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 is the signed Declaration of Independence displayed during the America250 era?
Answer
National Archives
Which legislative body adopted the Declaration of Independence celebrated by America250?
Answer
Second Continental Congress
What is the formal historical term for the United States’ 250th anniversary in 2026?
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Semiquincentennial
Which U.S. president was first inaugurated in Washington, D.C.?
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Thomas Jefferson
At the 1787 Constitutional Convention, who introduced the Virginia Plan?
Answer
Edmund Randolph
Which city hosted the first session of the U.S. Congress under the Constitution?
Answer
New York City
What building hosted the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia in 1774?
Answer
Carpenters' Hall
Where did Abraham Lincoln deliver the Gettysburg Address in 1863?
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Gettysburg National Cemetery
On what lunar plain did Apollo 11 land in 1969?
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Sea of Tranquility
From which camp did the Lewis and Clark Expedition depart in May 1804?
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Camp Dubois
On what date did delegates primarily sign the engrossed Declaration of Independence?
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August 2, 1776
Who drafted the original text of the United States Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson
For America250’s Revolutionary War timeline, on what date did the British surrender at Yorktown?
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October 19, 1781
For America250’s Revolutionary War timeline, on what date was the Treaty of Paris signed?
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September 3, 1783
Which organization did Congress establish in 2016 to plan the United States’ 250th anniversary?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission
Where did the Second Continental Congress adopt the Declaration of Independence in 1776?
Answer
Independence Hall
Which 1776 document’s adoption is commemorated by America250?
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Declaration of Independence
What is the official name of America250’s 250th-anniversary observance?
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United States Semiquincentennial