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 event served as the 2025 soft launch of the United States Semiquincentennial?
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United States Army 250th Anniversary Parade
Which congressional body was created in 2016 to plan America’s 250th anniversary?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission
Which war did the Treaty of Paris of 1783 formally end for the United States?
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American Revolutionary War
What is the official national motto of the United States?
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In God We Trust
What 1803 land deal added about 828,000 square miles to the United States?
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Louisiana Purchase
Which stadium hosted the July 4, 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 match tied to America250 celebrations?
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Lincoln Financial Field
What formal name is used for America250, the United States’ 2026 anniversary celebration?
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United States Semiquincentennial
Which organization served as the America250 commission’s administrative secretariat?
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American Battlefield Trust
On what date did Congress adopt the first official 13-star U.S. flag design?
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June 14, 1777
What name is given to the first printed broadsides of the Declaration of Independence?
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Dunlap broadsides
Which congressional body adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776?
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Second Continental Congress
Which US national park, established in 1872, became the world's first national park?
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Yellowstone National Park
What 1848 gathering issued the Declaration of Sentiments, an early landmark in the US women’s rights movement?
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Seneca Falls Convention
Which institution was founded in 1846 from James Smithson’s bequest to increase and diffuse knowledge?
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Smithsonian Institution
Which expedition explored much of the Louisiana Purchase after the United States acquired it?
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
Who was the first president of the United States, a foundational figure commemorated by America250?
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George Washington
Which date marks the British surrender at Yorktown, a turning point in the American Revolution?
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October 19, 1781