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 body adopted the Declaration of Independence, the central document honored by America250?
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Second Continental Congress
Which nonprofit was chosen in 2018 as the Administrative Secretariat for the United States Semiquincentennial Commission?
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American Battlefield Trust
Which Latin motto on the Great Seal of the United States means “Out of many, one”?
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E pluribus unum
What battles marked the opening of the American Revolutionary War in 1775?
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
What was the name of the first organized incorporated territory created by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
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Northwest Territory
On what date were the articles of capitulation signed at the Siege of Yorktown?
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October 19, 1781
On what date did the Boston Tea Party take place, a key protest before the American Revolution?
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December 16, 1773
What street marked the endpoint of the 2025 United States Army 250th Anniversary Parade?
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15th Street NW
Who primarily wrote the United States Declaration of Independence, commemorated by America250?
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Thomas Jefferson
What is the formal name for the United States’ 250th-anniversary celebration, America250?
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United States Semiquincentennial
What was the name of the previous major U.S. national anniversary celebration before America250?
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United States Bicentennial
Which 1781 siege ended the major land fighting of the American Revolutionary War?
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Siege of Yorktown
From which fort did Henry Knox move artillery to Boston during the Revolution?
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Fort Ticonderoga
Which 1783 treaty recognized the independence of the United States?
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Treaty of Paris
Who was appointed commander in chief of the Continental Army in 1775?
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George Washington
On what date did Congress create the United States Semiquincentennial Commission?
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July 22, 2016
Who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence central to America250?
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Thomas Jefferson
What earlier U.S. anniversary celebration does America250 follow?
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United States Bicentennial
What is the 250th-anniversary term used for the United States celebration known as America250?
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Semiquincentennial
Which 1777 American Revolutionary War victory helped persuade France to ally with the United States?
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Battles of Saratoga
Who was the youngest signer of the engrossed Declaration of Independence?
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Edward Rutledge
What document became the United States’ first constitution when it took effect in 1781?
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Articles of Confederation