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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

Which landmark was a gift from France dedicated in New York Harbor in 1886?

Answer

Statue of Liberty

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

In what year did President James Monroe first articulate the Monroe Doctrine in a message to Congress?

Answer

1823

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

Who wrote the poem that became the lyrics of the U.S. national anthem after seeing Fort McHenry’s flag in 1814?

Answer

Francis Scott Key

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

Which U.S. president signed the 1790 law selecting a Potomac River site for the national capital?

Answer

George Washington

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

In what year did Alaska become the 49th U.S. state?

Answer

1959

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

In what year was Jamestown established as the first permanent English settlement in the future United States?

Answer

1607

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

Which American Revolutionary War campaign is widely described as a turning point because it helped secure French military support?

Answer

Saratoga campaign

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

Who wrote the 1776 independence pamphlet Common Sense, which urged the Thirteen Colonies to separate from Britain?

Answer

Thomas Paine

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• Quinceañera

Which language gives the quinceañera tradition its name through the phrase meaning “fifteen years”?

Answer

Spanish

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• Quinceañera

Which U.S. state is the setting for the quinceañera-focused 2006 film Quinceañera?

Answer

California

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• Quinceañera

In a quinceañera, what object may the honoree receive to symbolize authority and maturity?

Answer

A scepter

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• Quinceañera

In a traditional quinceañera, what footwear does the honoree often change into during the ceremony?

Answer

High-heeled shoes

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