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 event began when colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor in December 1773?
Answer
Boston Tea Party
Which 1778 agreement formally allied France with the United States during the Revolutionary War?
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Treaty of Alliance
Which document established the United States’ first national government during the Revolutionary era?
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Articles of Confederation
Who was the first president of the United States, a central figure in America250 history?
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George Washington
In which city was the first organized Independence Day celebration held in 1777?
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Philadelphia
Which 1781 battle is generally regarded as the last major battle of the American Revolutionary War?
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Battle of Yorktown
What is the 250th anniversary of the United States commonly called?
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Semiquincentennial
Which opening phrase begins the Declaration of Independence’s famous statement about equal creation?
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We hold these truths to be self-evident
Which body adopted the Declaration of Independence in 1776?
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Second Continental Congress
On what date is the United States Semiquincentennial Commission scheduled to end?
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December 31, 2027
Which nonprofit was selected as the America250 Commission’s administrative secretariat?
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American Battlefield Trust
Which city is scheduled to receive an America250 time capsule buried in 2026?
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Philadelphia
On what date did official America250 events formally begin?
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July 3, 2025
Which historic building appears on the reverse of the 2026 quarter honoring the U.S. Constitution?
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Independence Hall
Which phrase appears on the reverse of the 2026 Semiquincentennial dime?
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Liberty Over Tyranny
What exact country name first appeared in the Declaration of Independence?
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United States of America
What resolution declared the American colonies independent on July 2, 1776?
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Lee Resolution
What is the standard term for the United States’ 250th anniversary?
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Semiquincentennial
Who was the oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence, a figure remembered during America250?
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Benjamin Franklin
On what date did the Treaty of Paris officially ending the American Revolutionary War get signed?
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September 3, 1783
Who painted the 1819 artwork commonly titled Declaration of Independence?
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John Trumbull
Which U.S. military branch held a 250th-anniversary parade in Washington in 2025 as part of America250?
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United States Army
Which law authorized the special U.S. coins planned for the 2026 semiquincentennial?
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Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020