Which five-member committee prepared the Declaration of Independence draft?
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Committee of Five
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 1775 event is recognized as the first military engagement of the American Revolutionary War, commemorated during America250?
Answer
Battles of Lexington and Concord
What governing framework preceded the United States Constitution during the Revolutionary era?
Answer
Articles of Confederation
Who was the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence, a document commemorated by America250?
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Charles Carroll of Carrollton
Which newspaper first published the Declaration of Independence, two days after its adoption celebrated by America250?
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The Pennsylvania Evening Post
Which organization coordinates the United States’ official 250th-anniversary commemoration?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission
For America250, which mission first landed humans on the Moon?
Answer
Apollo 11
For America250, which document adopted on July 4, 1776 is being commemorated?
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Declaration of Independence
When was the Declaration of Independence signed primarily, according to most historians?
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August 2, 1776
Which body adopted the Declaration of Independence in 1776, setting the anniversary date for America250?
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Second Continental Congress
What building in Philadelphia hosted Congress when it approved the Declaration of Independence?
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Independence Hall
On what date did the Continental Congress establish the Continental Marines?
Answer
November 10, 1775
Which event on December 16, 1773, protested Britain's tea tax in Boston?
Answer
Boston Tea Party
Which famous bell was hidden in Allentown during the American Revolution?
Answer
Liberty Bell
What was the name of the 1926 Philadelphia exposition commemorating 150 years of American independence before America250?
Answer
Sesquicentennial Exposition
What historic building in Philadelphia hosted the Declaration’s adoption commemorated by America250?
Answer
Independence Hall