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 U.S. national park, established in 1872, was the first national park and remains part of America's 250-year story?
Answer
Yellowstone National Park
On the modern U.S. flag displayed for America's 250th anniversary, what do the 13 stripes represent?
Answer
The original thirteen colonies
Which document was the first U.S. governing framework before the Constitution?
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Articles of Confederation
Which military force did the Second Continental Congress create on June 14, 1775?
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Continental Army
Which U.S. president is the only one born on Independence Day?
Answer
Calvin Coolidge
Which U.S. president authorized the Louisiana Purchase in 1803?
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Thomas Jefferson
What 1848 meeting is widely regarded as the first U.S. women's rights convention?
Answer
Seneca Falls Convention
Which 1787 convention drafted the Constitution of the United States?
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Constitutional Convention
On what date was the Battle of Bunker Hill fought during the Siege of Boston?
Answer
June 17, 1775
What was the first national park in the United States, a landmark of the country’s heritage before America250?
Answer
Yellowstone National Park
Which document adopted by Congress in 1776 is commemorated by the United States' 250th anniversary?
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Declaration of Independence
Which battles opened the American Revolutionary War, a conflict remembered during America’s 250th anniversary?
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
Which organization, established in 2016, leads the congressional America250 effort?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission
Which 2020 law authorized redesigned circulating coins for America’s 250th anniversary?
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Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act
Which federal standards agency partnered with America250 on America’s Time Capsule?
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National Institute of Standards and Technology