9179 America's 250th Anniversary (America250) Trivia Questions with Answers
9179 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Where did the first United States Congress meet in 1789?
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Federal Hall
What was the name of the first governing framework of the United States before the Constitution, remembered during America250?
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Articles of Confederation
Which newspaper first published the Declaration of Independence, now recalled by America250?
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The Pennsylvania Evening Post
Who became the first U.S. president, a leader whose era is remembered during America250?
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George Washington
On what date was the U.S. Constitution signed, a document connected to America250?
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September 17, 1787
Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence, central to America250?
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Thomas Jefferson
What term describes America's 250th anniversary, America250?
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Semiquincentennial
On what date will America's 250th anniversary, America250, be observed?
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July 4, 2026
What is the formal name for America250’s 250th-anniversary observance?
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United States Semiquincentennial
Who wrote the lyrics that became the U.S. national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner”?
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Francis Scott Key
Who presided over the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787?
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George Washington
Where did George Washington have the Declaration of Independence read to his troops?
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New York City
On what date did Congress formally approve the name “United States of America”?
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September 9, 1776
What was the Philadelphia building called when Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence?
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Pennsylvania State House
Who principally drafted the United States Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson
On what date will America250 mark the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence?
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July 4, 2026
What phrase opens the Preamble to the United States Constitution?
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We the People
What name is given to the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution?
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Bill of Rights
Which empire sold Alaska to the United States in 1867?
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Russian Empire
Which U.S. presidential proclamation took effect on January 1, 1863, during the Civil War?
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Emancipation Proclamation
Which U.S. state is the largest by total area?
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Alaska
What name for the new nation first appeared in the Declaration of Independence, central to America250?
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United States of America