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 was the name of the national celebration held 50 years before America250?
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United States Bicentennial
Which newspaper first reported Congress’s approval of the Lee Resolution?
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The Pennsylvania Evening Post
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, central to America250?
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Thomas Jefferson
What is the 250th-anniversary term used for the United States’ 2026 celebration?
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Semiquincentennial
What was the first governing document of the United States in the founding era celebrated by America250?
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Articles of Confederation
Who was the principal drafter of the Declaration of Independence remembered by America250?
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Thomas Jefferson
What is the official name for America’s 250th anniversary celebration?
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United States Semiquincentennial
Which law authorized the redesign of U.S. coins for the 2026 America250 observance?
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Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020
Which earlier U.S. anniversary was celebrated nationwide in 1976 before America250?
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United States Bicentennial
Which body began official planning for the United States Semiquincentennial in 2016?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission
What was the name of Philadelphia’s 1926 exposition commemorating 150 years of U.S. independence?
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Sesquicentennial Exposition
Which document is America250 celebrating the 250th anniversary of adopting?
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United States Declaration of Independence
Which 1776 battle gave the Continental Army its first major victory after defeats around New York?
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Battle of Trenton
On which night did George Washington cross the Delaware River before the Battle of Trenton?
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December 25, 1776
Which president took the first presidential oath of office in Washington, D.C.?
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Thomas Jefferson
What date did the Battle of Bunker Hill take place?
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June 17, 1775
Who was the principal author of Virginia’s Declaration of Rights?
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George Mason
Which amendment is the First Amendment in the United States Bill of Rights?
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First Amendment
Which 1787 law created an organized government for the Northwest Territory?
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Northwest Ordinance
Which December 1773 protest involved colonists throwing tea into Boston Harbor?
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Boston Tea Party
Which treaty formally recognized United States independence after the Revolutionary War, remembered by America250?
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Treaty of Paris (1783)
Who was the oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence, whose legacy features in America250?
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Benjamin Franklin