339 America's 250th Anniversary (America250) Trivia Questions with Answers
339 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What opening phrase begins the Preamble to the United States Constitution?
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We the People
Which U.S. newspaper began publication as the Connecticut Courant in 1764?
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Hartford Courant
Which U.S. constitutional amendment abolished slavery nationwide in 1865?
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Thirteenth Amendment
What 1803 land deal nearly doubled the size of the United States?
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Louisiana Purchase
What was the name of the army created by the Second Continental Congress in 1775?
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Continental Army
Who wrote the final wording of the United States Constitution in 1787?
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Gouverneur Morris
What was the name of the 1976 national celebration of the United States' 200th anniversary?
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United States Bicentennial
Which 1787 law created the governing framework for the Northwest Territory?
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Northwest Ordinance
Who presided over the 1787 Constitutional Convention that produced the United States Constitution?
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George Washington
Which city hosted the 1876 United States Centennial Exposition?
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Philadelphia
On what date did the Battles of Lexington and Concord begin?
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April 19, 1775
On what date did the Treaty of Paris officially end the American Revolutionary War?
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September 3, 1783
Who was the principal drafter of the United States Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson
Which Caribbean island hosted the 1776 “First Salute” to the American flag?
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Sint Eustatius
At the 1781 Siege of Yorktown, which British general surrendered after the Franco-American victory?
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Charles Cornwallis
Which nonprofit was selected as the administrative secretariat for the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission?
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American Battlefield Trust
Which American Revolution victory helped persuade France to openly ally with the United States?
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Battle of Saratoga
What 1776 resolution formally proposed that the American colonies declare independence?
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Lee Resolution
Approximately how many people visited Philadelphia’s 1876 Centennial Exposition?
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Nearly 10 million
On what date is the United States Semiquincentennial, America250, centered?
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July 4, 2026
Which 2020 U.S. law authorized special circulating coins for the 250th anniversary?
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Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act
Which U.S. president presided over the 1976 United States Bicentennial?
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Gerald Ford
How many colonies did the Declaration of Independence identify as the new United States?
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Thirteen Colonies
What was the name of the 1773 Boston protest in which colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor?
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Boston Tea Party
What 1774 meeting brought delegates from 12 American colonies together to coordinate resistance to Britain?
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First Continental Congress
Which French nobleman became a major-general in the Continental Army during the American Revolution?
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Marquis de Lafayette
Which battle is widely regarded as the turning point of the American Revolutionary War?
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Battle of Saratoga
How many stars did the original 1777 United States flag have?
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13 stars
Who was the primary author of the United States Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson
Which treaty officially ended the American Revolutionary War and recognized United States independence?
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Treaty of Paris of 1783