Which document begins with “We the People” and serves as the supreme law of the United States?
Answer
Constitution of the United States
9179 America's 250th Anniversary (America250) Trivia Questions with Answers
9179 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What speech did Abraham Lincoln deliver at the dedication of a military cemetery in 1863?
Answer
Gettysburg Address
Where was the first transcontinental railroad completed in 1869?
Answer
Promontory Summit
What 1803 deal transferred a vast territory from France to the United States?
Answer
Louisiana Purchase
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery nationwide?
Answer
Thirteenth Amendment
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified on August 18, 1920?
Answer
Nineteenth Amendment
On what date did Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation take effect?
Answer
January 1, 1863
What document did delegates adopt at the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention?
Answer
Declaration of Sentiments
What was the official name of the U.S. expedition led by Lewis and Clark from 1804 to 1806?
Answer
Corps of Discovery
Who commanded the British forces that surrendered at Yorktown in 1781?
Answer
Charles Cornwallis
How many stars and stripes appeared on the original Star-Spangled Banner flag from 1814?
Answer
15 stars and 15 stripes
Which founding document of the United States begins with the words “We the People”?
Answer
United States Constitution
Which treaty between Great Britain and the United States formally ended the American Revolutionary War?
Answer
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Which battle is commonly considered the first major battle of the American Revolutionary War?
Answer
Battle of Bunker Hill
Which fort did Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold capture in May 1775?
Answer
Fort Ticonderoga
Which French nobleman became a major American ally during the Revolutionary War?
Answer
Marquis de Lafayette
At which building did George Washington take the presidential oath in 1789?
Answer
Federal Hall
Where was the United States Constitution signed on September 17, 1787?
Answer
Independence Hall
Which 1777 American victory is widely called the turning point of the Revolutionary War?
Answer
Battles of Saratoga
What date is commemorated as the first official adoption of the United States flag?
Answer
June 14, 1777
Who largely wrote the United States Declaration of Independence?
Answer
Thomas Jefferson
What is the formal anniversary term for America250’s 250th celebration?
Answer
United States Semiquincentennial
On what date did America250 commemorate the United States’ 250th anniversary?
Answer
July 4, 2026
Which America250 initiative invited students in grades 3–12 to answer, “What does America mean to you?”
Answer
America’s Field Trip
Which nonprofit serves as the administrative secretariat for the United States Semiquincentennial Commission?
Answer
American Battlefield Trust
Which federal law authorized the United States’ 2026 semiquincentennial coin program?
Answer
Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020