What word describes America250 as the 250th anniversary of United States independence?
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Semiquincentennial
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 was the first United States secretary of the treasury?
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Alexander Hamilton
Who wrote Federalist No. 10, the famous essay defending a large republic?
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James Madison
Who printed the first broadsides of the Declaration of Independence?
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John Dunlap
Which federal organization was created in 2016 to coordinate the United States’ 250th-anniversary observances?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission
Who drafted the initial version of the Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson
Which America250 education program asks students in grades 3–12, “What does America mean to you?”
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America’s Field Trip
Which city hosted Sail250 from July 4 to July 8, 2026?
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New York City
What was the 2026 America250 tall-ship program called?
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Sail250
What adjective describes the 250th anniversary commemorated by America250?
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Semiquincentennial
Which speech is honored by one of the five America250 quarters issued in 2026?
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Gettysburg Address
Whose portrait appears on the obverse of the America250 Declaration of Independence quarter?
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Thomas Jefferson
Which document was depicted on the first 2026 semiquincentennial quarter released into circulation?
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Mayflower Compact
What was the name of the U.S. anniversary observance held in 1976, 50 years before America250?
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United States Bicentennial
Which founding document is America250 primarily commemorating in 2026?
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Declaration of Independence
Which 2020 law authorized redesigned U.S. coins for America250?
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Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020
Which federal body was created by Congress in 2016 to plan America250?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission
Who wrote Federalist No. 1, the first essay in The Federalist Papers?
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Alexander Hamilton
What 1787 law organized the territory north of the Ohio River and west of Pennsylvania?
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Northwest Ordinance
Which battles on April 19, 1775, are generally regarded as the opening battles of the American Revolutionary War?
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Lexington and Concord
What was the Liberty Bell called before it became known by its famous America250-era name?
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State House Bell