Stan’s trivia contest No. 56

After the U.S. declared its independence from Great Britain in 1776, what was the next British colony to unilaterally declare its independence?

How to win: Send your answer, with your full name and address, either by e-mail to [email protected], or on a postcard to Stan Newman’s Trivia Challenge No. 56, P.O. Box 69, Massapequa Park, NY 11762. Only one submission per person, please. Answers must be received within seven days of publication. One winner will be chosen at random from all correct entries, who will receive a copy of Stan’s new book “15,003 Answers: The Ultimate Trivia Encyclopedia,” courtesy of Random House.

Answer, trivia contest No. 49

LINGERIE is the eight-letter word in which the consecutive letters IE are pronounced with a “long A” sound. Winner: Sylvia Murphy of Livermore Falls,Maine.