Who wrote the words of “The Star-Spangled Banner”?
Answer
Francis Scott Key
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 signer of the United States Declaration of Independence was the oldest, signing at age 70?
Answer
Benjamin Franklin
What was the name of the 200th-anniversary celebration that preceded America's 250th anniversary?
Answer
United States Bicentennial
What was the original name of Philadelphia's Liberty Bell?
Answer
State House Bell
Who became the first U.S. president under the Constitution in 1789?
Answer
George Washington
What was the first U.S. constitution, in force from 1781 to 1789?
Answer
Articles of Confederation
Which state’s constitution, adopted in 1780, is the world’s oldest written constitution still in force?
Answer
Massachusetts Constitution
Which 1777 measure specified thirteen stripes and thirteen stars for the United States flag?
Answer
Flag Resolution of 1777
Which 1781 campaign forced the largest British army in the American Revolution to surrender?
Answer
Siege of Yorktown
Which body adopted the Declaration of Independence in 1776, the event honored by America250?
Answer
Second Continental Congress
Which document does America250 commemorate 250 years after its adoption?
Answer
Declaration of Independence
Which 2026 semiquincentennial quarter was the first of five new quarter designs released into circulation?
Answer
Mayflower Compact quarter
Who wrote the principal draft of the document celebrated by America250?
Answer
Thomas Jefferson
What term describes America250 as a 250th-anniversary celebration?
Answer
Semiquincentennial
Which federal body, created in 2016, coordinates the congressional America250 celebration?
Answer
United States Semiquincentennial Commission
Which body adopted the Declaration of Independence, the founding document commemorated by America250?
Answer
Second Continental Congress
On what date was the U.S. Marine Corps founded, reaching its 250th anniversary before America250?
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November 10, 1775
What is the formal name of America250, the 250th anniversary celebration of U.S. independence?
Answer
United States Semiquincentennial
What was the first U.S. capital under the Constitution, beginning in 1789?
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New York City