Do you know why the American flag has 13 stripes?

How many amendments there are to the Constitution?

When is Independence Day?

If you visited the America250PA Mobile Unit in Lansford on Thursday, you might learn the answers.

The Mobile Unit, which is traveling across the Keystone State, made a stop for several hours at Ashton Park.

Danielle DeMarco, host of the Mobile Unit, said the Lansford visit is the only one the vehicle is making in Carbon County. The next stop is the Hawley Silk Mill in Wayne County and then, on June 20, Kirby Park in Wilkes-Barre in conjunction with a free anniversary concert.

DeMarco, a member of the America250PA committee, said the vehicle’s purpose is strictly to promote America250PA. On July 5, after the anniversary, the unit will be dismantled.

In addition to the mobile exhibit, a scavenger hunt was held and the movie “National Treasure” was shown.

Two historical figures were present for the event.

Benjamin Franklin was portrayed by Bruce Werley of Lehighton and a Revolutionary War soldier was depicted by Panther Valley High School student Bradley Bartlett.

Werley said he and another person have been taking turns being Franklin for the past three months.

Barlett, who is president of the Panther Valley High School History Club, admits to being a history buff and said regarding the soldier role, “I just wanted to do it.”

This past Saturday, he portrayed a Native American on the Nesquehoning Historical Society float in the town’s anniversary parade.

The Mobile Unit had a large, exterior screen on which visitors could play a trivia game with the above questions among those asked. Every participant was given 10 questions, with the level of the questions varying in each game. After doing the trivia game, the participants would spin a wheel for a prize, which ranged from pencils to squeeze footballs to Frisbees to America250PA T-shirts.

For younger children, the trivia game was transformed into a video game. QR codes could be read by a cellphone and transformed into a video game.

Visitors could sign their name on a large bell-shaped sculpture. An ice cream vendor was also on hand.

Lansford residents are encouraged to participate in a patriotic home decorating contest to add to the festive look of the town’s dual celebration of the nation’s birthday, as well as the borough’s 150th anniversary.

Judging of the homes will take place after the Fourth of July.