FOUNDING: We hear the title tossed around a lot, but what do we really know about America’s “Founding Fathers?”

Reader’s Digest has a quiz with some interesting facts about them. The answers are at the bottom.

1. Which six men are considered the core Founding Fathers of America?
2. Which Founding Father so firmly believed that July 2 was the correct day on which to celebrate American independence that he refused to appear at 4th of July events as a matter of principle?
3. Samuel Adams founded which revolutionary group that was responsible for the Boston Tea Party?
4. Which Founding Father served as the first Secretary of Treasury?
5. Which Founding Father’s birthday actually changed?
6. Which Founding Father opted for “air baths” instead of regular baths?
7. Which Founding Father moved a dog named Satan into the White House when he became president?
8. Alexander Hamilton died in a duel on July 11, 1804. Who was he dueling?
9. Which Founding Father was the first chief justice of the United States?
10. Who was the last of the Founding Fathers to be president?
11. Which president is credited with creating the term “Founding Fathers”?

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1)George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison and Alexander Hamilton 2) John Adams 3) Sons of Liberty 4) Alexander Hamilton 5) George Washington. Technically, he was born on Feb. 11, but his birthday changed to Feb. 22 when Britain and its Colonies shifted from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar in 1752. 6) Benjamin Franklin 7) John Adams 8) Aaron Burr 9) John Jay 10) James Monroe 11) Warren G. Harding