What 1867 agreement transferred Russian America to the United States for $7.2 million?
Answer
Alaska Purchase
9179 America's 250th Anniversary (America250) Trivia Questions with Answers
9179 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which 1848 gathering issued the Declaration of Sentiments for women's rights?
Answer
Seneca Falls Convention
What speech did Abraham Lincoln deliver at a Pennsylvania battlefield cemetery in 1863?
Answer
Gettysburg Address
Which amendment granted women nationwide constitutional voting rights in the United States?
Answer
Nineteenth Amendment
What was the name of the expedition that mapped the Louisiana Purchase from 1804 to 1806?
Answer
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Which general accepted the British surrender at Yorktown in 1781 for the Continental Army?
Answer
George Washington
What is the official term for a 250th anniversary, as used for America250?
Answer
Semiquincentennial
What event filled New York Harbor with tall ships for the 1976 United States Bicentennial?
Answer
Operation Sail 1976
Which train carried a traveling museum through all 48 contiguous states during the 1975–76 U.S. Bicentennial?
Answer
American Freedom Train
Which 1777 constitution first prohibited slavery in a New World nation?
Answer
Vermont Constitution
Which amendment opens the U.S. Bill of Rights and protects religious freedom?
Answer
First Amendment
Who wrote Federalist No. 10, the famous essay on factions?
Answer
James Madison
Which 1787 meeting produced the U.S. Constitution that established the federal government celebrated during America250?
Answer
Constitutional Convention
Which 1803 deal doubled the territory of the United States?
Answer
Louisiana Purchase
Who was the first U.S. president inaugurated, a founding milestone highlighted by America250?
Answer
George Washington
Which two former presidents died on July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of independence before America250?
Answer
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
In which city did delegates hold the 1787 Constitutional Convention?
Answer
Philadelphia
What phrase is inscribed around the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia?
Answer
Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land Unto All the Inhabitants Thereof
Which 1775 battle is commonly remembered as the first major battle of the American Revolutionary War?
Answer
Battle of Bunker Hill
Which American general commanded the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?
Answer
George Washington
On what date did the British army surrender at Yorktown, a turning point recalled by America250?
Answer
October 19, 1781
Where did the First Continental Congress meet, a key event commemorated by America250?
Answer
Carpenters’ Hall