Which 1776 document does the America250 anniversary chiefly commemorate?
Answer
Declaration of Independence
9179 America's 250th Anniversary (America250) Trivia Questions with Answers
9179 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Where did the United States Semiquincentennial Commission hold its first meeting in 2018?
Answer
Independence Hall
What two images were combined on the reverse of the Eisenhower dollar in the United States Bicentennial coinage?
Answer
Liberty Bell and Moon
What document became the first frame of government for the United States when it took effect on March 1, 1781?
Answer
Articles of Confederation
Who sculpted the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor?
Answer
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
Which U.S. military branch celebrated its 250th anniversary in 2025 after being founded on November 10, 1775?
Answer
United States Marine Corps
Which organization coordinates the official United States Semiquincentennial, known as America250?
Answer
United States Semiquincentennial Commission
Who designed the United States Bicentennial logo used during the 1976 celebrations?
Answer
Bruce Blackburn
What train toured the United States during the 1975–76 Bicentennial?
Answer
American Freedom Train
Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?
Answer
Thomas Jefferson
Who painted the famous 1851 versions of Washington Crossing the Delaware?
Answer
Emanuel Leutze
Which amendment lowered the voting age for U.S. citizens to 18?
Answer
Twenty-sixth Amendment
What was the name of the 1803 land deal in which the United States acquired territory from France?
Answer
Louisiana Purchase
Which U.S. president issued the final Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863?
Answer
Abraham Lincoln
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution established Prohibition of alcoholic beverages?
Answer
Eighteenth Amendment
Which amendment gave American women the constitutional right to vote in 1920?
Answer
Nineteenth Amendment
Which company owned the tea dumped into Boston Harbor during the 1773 Boston Tea Party?
Answer
British East India Company
Which building, now called Independence Hall, hosted the 1787 Constitutional Convention?
Answer
Pennsylvania State House
Which 1781 battle ended with British General Cornwallis surrendering to American and French forces?
Answer
Battle of Yorktown
Where were United States Semiquincentennial commissioners sworn in on November 16, 2018?
Answer
Independence Hall
Which body coordinates the United States Semiquincentennial for Congress?
Answer
United States Semiquincentennial Commission
Which denomination did the U.S. Treasury reintroduce as a Federal Reserve Note on April 13, 1976?
Answer
The two-dollar bill
Which London bell foundry made the Congress Bells gifted to the United States for the 1976 Bicentennial?
Answer
Whitechapel Bell Foundry
What was the weekly prize advertised by New Jersey's 1976 Bicentennial Lottery?
Answer
$1,776 per week
Who designed the American Revolution Bicentennial star used in the 1976 celebrations?
Answer
Bruce Blackburn
Which United States museum opened its new building on July 1, 1976, during the Bicentennial?
Answer
National Air and Space Museum
Where did the American Freedom Train begin its 1975 Bicentennial tour?
Answer
Wilmington, Delaware
Which city hosted the 1976 Operation Sail Grand Parade of Sailing Ships?
Answer
New York City