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 signer’s oversized signature made his name a U.S. synonym for a signature?
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John Hancock
Which London foundry cast the Liberty Bell for Pennsylvania’s State House?
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Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Which battle is generally recognized as the first battle of the American Revolutionary War?
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
What was the first ten-amendment package added to the U.S. Constitution in 1791?
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Bill of Rights
Which U.S. constitutional amendment granted American women the right to vote nationwide?
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Nineteenth Amendment
Which 1775 Massachusetts conflict is commonly identified as the first battle of the American Revolutionary War?
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
Which five-man group drafted the United States Declaration of Independence for Congress in 1776?
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Committee of Five
Which founding document is at the center of the United States’ 250th-anniversary commemoration?
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Declaration of Independence
Where was America250’s official national time capsule scheduled to be buried?
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Philadelphia
What was the 1976 celebration of America’s 200th anniversary called?
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United States Bicentennial
Where was the U.S. Navy’s 2026 Semiquincentennial naval review held?
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New York Harbor
What federal commission did Congress establish in 2016 to plan the United States’ 250th anniversary?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission
What phrase begins the Declaration of Independence’s famous preamble?
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When in the Course of human events
What was Independence Hall called when the Declaration and Constitution were debated there, according to America250 history?
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Pennsylvania State House
What was the Liberty Bell originally called before receiving its famous nickname?
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State House Bell
On what date did the Siege of Yorktown's British surrender ceremony occur?
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October 19, 1781