The Liberty Bell

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1. Supposedly the bell was rung on July 8, 1776 to announce what? The first public reading of the Declaration of Independence. The First Continental Congress. Accension to the throne by King George III. The Battle of Lexington and Concord.

2. Right after the bell was first rung on March 10, 1753 it cracked. Two Philadelphia foundry workers were employed to melt down the bell and recast it so it could continue to ring. Who were these two men? Robert Charles & Isaac Norris. Benjamin Franklin & Thomas Paine. Thomas Leech & Edward Warner. John Pass & John Stow.

3. What quote appears on the bell? "Give me liberty or give me death." "Listen to the joyful sound of this wonderful bell." "All men are created equal." "Proclaim liberty throughout all the Land unto all the inhabitants thereof."

4. What word is misspelled on the bell? Philadelphia. Pennsylvania. America. Colonies.

5. What was the name of the original building that had the steeple with in which the bell was hung? Independence Hall. The Pennsylvania State House. Philadelphia City Hall. Carpentors' Hall.

6. In October 1777, the British occupied Philadelphia. The American revolutionaries knew that the British would have melted the bell down to make cannons so they had it hid prior in what city? Wilimington, DE. Allentown, PA. Camden, NJ. Baltimore, MD.

7. The bell's last ringing which completed the famous crack that it is known for today occured on? US 75th Aniversary, July 4, 1851. Deaths of Jefferson and Adams, July 4, 1826. Washington's birthday commemeration, February 22, 1846. End of the War of 1812, February 17, 1815.

8. What historic US movement was the first to adopt the bell as a symbol? The abolitionist movement. The early Philadelphia historic society. The American colonial revolutionists. The US women's suffragist movement.

9. Who is credited with the first use of the name "Liberty Bell"? Edgar Allen Poe. Abraham Lincoln. William Lloyd Garrison. George Washington.

10. Today a person may get close to the Liberty Bell housed in a small facilility on Market Street between 5th and 6th Streets in Philadelphia, PA. Who is the official owner of the Liberty Bell? The US federal government. The city of Philadelphia. The family of the bell's creator. The State of Pennsylvania.