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 battle in October 1781 marked the last major military campaign of the American Revolutionary War?
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Battle of Yorktown
At what Utah site did the 1869 Golden Spike ceremony join the first transcontinental railroad?
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Promontory Summit
Who became the first president of the United States at the April 30, 1789 inauguration?
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George Washington
Who resigned as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army in Annapolis in 1783?
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George Washington
For America's 250th anniversary, which document adopted on July 4, 1776 declared the Thirteen Colonies independent?
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Declaration of Independence
Which 1787 law created a government framework for U.S. territory north and west of the Ohio River?
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Northwest Ordinance
On what date did colonists carry out the Boston Tea Party?
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December 16, 1773
Who was the first president of the United States, inaugurated in New York City in 1789?
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George Washington
On what date did Congress enact the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
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July 13, 1787
Which amendment, ratified in 1791, protects freedom of speech in the United States?
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First Amendment
Who designed the reverse of the United States Bicentennial quarter?
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Jack L. Ahr
Which 1778 treaty made France a formal military ally of the United States?
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Treaty of Alliance
Which document opens with the words “We the People”?
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United States Constitution
Which president signed the Louisiana Purchase treaty for the United States in 1803?
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Thomas Jefferson
Which inventor demonstrated an early telephone at Philadelphia’s 1876 Centennial Exposition?
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Alexander Graham Bell
Who painted The Spirit of ’76, the patriotic artwork associated with America’s 1876 Centennial?
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Archibald Willard
Which Pennsylvania site became the 283rd unit of the U.S. National Park System on July 4, 1976, during the Bicentennial?
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Valley Forge National Historical Park