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• Pandora's Box

In Hesiod's Pandora story, what was the ancient Greek name for the large jar holding the world's evils?

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Pithos

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• Pandora's Box

In Greek mythology, Pandora's creation was presented as punishment for whose theft of fire?

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Prometheus

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• Pandora's Box

In Pandora's box mythology, who was Pandora's husband and Prometheus's brother?

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Epimetheus

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• Pandora's Box

In Pandora's box mythology, which Titan's theft of fire led to Zeus creating Pandora?

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Prometheus

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

Which city was the first capital of the United States under the Constitution, a founding-era milestone in the America250 story?

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New York City

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

On what date did the Continental Congress adopt the thirteen-star U.S. flag, a symbol featured in America's 250-year story?

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June 14, 1777

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

Who drafted Virginia's Statute for Religious Freedom, enacted in 1786 during America's founding era?

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Thomas Jefferson

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

Which U.S. president issued the first national Thanksgiving proclamation in 1789, a founding-era fact for America250?

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George Washington

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

On what date did delegates sign the United States Constitution, a document central to America's 250th anniversary?

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September 17, 1787

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

At which hill did most fighting occur in the 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill, a key event before America250?

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Breed's Hill

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

In what year was the Great Seal of the United States first used, linking a national symbol to America's 250-year story?

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1782

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

On what date did the Northwest Ordinance become law, shaping U.S. expansion before America250?

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July 13, 1787

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