Who painted The Spirit of ’76, the famous patriotic artwork created for America’s 1876 centennial?
Answer
Archibald Willard
9179 America's 250th Anniversary (America250) Trivia Questions with Answers
9179 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Who led the Committee on Style that drafted the Preamble to the United States Constitution?
Answer
Gouverneur Morris
What compromise created equal state representation in the U.S. Senate and population-based representation in the House?
Answer
Connecticut Compromise
When did the Continental Congress approve the Articles of Confederation?
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November 15, 1777
On what date did the Constitutional Convention sign the U.S. Constitution?
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September 17, 1787
What phrase did Abigail Adams use when urging lawmakers to protect women’s rights?
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Remember the Ladies
Who submitted the winning design for the United States Capitol?
Answer
William Thornton
What building, now called Independence Hall, hosted the main signing of the United States Declaration of Independence?
Answer
Pennsylvania State House
Which biblical reference is quoted in the Liberty Bell’s inscription?
Answer
Leviticus 25:10
Which 1803 acquisition greatly expanded the United States and is part of the history America250 surveys?
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Louisiana Purchase
Who wrote the lyrics that became the U.S. national anthem, highlighted in America250 history?
Answer
Francis Scott Key
Where was the United States Constitution signed in 1787, a landmark in America250 history?
Answer
Independence Hall
Which navy defeated the British fleet at the 1781 Battle of the Chesapeake?
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French Navy
For America250, which document became the United States’ first constitution in 1781?
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Articles of Confederation
For America250, which person was the youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence?
Answer
Edward Rutledge
For America250, which phrase is inscribed on Philadelphia’s Liberty Bell?
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Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land
What was the name of Philadelphia’s 1926 world’s fair celebrating the 150th anniversary of U.S. independence?
Answer
Sesquicentennial Exposition
What was the name of the nationwide celebration that marked the United States’ 200th anniversary in 1976?
Answer
United States Bicentennial
Which two images were combined on the reverse of the 1976 U.S. Bicentennial dollar?
Answer
The Liberty Bell and the Moon
What building hosted the first United States Congress in 1789?
Answer
Federal Hall
What posthumous military rank did Congress give George Washington for the 1976 U.S. Bicentennial?
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General of the Armies of the United States
Which earlier national celebration immediately precedes America's 250th anniversary in the United States anniversary sequence?
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United States Bicentennial
What is the official name of the congressional commission created in 2016 to coordinate America's 250th anniversary?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission
What was the name of the memorial dedicated in 1984 to the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence?
Answer
Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence
Which battle was the first major American victory of the Revolutionary War in 1775?
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Battle of Fort Ticonderoga
Which Virginia delegate introduced the Lee Resolution in the Second Continental Congress?
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Richard Henry Lee
What phrase first appeared as the official name of the new nation in the 1776 Declaration of Independence?
Answer
United States of America
What was Independence Hall called when the United States Declaration of Independence was adopted in 1776?
Answer
Pennsylvania State House