Which earlier U.S. anniversary celebration took place in 1976, exactly 50 years before America250?
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United States Bicentennial
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 is the original Declaration of Independence displayed, a key document for America250?
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National Archives Rotunda
What phrase appears on the reverse of the Great Seal of the United States?
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Novus ordo seclorum
What is the name of America250’s nationwide student contest about the meaning of America?
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America’s Field Trip
In which city will America’s Time Capsule be buried for America250?
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Philadelphia
What is the formal name of the federal commission behind the America250 celebration?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission
Which body adopted the Declaration of Independence, whose anniversary America250 marks?
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Second Continental Congress
Which earlier U.S. anniversary in 1976 did America250 follow?
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Bicentennial
Which document does America250 commemorate as the foundation of the United States’ 250th anniversary?
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Declaration of Independence
What nationwide meal event followed the United States Semiquincentennial on July 5, 2026?
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America’s Potluck
Which Philadelphia park hosted the 1876 Centennial Exposition?
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Fairmount Park
Which designer created the American Revolution Bicentennial star logo?
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Bruce Blackburn
What is the name of America250’s nationwide student project inviting young people to describe America?
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America’s Field Trip
Which U.S. holiday is the central annual observance of America250?
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Independence Day
What 1803 U.S. acquisition from France nearly doubled the nation’s territory?
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Louisiana Purchase
Who wrote the words of “The Star-Spangled Banner” after seeing the 1814 Battle of Baltimore?
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Francis Scott Key
Which 1787 compromise created equal representation for every state in the United States Senate?
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Connecticut Compromise
What essay collection defended ratification of the United States Constitution in 1787–1788?
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The Federalist Papers
Which 1781 American victory forced British General Cornwallis to surrender at Yorktown?
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Siege of Yorktown
Which document is America250 primarily commemorating on July 4, 2026?
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Declaration of Independence
On what date did British General John Burgoyne surrender at the Battles of Saratoga?
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October 17, 1777
What name was given to the United States’ 1976 celebration of 200 years of independence?
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United States Bicentennial