cross the first signer of the Declaration of Independence with a rooster?
What ghost haunted King George III?
20. What happened as a result of the Stamp Act?
What has feathers, webbed feet, and certain inalienable rights?
What kind of tea did the American colonist’s thirst for?
What march would you play at a jungle parade?
What protest by a group of dogs occurred in 1773?
25. What quacks, has webbed feet, and betrays his country?
What was General Washington’s favorite tree?
What was the craziest battle of the Revolutionary War?
What was Thomas Jefferson’s favorite dessert?
What would you say if everyone in the country sneezed at the same time?
30. What’s red, white, blue and green?
What’s the difference between a duck and George Washington?
Where did George Washington buy his hatchet?
What did one firecracker say to the other firecracker?
Where was the Declaration of Independence signed?
35. Which colonists told the most jokes?
Which one of Washington’s officers had the best sense of humor?
Which son of old Virginia wrote the Declaration of Independence?”
Who is a dogs favorite Founding Father?
Why are there no knock knock jokes about America?
40. Why can’t a woman living in the U.S. be buried in Canada?
Why did the duck say “Bang?
Why is the Liberty Bell like a dropped Easter egg?
Why were the early American settlers like ants?
ANSWERS
Americans licked the British
An eye doctor
At the bottom
At the chopping mall
Bald beagle
Battle of Bonkers Hill
Beneduck Arnold
Blew a 13 colony lead
Bone Franklin
Boston Flea Party
Ducklaration of Independence
False! It was written in ink
Fire quacker
Fire works
Freedom rings
God bless America!
He was a firequacker
He was a Yankee doodler
He thought they were revolting
Indepen-dance
Infantry
It’s in Boston Harbor
John Hancock-a-doodle-doo
Keep in torch
Liberty
Laughayette
Monti-jello
Mt. Vermin
My pop’s bigger than your pop
Nothing. It just waved
One has a bill on their face and the other has their face on a bill
Paw Revere
Powdered wigwam
Punsylvanians
Revo-lotion
Seasick Uncle Sam
She’s still alive
Tarzan Stripes Forever
The Fodder of Our Country
The hot dogs were bad and the brats were wurst
The spirit of ’76
They both have good constitutions
They lived in colonies
They’re both cracked
Thomas Jeffer’s son
Yeah, it cracked me up
Yankee Poodle
Yep. It’s right after the 3rd and before the 5th.
ANSWERS
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suɐᴉuɐʌๅʎsunꓒ ¿sǝʞoſ ʇsoɯ ǝɥʇ pๅoʇ sʇsᴉuoๅoɔ ɥɔᴉɥM
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dod ɹnoʎ uɐɥʇ ɹǝɓɓᴉq s’dod ʎW ¿ɹǝʞɔɐɹɔǝɹᴉɟ ɹǝɥʇo ǝɥʇ oʇ ʎɐs ɹǝʞɔɐɹɔǝɹᴉɟ ǝuo pᴉp ʇɐɥM
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ɯɐS ǝๅɔuꓵ ʞɔᴉsɐǝS ¿uǝǝɹɓ puɐ ǝnๅq ʻǝʇᴉɥʍ ʻpǝɹ sˌʇɐɥM
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pๅouɹⱯ ʞɔnpǝuǝꓭ ¿ʎɹʇunoɔ sᴉɥ sʎɐɹʇǝq puɐ ʻʇǝǝɟ pǝqqǝʍ sɐɥ ʻsʞɔɐnb ʇɐɥM
ʎʇɹɐꓒ ɐǝๅꓞ uoʇsoꓭ ¿ƐLLƖ uᴉ pǝɹɹnɔɔo sɓop ɟo dnoɹɓ ɐ ʎq ʇsǝʇoɹd ʇɐɥM
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ʎʇɹǝqᴉꓶ ¿ɹoɟ ʇsɹᴉɥʇ s’ʇsᴉuoๅoɔ uɐɔᴉɹǝɯⱯ ǝɥʇ pᴉp ɐǝʇ ɟo puᴉʞ ʇɐɥM
ǝɔuǝpuǝdǝpuI ɟo uoᴉʇɐɹɐๅʞɔnꓷ ¿sʇɥɓᴉɹ ǝๅqɐuǝᴉๅɐuᴉ uᴉɐʇɹǝɔ puɐ ʻʇǝǝɟ pǝqqǝʍ ʻsɹǝɥʇɐǝɟ sɐɥ ʇɐɥM
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9Lˌ ɟo ʇᴉɹᴉds ǝɥꓕ ¿III ǝɓɹoǝꓨ ɓuᴉꓘ pǝʇunɐɥ ʇsoɥɓ ʇɐɥM
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ɥɔɹoʇ uᴉ dǝǝꓘ ¿ʎʇɹǝqᴉꓶ ɟo ǝnʇɐʇS ǝɥʇ ʇɟǝๅ ǝɥ sɐ ʎɐs ɹoʇᴉsᴉʌ ǝɥʇ pᴉp ʇɐɥM
pǝʌɐʍ ʇsnſ ʇI ·ɓuᴉɥʇoN ¿ɓɐๅɟ ɹǝɥʇo ǝɥʇ oʇ ʎɐs ɓɐๅɟ ǝuo pᴉp ʇɐɥM
ɓuᴉʇๅoʌǝɹ ǝɹǝʍ ʎǝɥʇ ʇɥɓnoɥʇ ǝH ¿sʇsᴉuoๅoɔ uɐɔᴉɹǝɯⱯ ǝɥʇ ɟo ʞuᴉɥʇ ǝɓɹoǝꓨ ɓuᴉꓘ pᴉp ʇɐɥM
uoᴉʇoๅ-oʌǝꓤ ¿uᴉʞs ʎɹp sᴉɥ uo ʇnd ʇoᴉɹʇɐd ɐ pᴉp ʇɐɥM
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sʞɹoʍ ǝɹᴉꓞ ·ǝɹᴉɟ ʇou ʇnꓭ ·ʎๅnſ ɟo ɥʇh ǝɥʇ uo ɟɟo ʎɐp ɐ ʎoſuǝ ǝๅdoǝd ǝɯoS
ʇsɹnʍ ǝɹǝʍ sʇɐɹq ǝɥʇ puɐ pɐq ǝɹǝʍ sɓop ʇoɥ ǝɥꓕ ¿ɔᴉuɔᴉd ʎๅnſ ɟo ɥʇɹnoꓞ ǝɥʇ ʇɐ pooɟ ǝɥʇ sɐʍ ʍoH
suoᴉʇnʇᴉʇsuoɔ pooɓ ǝʌɐɥ ɥʇoq ʎǝɥꓕ ¿sǝʇɐʇS pǝʇᴉuꓵ ǝɥʇ ǝʞᴉๅ uosɹǝd ʎɥʇๅɐǝɥ ɐ sᴉ ʍoH
ɹoqɹɐH uoʇsoꓭ uᴉ s’ʇI ¿ꓕ ǝɥʇ ɹoɟ ɓuᴉʞooꓶ ¡ʎๅnſ ɟo ɥɹnoɟ ʎddɐH
·ɥʇ૬ ǝɥʇ ǝɹoɟǝq puɐ pɹƐ ǝɥʇ ɹǝʇɟɐ ʇɥɓᴉɹ s’ʇI ·dǝ⅄ ¿ɐᴉๅɐɹʇsnⱯ uᴉ ʎๅnſ ɟo ɥʇh ɐ ǝʌɐɥ ʎǝɥʇ oꓷ
dn ǝɯ pǝʞɔɐɹɔ ʇᴉ ʻɥɐǝ⅄ ¿ๅๅǝꓭ ʎʇɹǝqᴉꓶ ǝɥʇ ʇnoqɐ ǝuo ǝɥʇ ɹɐǝɥ noʎ pᴉꓷ
ɹǝๅpoop ǝǝʞuɐ⅄ ɐ sɐʍ ǝH ¿ʎɯɹⱯ ๅɐʇuǝuᴉʇuoꓛ ǝɥʇ uᴉ ʇsᴉuooʇɹɐɔ ǝɥʇ ʇnoqɐ ɹɐǝɥ noʎ pᴉꓷ
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uᴉɯɹǝꓥ ·ʇW ¿sʇɔǝsuᴉ ʎʇsɐu ɥʇᴉʍ ǝɯoɥ sˌuoʇɓuᴉɥsɐM pǝssoɹɔ noʎ ɟᴉ ʇǝɓ noʎ pๅnoʍ ʇɐɥM
ʎɹʇunoꓛ ɹnO ɟo ɹǝppoꓞ ǝɥꓕ ¿pǝǝɟ ǝๅʇʇɐɔ ɥʇᴉʍ uoʇɓuᴉɥsɐM ǝɓɹoǝꓨ pǝssoɹɔ noʎ ɟᴉ ʇǝɓ noʎ pๅnoʍ ʇɐɥM
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ɹǝʞɔɐnb ǝɹᴉꓞ ¿ʎๅnſ ɟo ɥʇɹnoꓞ ǝɥʇ uo ǝɯɐๅɟ ɐ ɥʇᴉʍ ʞɔnp ɐ pǝssoɹɔ noʎ ɟᴉ ʇǝɓ noʎ pๅnoʍ ʇɐɥM
ɯɐʍɓᴉʍ pǝɹǝpʍoꓒ ¿ǝǝdǝǝʇ ɐ ɥʇᴉʍ ǝɔǝᴉdɹᴉɐɥ ๅɐᴉuoๅoɔ ɐ pǝssoɹɔ noʎ ɟᴉ ʇǝɓ noʎ pๅnoʍ ʇɐɥM