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

What document established the first governing framework for the United States before the Constitution?

Answer

Articles of Confederation

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

Which British monarch made a 1976 U.S. state visit during the bicentennial before America250?

Answer

Queen Elizabeth II

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

What was the name of the international tall-ship fleet parade held during the 1976 bicentennial, predecessor to America250?

Answer

Operation Sail

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

Who was the U.S. president during the 1976 bicentennial, the previous major celebration before America250?

Answer

Gerald Ford

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

On what date was the engrossed Declaration of Independence primarily signed, a detail linked to America250?

Answer

August 2, 1776

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

Which founding figure drafted the initial text of the Declaration of Independence for America250's central anniversary?

Answer

Thomas Jefferson

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

On what date was the U.S. Army founded, marking its own 250th anniversary during America250 events?

Answer

June 14, 1775

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Quinceañera

In the traditional 14-couple format of a quinceañera court, how many couples accompany the honoree?

Answer

14 couples

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Quinceañera

What European social tradition influenced the modern quinceañera’s formal presentation of a young woman?

Answer

Debutante ball

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Quinceañera

What is the literal Spanish meaning of “quinceañera,” the name of the traditional celebration?

Answer

Fifteen-year-old girl

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Quinceañera

In a quinceañera court, what Spanish term commonly refers to the young men who accompany the honoree?

Answer

Chambelanes

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• Quinceañera

In the traditional quinceañera sequence, which family member may present the honoree with a symbolic pair of shoes?

Answer

Her father

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