What was the name of Philadelphia’s exposition celebrating 150 years of American independence in 1926?
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Sesquicentennial Exposition
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 were the first United States Semiquincentennial commissioners sworn in in 2018?
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Independence Hall
Which founding document adopted on July 4, 1776, does America250 commemorate?
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United States Declaration of Independence
What term describes the United States' 250th anniversary, celebrated by America250?
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Semiquincentennial
What was the name of the December 1773 protest in Boston Harbor against British tea policies?
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Boston Tea Party
Which 1848 treaty ended the Mexican–American War and transferred vast western lands to the United States?
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Which 1775 battles are commonly considered the first military engagements of the American Revolution?
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Lexington and Concord
What was the name of the Continental Army's first national flag?
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Grand Union Flag
What 1776 pamphlet by Thomas Paine argued for American independence?
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Common Sense
On what date will the United States observe its 250th anniversary in 2026?
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July 4, 2026
Which founding document’s adoption does America250 commemorate?
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Declaration of Independence
What was the name of Philadelphia’s 1876 world’s fair celebrating the United States centennial?
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Centennial Exposition
Which Declaration of Independence signer was the oldest at age 70?
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Benjamin Franklin
How many states had to ratify the Constitution before it could take effect?
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Nine states
On what date was the Declaration of Independence primarily signed?
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August 2, 1776
Where was the Declaration of Independence adopted, a founding event remembered by America250?
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Independence Hall
Which 2020 law authorized special circulating coin designs for the United States Semiquincentennial?
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Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020
Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence, whose adoption America250 commemorates?
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Thomas Jefferson
What federal body was created in 2016 to organize the United States’ 250th-anniversary observance?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission