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 1781 battle was the last major military conflict of the American Revolutionary War?
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Siege of Yorktown
Which 1776 document is commemorated by the United States Semiquincentennial?
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Declaration of Independence
Which biblical verse is cited in the Liberty Bell's inscription?
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Leviticus 25:10
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects freedom of speech?
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First Amendment
What song did the United States officially adopt as its national anthem in 1931?
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The Star-Spangled Banner
Who designed the original plan for Washington, D.C., the U.S. capital established in 1790?
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Pierre Charles L’Enfant
What phrase appears at the beginning of the Liberty Bell’s inscription?
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Proclaim liberty
Which London foundry cast the Liberty Bell associated with American independence?
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Whitechapel Bell Foundry
What three-word phrase begins the Preamble to the United States Constitution?
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We the People
What do the 13 stripes on the United States flag symbolize in America250’s founding-era history?
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The original thirteen colonies
At the 1781 Battle of Yorktown, which British commander surrendered to the American and French forces?
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Charles Cornwallis
What alliance did the United States sign with France in 1778 during the Revolutionary War?
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Treaty of Alliance
Which 1776 document named Thomas Jefferson as its principal drafter?
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Declaration of Independence
Which April 1775 battles marked the opening major clashes of the American Revolutionary War?
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
Which 1787 law established a system for governing U.S. territories northwest of the Ohio River?
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Northwest Ordinance
Which 1774 meeting of colonial delegates coordinated resistance to British policies before the American Revolution?
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First Continental Congress
Who designed the United States Capitol dome completed during the American Civil War?
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Thomas Ustick Walter
Which colony ratified the first state constitution in American history?
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New Hampshire
What opening phrase appears on the Liberty Bell’s biblical inscription?
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Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land
On what date was the Declaration of Independence first publicly read in 1776?
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July 8, 1776