On what date did the Boston Massacre take place?
Answer
March 5, 1770
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 battles opened the armed conflict of the American Revolutionary War?
Answer
Lexington and Concord
Which U.S. law created the commission that coordinates America250?
Answer
Public Law 114-196
Who delivered the first presidential inauguration under the United States Constitution?
Answer
George Washington
What 1876 event in Philadelphia became the centerpiece of the United States centennial celebrations?
Answer
Centennial Exposition
On what date did U.S. sovereignty over Alaska become effective after the Alaska Purchase?
Answer
October 18, 1867
What 1774 agreement created a unified colonial boycott of British goods before American independence?
Answer
Continental Association
Which 1775 battle in Charlestown, Massachusetts, saw British forces capture Breed’s Hill after three assaults?
Answer
Battle of Bunker Hill
Which congressional body was established in 2016 to plan the United States’ 250th-anniversary observance?
Answer
United States Semiquincentennial Commission
Which law authorized special circulating coin designs for the United States’ 250th anniversary in 2026?
Answer
Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020
What was the name of the 1976 celebration that marked 200 years of American independence before America250?
Answer
United States Bicentennial
Which body met in Philadelphia in 1774 to coordinate colonial resistance to British policies before independence?
Answer
First Continental Congress
Which treaty, signed on September 3, 1783, officially ended the American Revolutionary War?
Answer
Treaty of Paris
Which April 19, 1775 battles are generally regarded as the first major military actions of the American Revolution?
Answer
Lexington and Concord
What was the name of the first American national flag adopted by the Continental Congress in 1777?
Answer
Stars and Stripes
Where did delegates sign the U.S. Constitution in 1787?
Answer
Philadelphia
Who introduced the Lee Resolution calling for American independence in Congress in 1776?
Answer
Richard Henry Lee
What was the name of Philadelphia’s 1926 event marking 150 years since the Declaration of Independence?
Answer
Sesquicentennial Exposition
Which city became the permanent capital of the United States under the Residence Act of 1790?
Answer
Washington, D.C.
Which federal commission leads the official United States Semiquincentennial commemoration?
Answer
United States Semiquincentennial Commission