July's Quiz by RobinJRichards

July was once known as Quintilus, or the 5th Month. It got its current name in honor of THIS PERSON.

In a non-Leap Year, THIS DAY IN JULY (at 1pm British Standard Time) is the actual middle point of the year.

On July 1, 1867, as a result of the British North America Act, THIS NATION came into existence.

On July 1, 1967, THIS ACTRESS was the first child born on [the answer to Q3] Day 1967, making her the official Centennial Baby for her nation. She went on to co-host "Tool Time" and become a beach lifeguard, among (cough) other things, so good for her.

July is often the beginning of "the Dog Days of Summer." While it has nothing to really do with dogs, it gets its name from the association with THIS STAR. (We need the actual name of the star, not its nickname).

On July 20, 1944, Col. Klaus von Stauffenberg detonated a bomb at Hitler's Eastern Headquarters near Rastenberg, which was given THIS ANIMAL RELATED NAME.

“The English winter, ending in July, To recommence in August, now was done,” is a line of poetry from THIS POET.

This is July's birthstone.

Seven US Presidents have died in July. Asides from John Adams and Thomas Jefferson (the two most famous ones), name any two of the other five.

In a Leap Year **and only a Leap Year,** THIS MONTH ends on the same day of the week as July. [Hint: the answer is not July.]

THIS PRESIDENT is the only US President born on July 4th, doing so quietly in 1872.

The National Hot Dog eating contest is held every July 4th in New York's Coney Island. It is sponsored by THIS HOT DOG COMPANY.

In a somewhat appropriate way, THIS NATION declared their independence on July 4, 1946, 170 years after their mother country did the same thing.

Every July 31 since 1990, the state of Hawaii honors its "Ka Hae Hawaiʻi" or THIS SYMBOL, one that has a very unique oxymoron about.

"Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the Democrats believe every day is April 15." This jab was spoken by THIS PRESIDENT.

According to the adage, "If the 1st of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for BLANK weeks after."