9179 America's 250th Anniversary (America250) Trivia Questions with Answers
9179 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
For America250, what date marked the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence?
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July 4, 2026
Which federal act authorized the 2026 U.S. semiquincentennial coin program?
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Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020
What private nonprofit partner did the America250 commission and American Battlefield Trust establish in 2019?
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America250 Foundation
Which 1776 document does America's 250th anniversary, America250, commemorate?
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Declaration of Independence
What term names the 250th anniversary celebrated by America's America250 program?
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Semiquincentennial
Which Bible verse is cited in the Liberty Bell’s inscription?
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Leviticus 25:10
Which battle ended with the British surrender that effectively secured American victory in 1781?
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Siege of Yorktown
Which 1783 treaty recognized the United States as independent and formally ended its war with Great Britain?
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Treaty of Paris (1783)
Which document announced the colonies’ reasons for separating from Great Britain in 1776?
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Declaration of Independence
What was the name of the first U.S. national governing framework, in force from 1781 to 1789?
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Articles of Confederation
What territory did the Northwest Ordinance organize as America’s first federally governed territory?
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Northwest Territory
The Federalist Papers used which Roman statesman’s name as their shared pseudonym?
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Publius Valerius Publicola
What Latin phrase became the traditional motto on the Great Seal of the United States?
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E pluribus unum
Which 1781 battle’s surrender helped lead to peace negotiations ending the American Revolutionary War?
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Battle of Yorktown
What term describes the United States’ 250th anniversary, commemorated by the America250 program?
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United States Semiquincentennial
What did the Continental Association establish, a measure from the pre-independence era recalled by America250?
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A boycott of British goods
Which sailing event is incorporated into Sail250 during America250?
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OpSail 2026