9179 America's 250th Anniversary (America250) Trivia Questions with Answers
9179 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What was the original name of Independence Hall when the Declaration of Independence was adopted for America250?
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Pennsylvania State House
Which document did the Second Continental Congress adopt on July 4, 1776, making it central to America250?
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Declaration of Independence
In America250, what anniversary is the United States celebrating on July 4, 2026?
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250th anniversary of American independence
What 1787 law organized the U.S. territory northwest of the Ohio River?
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Northwest Ordinance
Who presided as president of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787?
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George Washington
Which 1872 site became the world’s first national park after being signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant?
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Yellowstone National Park
What constitutional compromise created equal state representation in the United States Senate?
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The Connecticut Compromise
Which 1777 American Revolution victory persuaded France to become an open American ally?
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The Battles of Saratoga
Which U.S. constitutional amendment recognized women’s right to vote nationwide?
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The Nineteenth Amendment
Which British general surrendered at Yorktown in 1781, a turning point of the American Revolution?
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Charles Cornwallis
The Liberty Bell’s inscription quotes which biblical book?
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Leviticus
What was the first national park established in the United States, created by law in 1872?
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Yellowstone National Park
Which Revolutionary War campaign persuaded France to ally with the United States in 1777?
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Battles of Saratoga
What is the formal name for America’s 250th anniversary, celebrated by America250 in 2026?
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Semiquincentennial
Where did the first transcontinental railroad in the United States officially meet?
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Promontory Summit
Which president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into United States law?
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Where did Apollo 11 land on the Moon during the first human lunar landing?
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Sea of Tranquility
Who was the oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence, a document central to America250?
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Benjamin Franklin
Where was the Declaration of Independence adopted, beginning the 250-year story celebrated by America250?
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Pennsylvania State House
What was the name of the 1778 defensive alliance between revolutionary America and France?
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Treaty of Alliance (1778)
What document did the Second Continental Congress send to King George III in 1775 seeking reconciliation?
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Olive Branch Petition
Which British general surrendered his army to American forces at Saratoga in 1777?
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John Burgoyne
Which battle did George Washington win on December 26, 1776, after crossing the Delaware River?
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Battle of Trenton