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 designed the American Revolution Bicentennial logo used for the 1976 celebration?
Answer
Bruce N. Blackburn
Which 1781 siege led directly to the British surrender in the American Revolutionary War?
Answer
Siege of Yorktown
Who prepared the engrossed parchment of the United States Declaration of Independence?
Answer
Timothy Matlack
How long did the American Freedom Train’s Bicentennial tour last?
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21 months
What train began its 1975 Bicentennial tour from Wilmington, Delaware?
Answer
American Freedom Train
Who was the youngest designer of a United States coin in the 1976 Bicentennial coin competition?
Answer
Dennis R. Williams
Which body voted for independence through the Lee Resolution in 1776, a milestone revisited by America250?
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Second Continental Congress
What was the name of the Philadelphia exposition held for the United States’ 150th anniversary in 1926?
Answer
Sesquicentennial Exposition
On the 2026 America250 quarter series, which document is shown on the third design?
Answer
United States Declaration of Independence
Which law authorized the United States Semiquincentennial coin designs?
Answer
Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020
What nationwide meal event followed the America250 anniversary on July 5, 2026?
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America’s Potluck
Which nonprofit became the secretariat partner for the America250 Commission?
Answer
American Battlefield Trust
What is America250’s national volunteering effort called?
Answer
America Gives
Which 1781 battle ended major fighting in the American Revolutionary War and is recalled by America250?
Answer
Battle of Yorktown
Which battle is recognized as the first major armed clash of the American Revolutionary War, remembered during America250?
Answer
Battles of Lexington and Concord
In which building was the Declaration of Independence signed, a key site for America250?
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Independence Hall
What subject appeared on the first America250 quarter released into circulation in 2026?
Answer
Mayflower Compact
Which organization did Congress establish in 2016 to coordinate the America250 commemoration?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission
What term names America250’s 250th-anniversary celebration of U.S. independence?
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Semiquincentennial
Which federal commission coordinates America250, the United States’ 250th-anniversary celebration?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission