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 1787 Philadelphia gathering created the U.S. Constitution, a founding milestone featured in America250 history?
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Constitutional Convention
Which April 1775 battles are recognized as the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War, remembered in America250 history?
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
What was the name of Disney’s parade created for the 1976 United States Bicentennial?
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America on Parade
Which military rank did Congress confer posthumously on George Washington during the United States Bicentennial?
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General of the Armies
Which document served as the first written constitution of the United States in the history marked by America250?
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Articles of Confederation
Which 1773 protest is included among the Revolutionary-era milestones leading into America250?
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Boston Tea Party
Which group prepared the draft of the Declaration of Independence commemorated by America250?
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Committee of Five
What was the name of America’s 200th-anniversary celebration in 1976, the predecessor to America250?
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United States Bicentennial
What term names America's 250th anniversary, celebrated nationally in 2026?
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Semiquincentennial
Which founding document's adoption is commemorated by America's 250th anniversary in 2026?
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Declaration of Independence
At which foundry was the Bicentennial Bell cast for the United States’ 1976 anniversary?
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Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Which place is scheduled to hold America’s Time Capsule for the United States Semiquincentennial?
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Independence National Historical Park
Which 2026 semiquincentennial quarter theme commemorates Abraham Lincoln’s famous 1863 speech?
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Gettysburg Address
For America250, which city was the U.S. national capital from 1789 to 1790?
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New York City
In the history commemorated by America250, on what date was the U.S. Constitution signed?
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September 17, 1787
What is the America250 student program asking young people what America means to them?
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America’s Field Trip
What is the national volunteer-service initiative connected with America250?
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America Gives
Which nonprofit became the secretariat supporting the America250 Commission?
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American Battlefield Trust
Which law authorized temporary circulating-coin redesigns for the United States Semiquincentennial?
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Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020
Which body did Congress establish in 2016 to plan the United States Semiquincentennial?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission
Which document's 250th anniversary is commemorated by the United States Semiquincentennial?
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Declaration of Independence