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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• J.K. Rowling

Which character is the godfather of Harry Potter in J.K. Rowling’s books?

Answer

Sirius Black

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• J.K. Rowling

Which Harry Potter novel has the longest title?

Answer

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

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

In what year is the United States Semiquincentennial celebrated?

Answer

2026

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

Which city hosted the 1876 Centennial Exposition celebrating 100 years of U.S. independence?

Answer

Philadelphia

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

What document served as the United States' first constitution before the Constitution of 1787, in the founding history celebrated by America250?

Answer

Articles of Confederation

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

On what date was Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense first published, a work linked to America250's Revolutionary-era story?

Answer

January 10, 1776

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

On what date was the Battle of Bunker Hill fought, an early American Revolutionary War event remembered by America250?

Answer

June 17, 1775

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

Which state was the first to ratify the United States Constitution, a founding document linked to America250?

Answer

Delaware

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

Under Article VII of the United States Constitution, how many states had to ratify it before it took effect?

Answer

Nine

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

Which British commander surrendered at Yorktown, the decisive 1781 event linked to America250?

Answer

Charles Cornwallis

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

Which 1781 event was the final major land engagement of the American Revolution commemorated by America250?

Answer

Siege of Yorktown

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• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

On what date did delegates sign the United States Constitution, a document remembered in America250 history?

Answer

September 17, 1787

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