110 July Trivia Questions and Fun Facts With Answers (2024)
July trivia will explore historical events, quirky facts, notable birthdays, and other intriguing tidbits.
Whether you are a trivia enthusiast or curious about this month’s hidden gems, explore what makes the month of July unique!
Fun Fact: The name July was named after Roman general Julius Caesar.
Easy July Fun Facts Trivia
9. What month does July come after?
Answer: June (Related: June Trivia Questions and Answers)
10. What month does July come before?
Answer: August
11. What month is July in the calendar?
Answer: The 7th month of the year.
12. What meteorological season is the month of July in the Northern Hemisphere?
Answer: Summer (See more Summer Trivia)
13. What meteorological season is the month of July in the Southern Hemisphere?
Answer: Winter (See more Winter Trivia)
14. How many days does the month of July have?
Answer: 31 days
15. If you are born June 22nd-July 22nd, you are considered what zodiac sign?
Answer: Cancer
16. If you are born July 23rd-August 22nd, you are considered what zodiac sign?
Answer: Leo
17. True or False: July is synonymous with scorching temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere where it is typically the hottest month of the year.
Answer: True
18. True or False: The beginning of July starts a period known as the “dog days of summer.”
Answer: True
19. What does the phrase “dog days of summer” mean?
Answer: The hottest days of summer:
Fun Fact: The term “dog days” originates from ancient astrology and is associated with evil omens, dog attacks, thunderstorms, heat, and drought. It stems from the star Sirius in the Canis Major (Greater Dog) constellation.
20. July not only inspired the name Julius, but many other popular names for both boys and girls. Can you name two?
Answer: Jules, Julian, Julie, Julianne, and Juliet
21. What popular United States sites are the busiest in July?
Answer: US National Parks
22. In order to be considered a ruby, this birthstone has to have what primary color?
Answer: Red
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July 4th Trivia
23. What is the only federal holiday in July?
Answer: Independence Day or The Fourth of July
24. Why do we celebrate Independence Day on July 4th?
This was the day the Declaration of Independence was adopted and America became a free nation.
25. What three colors do Americans typically wear on the 4th of July?
Red, white, and blue
26. What is the national symbol of freedom in the United States?
The American flag
27. How many stars and stripes does the American flag have?
50 stars and 13 stripes
28. What year was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4th, 1776
29. Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
30. The traditional Fourth of July celebration started in 1777, one year after the Declaration of Independence was signed. What did these celebrations include that we still include today?
Fireworks
31. What country did America declare its independence from?
Great Britain
32. What was the name of the war America defeated Great Britain in on September 1783?
Revolutionary War
33. The second president of the United States believed Independence Day should be celebrated on July 2nd and refused to attend 4th of July events. Who was this president?
John Adams (July 2, 1776 was the day the motion for independence was approved and then was officially adopted on the 4th.)
34. Who was the first president to celebrate Independence Day at the White House in 1801?
Thomas Jefferson
35.
Answer: C- 1870
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Best July Picture Trivia Round
Name the July national days pictured in this trivia round (Bonus points if you know the date).
Fun Fact: July is known as National Ice Cream Month, National Picnic Month, Family Fun Month, National Hot Dog Month, and National Watermelon Month. Celebrate!
76. July is also known for what week-long event featured on the Discovery Channel?
Answer: Shark Week
77. What popular July fruit has more than 1,200 different varieties worldwide?
Answer: Watermelon
78. Americans eat around 150 million of these on July 4th. What are they?
Answer: Hot dogs
79. In July, we also have an opportunity to promote and maintain health with what month-long celebration?
Answer: Self-care month (See Self Care Ideas)
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Fun July Pop Culture Trivia
These pop culture events all took place in July.
80. What movie was released in 1985 featuring a DeLorean DMC-12 time machine?
Answer: Back to the Future
81. In 1939, what player gave his famous “The luckiest man on the face of the earth” speech and announced his retirement from major league baseball?
Answer: Lou Gehrig
82. In 1937, what lunch meat was introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation?
Answer: Spam
83. What video game was released in 1981 featuring the debut of Mario?
Answer: Donkey Kong (See Video Game Trivia)
84. What book was published by Harper Lee in the United States in 1960?
Answer: To Kill A Mockingbird
85. In 1962, what band performed their first concert at the Marquee Club in London?
Answer: The Rolling Stones (See more Music Trivia)
86. In 2006, what social media platform was launched (Hint: 140 characters)?
Answer: Twitter
87. Each July, what 30-mile bike race in Illinois takes place where riders take 5 minutes off their time for each donut they eat along the way?
Answer: The Tour de Donut
88. What international icon and Princess of Wales was born on July 1, 1961?
Answer: Princess Diana (Related: Birthday Trivia Facts)
89. What actor was born on July 1, 1952, and gained fame in Ghostbusters and The Blues Brothers?
Answer: Dan Aykroyd
90. What actor known for his performance in Forrest Gump celebrates his birthday on July 9th?
Answer: Tom Hanks
91. What South African anti-apartheid activist and politician was born on July 18, 1918?
Answer: Nelson Mandela
92. What author known for his novel, A Farewell to Arms, was born on July 21, 1899?
Answer: Ernest Hemingway
93. What famous woman aviator was born on July 24, 1897?
Answer: Amelia Earhart (Related: Women’s Trivia)
94. What movie saw the biggest July day at the domestic box office in 2011? (source)
Answer: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (See more Harry Potter Trivia)
Interesting July History Facts Trivia
These historical events all happened in the month of July.
95. In 1698, Thomas Savery patented the first of these machines that perform mechanical work using steam. What was it?
Answer: Steam engines
96. In 1788, what composer completed his Symphony No. 40 in G minor?
Answer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
97. In 1776, what rang at Pennsylvania State House inviting citizens to the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence?
Answer: The Liberty Bell
98. In 1862, Lewis Carroll told 10-year-old Alice Liddell a story that was the basis for what book?
Answer: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
99. In 1885, Louis Pasteur successfully tested what vaccine?
Answer: Rabies
100. In 1903 what famous bicycle race began?
Answer: The Tour de France
101. In 1928, what was sold for the first time by the Chillicothe Baking Company?
Answer: Sliced bread
102. Navigator Fred Noonan and what aviator was last heard from over the Pacific Ocean as they attempted to make the first equatorial flight around the world in 1937?
Answer: Amelia Earhart
103. In 1932, the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached its lowest level of the Great Depression. What did it close at?
Answer: 41.22
104. French designer Louis Reard introduced what modern fashion piece in Paris in 1946?
Answer: The Bikini
105. What 1947 incident in New Mexico occurred with the reported crash of an alien spaceship?
Answer: The Roswell Incident
106. In 1969, what space mission was launched from the Kennedy Space Center?
Answer: Apollo 11
107. In 1974, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled what president of the US to turn over subpoenaed White House tapes?
Answer: President Richard Nixon
108. In 1990, what act was signed into law by President George Bush to prohibit discrimination against people with disabilities in all areas of public life?
Answer: The Americans with Disabilities Act
109. What Boeing 777 was shot down on July 17, 2014, near the border of Ukraine and Russia killing 298 people?
Answer: Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
110. In 2016, who became the first female nominee for President of the United States by a major political party?
Answer: Hillary Clinton
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“July is like the sunniest hour of the day.”
– william C. bryant
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