9179 America's 250th Anniversary (America250) Trivia Questions with Answers
9179 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Who assembled the final design of the Great Seal of the United States for Congress in 1782?
Answer
Charles Thomson
Who proposed the Lee Resolution in the Second Continental Congress in 1776?
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Richard Henry Lee
Which 1787 law created an orderly process for governing and admitting states from U.S. western territories?
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Northwest Ordinance
What document established the first governing framework for the United States before the Constitution?
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Articles of Confederation
Which British monarch made a 1976 U.S. state visit during the bicentennial before America250?
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Queen Elizabeth II
Which U.S. constitutional amendment established women's suffrage nationwide in 1920?
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Nineteenth Amendment
Which 1775 battles are commonly regarded as the opening military engagements of the American Revolution?
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
Which delegate's arrival broke Delaware's tie in the 1776 independence vote?
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Caesar Rodney
What phrase begins the inscription on Philadelphia's Liberty Bell?
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Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land
What U.S. anniversary is scheduled for 2076, after America250’s 2026 celebration?
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United States Tricentennial
The United States Army 250th Anniversary Parade was Washington, D.C.’s first military parade since which 1991 event?
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National Victory Celebration
What word names the 250th anniversary celebrated by America250?
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Semiquincentennial
Which date marked Boston’s 250th Evacuation Day celebration during America250?
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March 17, 2026
What city opened Operation Sail’s 2026 America250 port-call schedule?
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New Orleans
Which U.S. military branch marked its 250th anniversary on June 14, 2025, in events tied to America250?
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United States Army
On what date was the United States Semiquincentennial observed in 2026?
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July 4, 2026
Which Philadelphia event centered the United States’ nationwide centennial observances in 1876?
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Centennial Exposition
What was the 1976 anniversary called that preceded America250 by 50 years?
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United States Bicentennial
Which organization began official planning for the United States’ 250th anniversary in 2016?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission
Who was the youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence associated with America250?
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Edward Rutledge