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 1803 purchase from France approximately doubled the land area of the United States?
Answer
Louisiana Purchase
What collection of essays defended ratification of the U.S. Constitution in 1787–1788?
Answer
The Federalist Papers
On what date did the Second Continental Congress finalize the Articles of Confederation?
Answer
November 15, 1777
Which alliance did the United States form with France after the 1777 Battle of Saratoga?
Answer
Franco-American alliance
Which territory became the 50th U.S. state in 1959?
Answer
Hawaii
Which building is now famous as the site where the Declaration of Independence was adopted?
Answer
Independence Hall
What is the name of the congressional commission behind America250?
Answer
United States Semiquincentennial Commission
In which city will America250’s official national time capsule be buried?
Answer
Philadelphia
Who was the first woman to serve as a justice of the United States Supreme Court?
Answer
Sandra Day O'Connor
How tall is the Washington Monument, including its pyramidion?
Answer
555 feet
What name was given to the 1975–1976 train that carried America's Bicentennial celebration across the United States?
Answer
American Freedom Train
How many stars and stripes are on the current flag of the United States?
Answer
50 stars and 13 stripes
Which Florida city was founded by Pedro Menéndez de Avilés in 1565?
Answer
St. Augustine
What congressional organization coordinates national plans for the United States’ 250th anniversary?
Answer
United States Semiquincentennial Commission
On what date did the United States Declaration of Independence pass in 1776?
Answer
July 4, 1776
What was the name of the first major military action of the American Revolutionary War?
Answer
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Who designed the reverse of the 1976 U.S. Bicentennial dollar coin?
Answer
Dennis R. Williams
Which national park contains Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence was adopted and America250's story begins?
Answer
Independence National Historical Park
Which city did the America250 commission law list with Boston, Philadelphia, and New York as a leading historical city?
Answer
Charleston, South Carolina
What law authorized the U.S. Mint's special 2026 semiquincentennial coin redesigns?
Answer
Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020
Who was the U.S. president when Philadelphia's 1926 Sesquicentennial Exposition opened?
Answer
Calvin Coolidge