In which Washington, D.C., building is the engrossed Declaration of Independence displayed?
Answer
National Archives Building
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 Founding Father wrote the principal draft of the Declaration of Independence?
Answer
Thomas Jefferson
Which two former U.S. presidents died on July 4, 1826, exactly 50 years after independence?
Answer
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams
In the American Revolutionary War, which 1775 engagement began the major fighting remembered by America250?
Answer
Battles of Lexington and Concord
What city was the U.S. federal capital when George Washington took office in 1789?
Answer
New York City
Who presided over the 1787 Constitutional Convention that drafted the U.S. Constitution?
Answer
George Washington
Which British commander surrendered at Yorktown in 1781, a decisive American Revolution victory?
Answer
Charles Cornwallis
What Latin motto appears on the Great Seal of the United States?
Answer
E pluribus unum
What was the Liberty Bell originally called when it was installed in Philadelphia?
Answer
State House Bell
Which U.S. president signed the 1872 law creating Yellowstone National Park?
Answer
Ulysses S. Grant
Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence, the document celebrated by America250?
Answer
Thomas Jefferson
How many British colonies formed the United States after declaring independence in 1776?
Answer
Thirteen Colonies
Which U.S. founding document begins its Preamble with the words “We the People”?
Answer
United States Constitution
Who was the oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence, commemorated during America250?
Answer
Benjamin Franklin
Which newspaper first published the Declaration of Independence, a founding document honored by America250?
Answer
The Pennsylvania Evening Post
What is the official name for America250’s 250th-anniversary celebration?
Answer
United States Semiquincentennial
What is the name of America250’s nationwide student program asking students what America means to them?
Answer
America's Field Trip
To which facility were selected 2026 Semiquincentennial coins sent in space?
Answer
International Space Station