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 American woman became the first woman elected to the United States Congress?
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Jeannette Rankin
Which 1777 American Revolutionary War campaign is widely called a major turning point?
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Battles of Saratoga
On what date did Apollo 11 make the first crewed landing on the Moon?
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July 20, 1969
Which territory became the 49th U.S. state in 1959?
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Alaska
Which London foundry cast the Liberty Bell for Pennsylvania in 1752?
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Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Who took office as the first president of the United States in 1789?
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George Washington
Who was the youngest person to sign the United States Constitution?
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Jonathan Dayton
Which signer was the oldest delegate to sign the United States Constitution?
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Benjamin Franklin
When was the Declaration of Independence first publicly read in Philadelphia?
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July 8, 1776
Which phrase opens the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence?
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We hold these truths
Which member of the Committee of Five drafted most of the Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson
Which 1778 treaty created a formal military alliance between the United States and France during the Revolutionary War?
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Treaty of Alliance (1778)
Which 1775 engagement is commonly regarded as the first major military action of the American Revolutionary War?
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
What is the name of the federal executive task force created in 2025 to plan America’s 250th-birthday celebrations?
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White House Task Force on Celebrating America’s 250th Birthday
Which founding document does America250 commemorate on its main anniversary date?
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Declaration of Independence
Which congressional body organizes America250, the United States’ 250th-anniversary commemoration?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission
What is the formal name of America250, the 2026 celebration of U.S. independence?
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United States Semiquincentennial
What earlier U.S. anniversary did the 1976 United States Bicentennial mark?
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The 200th anniversary
Which signer was the oldest person to sign the Declaration of Independence?
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Benjamin Franklin
Which 1775 battles marked the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War, commemorated by America250?
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
Who became the first U.S. secretary of the treasury under President George Washington?
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Alexander Hamilton
Which constitutional amendment granted women in the United States the right to vote nationwide?
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Nineteenth Amendment
Who became the first president of the United States, a central figure in America's founding history?
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George Washington
What 1803 transaction greatly expanded the United States, a major event in the country's 250-year story?
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Louisiana Purchase
Which constitutional amendment abolished slavery in the United States, a landmark in America's national history?
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Thirteenth Amendment