9179 America's 250th Anniversary (America250) Trivia Questions with Answers
9179 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Who presided over the Constitutional Convention of 1787, a founding event linked to America250?
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George Washington
What was the first governing charter of the United States, in force from 1781 until the Constitution replaced it?
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Articles of Confederation
On what date did representatives sign the United States Constitution at Independence Hall?
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September 17, 1787
Which two battles began the American Revolutionary War, the conflict commemorated by America250?
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Lexington and Concord
Which document’s adoption in 1776 is the central historical event commemorated by America250?
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Declaration of Independence
What 1803 acquisition from France nearly doubled the size of the United States?
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The Louisiana Purchase
Which law made Hawaii the 50th state of the United States?
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Hawaii Admission Act
What date did Congress adopt the first United States flag design?
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June 14, 1777
On what date was the cornerstone of the United States Capitol laid?
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September 18, 1793
What was the first written constitution of the United States before the Constitution replaced it?
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Articles of Confederation
Which general accepted the British surrender at Yorktown on October 19, 1781?
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Benjamin Lincoln
What building was renamed Independence Hall after the Declaration of Independence was adopted there?
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Pennsylvania State House
On what date was George Washington’s first inauguration as U.S. president held?
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April 30, 1789
What phrase names the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution?
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Bill of Rights
Which exhibition commemorated the 150th anniversary of American independence in 1926?
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Sesquicentennial Exposition
What number identifies the 2025 executive order titled “Celebrating America’s 250th Birthday”?
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Executive Order 14189
What alternate term for the United States Semiquincentennial means a 250th anniversary?
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Sestercentennial
At which Philadelphia building did Congress adopt the Declaration of Independence in 1776?
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Independence Hall
Who took the presidential oath at the first United States presidential inauguration in 1789?
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George Washington