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 congressional body established the United States Semiquincentennial Commission in 2016?
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United States Congress
At what building was George Washington’s first presidential inauguration held?
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Federal Hall
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution recognized women's right to vote?
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Nineteenth Amendment
How many people did the first United States census count in 1790?
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3,929,214
Who was the first U.S. president to take office under the Constitution?
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George Washington
When was the Thirteenth Amendment ratified, abolishing slavery throughout the United States?
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December 6, 1865
Where did the signing of the United States Constitution take place in 1787?
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Independence Hall
On what date did the Confederation Congress enact the Northwest Ordinance?
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July 13, 1787
What was the Liberty Bell called before it became known by its famous modern name?
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State House Bell
What phrase appears on the Great Seal of the United States and means “out of many, one”?
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E pluribus unum
What was the name of the 1776 resolution declaring the American colonies independent?
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Lee Resolution
Which 1775 battles marked the opening of the American Revolutionary War, a conflict remembered by America250?
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
Which event was the final major land engagement of the American Revolutionary War?
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Siege of Yorktown
Which naval battle helped trap Cornwallis at Yorktown during the American Revolution?
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Battle of the Chesapeake
What 1774 agreement organized the colonial boycott of British goods before the American Revolution?
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Continental Association
Which commission, created by Congress in 2016, coordinates planning for America250?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission
Which 1787 law organized the Northwest Territory and set rules for future states?
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Northwest Ordinance
Which treaty formally ended the American Revolutionary War with Great Britain?
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Treaty of Paris
Who became the first president of the United States, a founding figure remembered during America250?
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George Washington
On what date did delegates sign the United States Constitution, a milestone linked to America250?
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September 17, 1787
Which document’s 250th anniversary is commemorated by America250?
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Declaration of Independence
In which city was George Washington inaugurated as the first U.S. president?
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New York City
What date marks the United States' 250th anniversary, known as America250?
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July 4, 2026
Where did the First Continental Congress meet in Philadelphia from September to October 1774?
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Carpenters' Hall
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, drafted in June 1776?
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Thomas Jefferson
Which 1775 battles are widely regarded as the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War?
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
Which 1783 treaty recognized the United States as independent and ended the American Revolutionary War?
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Treaty of Paris (1783)