What word describes the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence celebrated by America250?
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Semiquincentennial
9179 America's 250th Anniversary (America250) Trivia Questions with Answers
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Which 1775 battles marked the first major fighting of the American Revolutionary War?
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
What army did the Second Continental Congress establish from the colonies’ forces in 1775?
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Continental Army
What 1777 document became the first constitution governing the United States?
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Articles of Confederation
Where was the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention, the first major United States women’s rights convention, held?
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Seneca Falls, New York
On what date did the Confederation Congress ratify the Articles of Confederation?
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March 1, 1781
Which U.S. constitutional amendment established women’s voting rights nationwide?
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Nineteenth Amendment
What was the 1803 U.S. purchase of French territory called?
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Louisiana Purchase
What was the name of the 1776 resolution that formally asserted American independence?
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Lee Resolution
Who was the first U.S. secretary of state under President George Washington?
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Thomas Jefferson
Which London firm cast the Liberty Bell in 1752?
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Lester and Pack
Which protest became famous when colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor in December 1773?
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Boston Tea Party
Which speech is honored by one of the five 2026 America250 semiquincentennial quarter designs?
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Gettysburg Address
At which U.S. government scientific agency was America250’s national time capsule manufactured?
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National Institute of Standards and Technology
Which denomination featured the Liberty Bell and Moon on the 1976 Bicentennial dollar?
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Eisenhower dollar
Where was the Liberty Bell moved for the start of the 1976 United States Bicentennial?
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Liberty Bell Pavilion
What is the standard name for the 250th anniversary of the United States, celebrated through America250?
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Semiquincentennial
What was the name of the train that toured all 48 contiguous states for the 1976 United States Bicentennial?
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American Freedom Train
Which U.S. president signed the law establishing Yellowstone as the world’s first national park?
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Ulysses S. Grant
What was the name of the 1787 proposal for a stronger U.S. national government?
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Virginia Plan
Who proposed the Lee Resolution that Congress adopted on July 2, 1776?
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Richard Henry Lee
Which 1777 law established the original thirteen-stripe design of the United States flag?
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Flag Act of 1777