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 person became the first president in the founding era remembered by America250?
Answer
George Washington
When is the official America250 time capsule scheduled to be reopened?
Answer
July 4, 2276
Who commanded the French fleet that helped trap Cornwallis at Yorktown in 1781?
Answer
Comte de Grasse
What building appears on the reverse of the 2026 $250 Liberty Bell coin for America250?
Answer
Independence Hall
What motto appears on the 2026 semiquincentennial dime’s Liberty design?
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Liberty Over Tyranny
What subject appears on the first 2026 quarter in the United States Semiquincentennial coin program?
Answer
Mayflower Compact
For America250, which document announced that the Thirteen Colonies were free and independent states?
Answer
Declaration of Independence
How far from Earth did Artemis II travel at its greatest distance?
Answer
252,756 miles
Which NASA mission carried an America250 flag around the Moon?
Answer
Artemis II
Where was America’s Time Capsule buried for the 250th anniversary?
Answer
Independence National Historical Park
What America250 program asked students across the United States what America means to them?
Answer
America’s Field Trip
Which Philadelphia landmark hosted the 2018 swearing-in of America250 commissioners?
Answer
Independence Hall
Which organization was created by Congress in 2016 to lead the United States’ 250th-anniversary commemoration?
Answer
United States Semiquincentennial Commission
Which Los Angeles venue hosted America250’s July 4, 2026 benefit concert?
Answer
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Which congressional body adopted the Declaration of Independence in 1776, the event America250 commemorates?
Answer
Second Continental Congress
Which earlier national anniversary did America’s 2026 Semiquincentennial follow?
Answer
United States Bicentennial
What was the first constitution of the United States, in force from 1781 until 1789 during the founding era?
Answer
Articles of Confederation
Which agreement signed in 1783 officially ended the American Revolutionary War commemorated by America250?
Answer
Treaty of Paris (1783)
In the American Revolution commemorated by America250, which battles began the war in April 1775?
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
Where did George Washington resign as commander in chief of the Continental Army in 1783?
Answer
Maryland State House
When did the British army surrender at Yorktown during the American Revolution?
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October 19, 1781
Which city was the U.S. capital when the Constitution took effect in 1789?
Answer
New York City
For America250, who introduced the Lee Resolution in the Continental Congress?
Answer
Richard Henry Lee