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 nonprofit became the administrative secretariat partner for the United States Semiquincentennial Commission?
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American Battlefield Trust
What document’s 250th anniversary does America250 primarily commemorate?
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Declaration of Independence
Who painted the best-known 1851 version of Washington Crossing the Delaware?
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Emanuel Leutze
Which biblical book is cited on the Liberty Bell’s inscription?
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Leviticus
Which agreement created the first governing framework for the United States before the Constitution?
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Articles of Confederation
Which 1776 document by George Mason influenced the United States Bill of Rights?
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Virginia Declaration of Rights
What 1774 gathering brought delegates from 12 British North American colonies together in Philadelphia?
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First Continental Congress
Which 1773 protest against British taxation involved colonists throwing tea into Boston Harbor?
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Boston Tea Party
Which French aristocrat became a major general in the Continental Army?
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Marquis de Lafayette
Who served as commander in chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution?
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George Washington
Which 1775 battles were the first major military actions of the American Revolutionary War?
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
What 1787 law organized the Northwest Territory and outlined a path to statehood?
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Northwest Ordinance
Who was elected the first president of the First Continental Congress in 1774?
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Peyton Randolph
What petition did the Second Continental Congress send to King George III in 1775 in a final attempt to avoid war?
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Olive Branch Petition
Who was the first person to sign the United States Declaration of Independence?
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John Hancock
Which 1787 law created a government for the Northwest Territory and banned slavery there?
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Northwest Ordinance
For America250, what founding document adopted on July 4, 1776 is being commemorated after 250 years?
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United States Declaration of Independence
Which speech did Abraham Lincoln deliver at the dedication of a Pennsylvania soldiers’ cemetery in 1863?
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Gettysburg Address
On what date were the Battles of Lexington and Concord fought in Massachusetts?
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April 19, 1775
How many square miles did the United States acquire in the Louisiana Purchase?
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828,000 square miles
Which U.S. national park was established first, in 1872?
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Yellowstone National Park
Who was the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States?
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Sandra Day O'Connor
Who designed the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor?
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Frédéric Bartholdi
What document served as the first governing charter of the United States from 1781 to 1789?
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Articles of Confederation