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 1777 American Revolutionary War victory is often called the turning point of the conflict?
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Battles of Saratoga
Which 1781 siege is widely regarded as the decisive victory of the American Revolutionary War?
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Siege of Yorktown
Which congressional organization was established in 2016 to coordinate the United States’ 250th-anniversary observance?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission
Which body adopted the Declaration of Independence in 1776, beginning the anniversary America250 marks?
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Second Continental Congress
Which U.S. national park, established in 1872, became the first of its kind in the history America250 celebrates?
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Yellowstone National Park
Which musical group performed the Super Bowl X halftime show with a Bicentennial theme?
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Up with People
Which Smithsonian museum opened its National Mall building during the 1976 United States Bicentennial?
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National Air and Space Museum
Which document is commemorated by America250 as the foundation of U.S. independence?
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Declaration of Independence
What term describes America250’s 250-year anniversary celebration of U.S. independence?
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Semiquincentennial
Which organization was created by Congress in 2016 to plan America’s 250th-anniversary celebrations?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission
Which earlier national celebration culminated on July 4, 1976, before America’s 2026 semiquincentennial?
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United States Bicentennial
Which federal organization was established by Congress in 2016 to coordinate America’s 250th anniversary?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission
Which U.S. president issued the 1803 Louisiana Purchase agreement with France?
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Thomas Jefferson
Who was the commander of Apollo 11, the first crewed mission to land on the Moon?
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Neil Armstrong
Who designed the Statue of Liberty, the French gift to the United States?
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Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi