What was the name of the United States’ 200th-anniversary celebration in 1976, the predecessor to 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?
Which 2020 law authorized commemorative U.S. coinage for America’s 250th anniversary?
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Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act
Which U.S. military branch marked its own 250th anniversary on June 14, 2025, ahead of America’s 250th?
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United States Army
Which document’s 250th anniversary is commemorated by America’s 2026 semiquincentennial?
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Declaration of Independence
Which federal commission was created in 2016 to help organize America’s 250th anniversary?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission
Which British commander’s army surrendered at Yorktown in 1781?
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Charles Cornwallis
On what date did delegates sign the United States Constitution at the end of the 1787 convention?
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September 17, 1787
What was the name of the train that toured the 48 contiguous states during the 1976 Bicentennial?
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American Freedom Train
In which building did delegates primarily sign the United States Declaration of Independence?
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Independence Hall
What is Lincoln Financial Field temporarily called during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, held during America250?
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Philadelphia Stadium
What student program asks young people what America means to them during America250?
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America’s Field Trip
What is the name of America250’s national volunteering initiative?
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America Gives
What is the official name of the federal commission coordinating America250 planning?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission
Which founding document is commemorated by the United States’ America250 anniversary?
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Declaration of Independence
Who became the first United States secretary of the treasury in 1789?
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Alexander Hamilton
Who served as the first president of the United States under the Constitution, inaugurated in 1789?
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George Washington
Which amendment became part of the U.S. Constitution after Tennessee ratified it on August 18, 1920?
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Nineteenth Amendment
Which U.S. national park was established first, when President Ulysses S. Grant signed its founding law in 1872?
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Yellowstone National Park
What territory did the United States buy from France through the Louisiana Purchase Treaty of 1803?
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Louisiana Territory