9179 America's 250th Anniversary (America250) Trivia Questions with Answers
9179 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
How many states had to ratify the U.S. Constitution before it took effect?
Answer
Nine states
Which 1783 treaty formally ended the American Revolutionary War?
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Treaty of Paris
Where did the 1787 Constitutional Convention take place?
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Philadelphia
Which city was the first U.S. capital under the Constitution?
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New York City
What term describes the United States’ 250th anniversary in 2026?
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Semiquincentennial
Which U.S. president issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863?
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Abraham Lincoln
Which state was the first to ratify the U.S. Constitution?
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Delaware
Who delivered the Gettysburg Address in Pennsylvania in November 1863?
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Abraham Lincoln
Which country sold Alaska to the United States in 1867?
Answer
Russia
Which amendment, ratified in 1920, guaranteed U.S. women the constitutional right to vote?
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Nineteenth Amendment
What 1803 acquisition nearly doubled the territory of the United States?
Answer
Louisiana Purchase
Who became the first president of the United States under the Constitution?
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George Washington
Which city served as the United States capital from 1790 to 1800?
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Philadelphia
Which French sculptor designed the Statue of Liberty, a symbol associated with the United States?
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Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
Which treaty formally recognized United States independence from Great Britain in 1783?
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Treaty of Paris
Which battle's 1781 surrender effectively ended major fighting in the American Revolutionary War?
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Siege of Yorktown
Who wrote the original draft of the United States Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson
Which body adopted the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776?
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Second Continental Congress
What is the name for the United States' 250th anniversary, celebrated on July 4, 2026?
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Semiquincentennial