What was the name of the first major battle of the American Revolution, fought near Boston in 1775?
Answer
Battle of Bunker Hill
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 commanded the British forces that surrendered at the Siege of Yorktown?
Answer
Charles Cornwallis
Which signer of the Declaration of Independence was the oldest, in a fact recalled by America250?
Answer
Benjamin Franklin
Which 1778 treaty formalized the wartime alliance between the United States and France during the Revolution?
Answer
Treaty of Alliance (1778)
Which treaty officially ended the American Revolutionary War commemorated by America’s 250th anniversary?
Answer
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Who was the principal drafter of the Declaration of Independence commemorated by America250?
Answer
Thomas Jefferson
What earlier national anniversary celebration is the direct predecessor to America’s 2026 semiquincentennial?
Answer
United States Bicentennial
What congressional commission, established in 2016, is coordinating the United States’ America250 anniversary observance?
Answer
United States Semiquincentennial Commission
Where will America250's time capsule be buried on July 4, 2026?
Answer
Independence National Historical Park
Which exposition marked the United States' 150th anniversary in Philadelphia in 1926?
Answer
Sesquicentennial Exposition
Which world's fair marked the United States' 1876 centennial celebration in Philadelphia?
Answer
Centennial Exposition
Which federal law authorized special circulating coin designs for America’s 250th anniversary?
Answer
Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020
Which British monarch presented Philadelphia with the Bicentennial Bell in 1976?
Answer
Queen Elizabeth II
Which three U.S. coin denominations received temporary Bicentennial reverse designs in 1975 and 1976?
Answer
Quarter, half dollar, and dollar
Which city launched the American Freedom Train’s 1975–1976 Bicentennial tour?
Answer
Wilmington, Delaware
Which phrase became the official name of the new nation in the Declaration of Independence?
Answer
United States of America
When were the first public readings of the Declaration of Independence held?
Answer
July 8, 1776
What is the standard term for America's 250th anniversary in 2026?
Answer
Semiquincentennial