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 federal body was created in 2016 to plan the United States’ 250th anniversary, America250?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission
Which document’s adoption does America250 commemorate on July 4, 2026?
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Declaration of Independence
Which 1787 Philadelphia convention drafted the U.S. Constitution?
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Constitutional Convention
What 1863 document declared enslaved people in rebelling Confederate states to be free?
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Emancipation Proclamation
Who was sworn in as the first president of the United States in 1789?
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George Washington
Where did Apollo 11 land during the first crewed Moon landing?
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Sea of Tranquility
In America250’s official terminology, what is the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence called?
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United States Semiquincentennial
What 1976 anniversary preceded America250’s 250th-anniversary celebration?
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United States Bicentennial
In which building was the Declaration of Independence adopted, a site highlighted by America250?
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Independence Hall
What name is given to the 1777 law that established the first official U.S. flag design?
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Flag Resolution of 1777
What was the first formal presidential Thanksgiving proclamation in U.S. history?
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National Thanksgiving Proclamation
Which British general surrendered to George Washington at Yorktown in 1781?
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Charles Cornwallis
Which U.S. constitutional amendment abolished slavery?
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Thirteenth Amendment