9179 America's 250th Anniversary (America250) Trivia Questions with Answers
9179 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What is the official anniversary term for America's 250th birthday in 2026?
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Semiquincentennial
Which document officially ended the American Revolutionary War by recognizing United States independence?
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Treaty of Paris (1783)
What was the original name of Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence was debated?
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Pennsylvania State House
Which city hosted the signing of the United States Constitution in 1787?
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Philadelphia
How many years does the United States Semiquincentennial mark?
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250 years
Which organization did the U.S. Congress establish in 2016 to plan the America250 celebration?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission
What was the name of the major U.S. anniversary celebration held in 1976, 50 years before America250?
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United States Bicentennial
What was the name of the previous major national anniversary celebrated in 1976, 50 years before America250?
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United States Bicentennial
What organization coordinates the national United States Semiquincentennial celebrations known as America250?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission
When will the United States Semiquincentennial, or America250, culminate?
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July 4, 2026
What image appeared on the reverse of the 1976 U.S. Bicentennial dollar?
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Liberty Bell superimposed on the Moon
What was Philadelphia’s 1926 exposition celebrating the 150th anniversary of U.S. independence called?
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Sesquicentennial Exposition
What was the Lewis and Clark expedition officially called?
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Corps of Discovery Expedition
Which British monarch presented the six-times-oversize Bicentennial Bell to the United States in 1976?
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Queen Elizabeth II
Which treaty recognized the independence of the United States after the Revolutionary War?
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Treaty of Paris
On what date did the principal signing of the Declaration of Independence occur?
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August 2, 1776
Which 1803 land deal nearly doubled U.S. territory in the history celebrated by America250?
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Louisiana Purchase
Which song became the U.S. national anthem in 1931, part of the national story commemorated by America250?
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The Star-Spangled Banner
Which treaty officially ended the American Revolutionary War, a conflict central to America250?
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Treaty of Paris (1783)
What is the formal name for America's 250th anniversary, known as America250?
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United States Semiquincentennial
Who became the first U.S. president at the 1789 inauguration in New York City?
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George Washington
Which Latin phrase appears on the Great Seal of the United States beneath the eagle?
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E pluribus unum
Which 1787 law created the United States’ first organized incorporated territory?
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Northwest Ordinance
What was the first U.S. national park, a landmark in the country’s 250-year story?
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Yellowstone National Park