Independence Day

Which country’s July independence day celebration commemorates the 1789 destruction of a medieval prison that spurred a revolution?

This May 5th celebration commemorates the unlikely 1862 victory of which country’s armies over a French occupying force?

Which July independence day celebrates the signing of the Declaration of Independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain––even though only one person, John Hancock, signed it on that date?

Which country, home to Prague Castle, one of the largest castles in the world, dates its independence day celebration to January 1, 1993, when it declared independence from Czechoslovakia?

Which country celebrates its independence on January 1st, commemorating its independence from Napoleon’s France in 1804 after a revolution that lasted thirteen years?

Which country, home to over 1,000 languages, celebrates its independence on August 15th, commemorating the independence movement led by Mahatma Gandhi?

Which Pacific island nation, made up of over 300 islands, celebrates its independence day on October 10th, commemorating its 1970 independence from the United Kingdom?

Eleven former members of this socialist government, founded in 1922, date their independence to the 1991 dissolution of which state?