What major Philadelphia exposition marked the United States centennial in 1876?
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Centennial Exposition
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 historic agreement is depicted on one of the five 2026 America250 quarter designs?
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Mayflower Compact
On what date did the special Times Square Ball drop count down to America250?
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July 3, 2026
Which city was scheduled to host Sail250 from July 4 to July 8, 2026?
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New York City
On what date is America’s Time Capsule scheduled to be unearthed?
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July 4, 2276
What term names a 250th anniversary such as America's America250 celebration?
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Semiquincentennial
Which speech is commemorated by one of the five 2026 America250 quarters?
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Gettysburg Address
Which landmark appears on the reverse of the 2026 America250 quarter honoring the U.S. Constitution?
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Independence Hall
Which 1976 national anniversary preceded America250 as the United States' 200th anniversary?
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United States Bicentennial
What phrase is inscribed on the Liberty Bell, an iconic symbol linked to America250?
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Proclaim LIBERTY Throughout all the Land
Which document's adoption in 1776 is commemorated by the United States' America250 anniversary?
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Declaration of Independence
Which 1781 battle ended with the largest British field army surrender of the American Revolutionary War?
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Battle of Yorktown
What are the first three words of the United States Constitution?
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We the People
On what date did delegates sign the United States Constitution, a key America250-era founding milestone?
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September 17, 1787
Who was the first United States secretary of the treasury under President George Washington?
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Alexander Hamilton
Which 1787 law organized the first federal territory of the United States northwest of the Ohio River?
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Northwest Ordinance
On what date did Congress approve the Articles of Confederation for state ratification?
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November 15, 1777
Which federal commission organized the America250 celebration after its creation in 2016?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission
Which 1976 national celebration marked the 200th anniversary that America250 will follow 50 years later?
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United States Bicentennial
What phrase begins the Declaration of Independence, the founding document at the heart of America250?
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When in the Course of human events
At which 1848 New York event was the Declaration of Sentiments adopted?
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Seneca Falls Convention