At which building did Congress adopt the Declaration of Independence, later known as Independence Hall?
Answer
Pennsylvania State House
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 U.S. law, signed in 1964, outlawed segregation in public accommodations?
Answer
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Who signed the Emancipation Proclamation that took effect on January 1, 1863?
Answer
Abraham Lincoln
At which Philadelphia landmark was the United States Constitution signed on September 17, 1787?
Answer
Independence Hall
What was the name of the first U.S. census, conducted in 1790?
Answer
1790 United States census
Which document did the Second Continental Congress adopt on July 4, 1776, launching the United States' independence anniversary tradition?
Answer
Declaration of Independence
On what date did the Nineteenth Amendment go into effect in the United States?
Answer
August 18, 1920
At which American Revolutionary War battle did British General Charles Cornwallis surrender?
Answer
Siege of Yorktown
On what date did British General John Burgoyne surrender at the end of the Saratoga campaign?
Answer
October 17, 1777
Which document formally ended the American Revolutionary War when signed in 1783?
Answer
Treaty of Paris
Which building in Philadelphia was renamed Independence Hall after American independence?
Answer
Pennsylvania State House
What was the approximate weight of Philadelphia’s Liberty Bell when it was cast?
Answer
2,080 pounds
Which American document was first printed as a broadside by John Dunlap?
Answer
Declaration of Independence
Who was the first person inaugurated as president of the United States?
Answer
George Washington
What was the first major military action of the American Revolutionary War commemorated by America250?
Answer
Battles of Lexington and Concord
What is the formal anniversary term for America250, marking 250 years since U.S. independence?
Answer
Semiquincentennial
Which European military officer trained the Continental Army at Valley Forge?
Answer
Baron von Steuben
What was the centerpiece of Philadelphia’s 1876 celebration of America’s centennial?
Answer
Centennial Exposition
What was the name of the first national governing charter of the United States before the Constitution?
Answer
Articles of Confederation
Which body adopted the Declaration of Independence, commemorated 250 years later by America250?
Answer
Second Continental Congress
On what date was the United States Marine Corps founded at Tun Tavern?
Answer
November 10, 1775
On what date was the Continental Navy established during the American Revolution?
Answer
October 13, 1775
Who painted The Spirit of ’76, first exhibited at Philadelphia’s 1876 Centennial Exposition?
Answer
Archibald Willard