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 state became the fourteenth U.S. state in 1791?
Answer
Vermont
On what date did 39 delegates sign the United States Constitution at Philadelphia’s Independence Hall?
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September 17, 1787
To whom did the Second Continental Congress address the Olive Branch Petition in 1775?
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King George III
Which British general surrendered at Yorktown in 1781?
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Charles Cornwallis
Who became commander-in-chief of the Continental Army in 1775?
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George Washington
What was the Liberty Bell called before it acquired its famous name?
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State House Bell
Which newspaper was the first to publish the Declaration of Independence?
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The Pennsylvania Evening Post
Which five-person group drafted the Declaration of Independence for the Second Continental Congress?
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Committee of Five
Which 1777 battle is widely considered the turning point of the American Revolutionary War?
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Battle of Saratoga
Who designed the Statue of Freedom atop the United States Capitol dome?
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Thomas Crawford
Which French sculptor designed the Statue of Liberty, a major U.S. symbol of freedom?
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Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
Which Bible verse is inscribed on the Liberty Bell?
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Leviticus 25:10
Which Wright brother piloted the first powered flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903?
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Orville Wright
On what date did George Washington issue the first national Thanksgiving proclamation?
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October 3, 1789
Which document replaced the Articles of Confederation as the U.S. governing framework?
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United States Constitution
Which British commander surrendered at the 1781 Siege of Yorktown?
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Charles Cornwallis
On what date did the Second Continental Congress vote for American independence?
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July 2, 1776
On what date was the U.S. Constitution signed, the 1787 document remembered during America250?
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September 17, 1787
Which U.S. military branch celebrated its 250th birthday with a 2025 parade linked to America250?
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United States Army
Which 2026 semiquincentennial quarter was the first anniversary quarter released into circulation?
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Mayflower Compact quarter