What event does Juneteenth commemorate in United States history?
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Emancipation in Texas
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 agreement, known as the Great Compromise, created a two-house Congress at the 1787 Constitutional Convention?
Answer
Connecticut Compromise
What was the name of Philadelphia’s 1926 exposition honoring the 150th anniversary of U.S. independence?
Answer
Sesquicentennial Exposition
What territory did the 1787 Northwest Ordinance organize as the new nation’s first incorporated territory?
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Northwest Territory
What is the formal name of America250’s 2026 observance?
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United States Semiquincentennial
On what date will the United States hold its America250 anniversary?
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July 4, 2026
What phrase names the theme of the 2026 Semiquincentennial dime?
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Liberty over Tyranny
Which historical figure appears on the obverse of the 2026 Revolutionary War quarter?
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George Washington
For America's 250th anniversary, what was the first U.S. national monument?
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Devils Tower
For America's 250th anniversary, where was the U.S. Constitution signed in 1787?
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Independence Hall
For America's 250th anniversary, on what date was the Statue of Liberty dedicated?
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October 28, 1886
For America's 250th anniversary, what is the official national anthem of the United States?
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The Star-Spangled Banner
Which 1778 alliance did the American victory at Saratoga help secure during the Revolutionary War?
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Treaty of Alliance (1778)
For America's 250th anniversary, which document replaced the Articles of Confederation in 1789?
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United States Constitution
For America's 250th anniversary, which war ended with the Treaty of Paris signed in 1783?
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American Revolutionary War
For America's 250th anniversary, who became the first U.S. president in 1789?
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George Washington
For America's 250th anniversary, which treaty officially recognized U.S. independence from Great Britain?
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Treaty of Paris (1783)
For America250, what date did Congress approve the first official U.S. flag design?
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June 14, 1777
Which U.S. anniversary in 1976 was the direct predecessor to America250?
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United States Bicentennial
Who was the principal drafter of the United States Constitution’s Virginia Plan?
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James Madison
Which British general surrendered at Yorktown in 1781, a turning point remembered during America250?
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Charles Cornwallis
What was the name of the glass pavilion to which Philadelphia moved the Liberty Bell in 1976?
Answer
Liberty Bell Pavilion
Which 1976 United States Bicentennial coin showed the Liberty Bell superimposed on the Moon?
Answer
Eisenhower dollar
Which congressional body was established in 2016 to organize the United States' 250th anniversary?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission