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 presented Philadelphia with the Bicentennial Bell during the United States Bicentennial?
Answer
Queen Elizabeth II
What federal commission, created by Congress in 2016, organizes the United States Semiquincentennial celebration?
Answer
United States Semiquincentennial Commission
Which flag flew over Fort McHenry during the 1814 Battle of Baltimore and inspired the U.S. national anthem?
Answer
The Star-Spangled Banner
At which 1781 campaign did British General Cornwallis surrender to American and French forces?
Answer
Siege of Yorktown
Who designed the cast-iron dome of the U.S. Capitol, completed during the Civil War?
Answer
Thomas U. Walter
Which president is depicted on the current United States one-dollar bill?
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George Washington
What is the one-word name for America’s 250th anniversary?
Answer
Semiquincentennial
What event opened the major fighting of the American Revolutionary War in April 1775?
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
Who designed the 50-star United States flag as a high-school project?
Answer
Robert G. Heft
What was the original name of the Liberty Bell before it became known by its famous nickname?
Answer
State House Bell
What was the first frame of government for the United States before the Constitution?
Answer
Articles of Confederation
Which U.S. body coordinates the nation’s America250 celebration?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission
Which five-person committee drafted the Declaration of Independence for Congress?
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Committee of Five
On what date did the Wright brothers make the first successful powered airplane flights?
Answer
December 17, 1903
For America's 250th anniversary, which U.S. president was elected to four terms?
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
For America's 250th anniversary, what was the first U.S. national park, established in 1872?
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Yellowstone National Park
For America's 250th anniversary, who presided over the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
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George Washington
For America's 250th anniversary, what does the United States Bill of Rights comprise?
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The first ten amendments
When did George Washington take the presidential oath at his first inauguration?
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April 30, 1789
What is the official name for the United States’ 250th anniversary celebration, commonly branded America250?
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United States Semiquincentennial
Who commanded the British forces that surrendered at Yorktown, a decisive event in America250 history?
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Charles Cornwallis
What date did the Boston Tea Party take place, a Revolutionary-era event recalled during America250?
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December 16, 1773
Which document governed the United States before the Constitution in America250’s founding history?
Answer
Articles of Confederation
Which U.S. public law created the commission behind America250?
Answer
Public Law 114-196
Which 1976 national celebration preceded America’s 250th anniversary by 50 years?
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United States Bicentennial