Which 2020 U.S. law authorized semiquincentennial coins for the 250th anniversary?
Answer
Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act
9179 America's 250th Anniversary (America250) Trivia Questions with Answers
9179 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
On what date did the Boston Tea Party take place before American independence?
Answer
December 16, 1773
What was the first United States expedition to cross the Louisiana Purchase called?
Answer
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Where did George Washington take the oath as the first United States president?
Answer
Federal Hall
What was the actual hill where the Battle of Bunker Hill was mainly fought?
Answer
Breed's Hill
What document became the first governing constitution of the United States during the Revolutionary War?
Answer
Articles of Confederation
Which 1777 American victory helped persuade France to enter the Revolutionary War against Britain?
Answer
Battle of Saratoga
When did Congress ratify the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
Answer
January 14, 1784
What document served as the United States' first constitution during the founding era?
Answer
Articles of Confederation
In Thomas Paine's 1776 pamphlet Common Sense, who was the author?
Answer
Thomas Paine
Which 1789 law organized the federal court system under the new United States Constitution?
Answer
Judiciary Act of 1789
Who drafted the original Declaration of Independence, the document celebrated by America250?
Answer
Thomas Jefferson
In which city was the 1876 Centennial Exposition held?
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Philadelphia
For America250’s Revolutionary War history, on what date did the Boston Tea Party occur?
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December 16, 1773
On what night did George Washington’s army begin crossing the Delaware River before the Battle of Trenton?
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December 25–26, 1776
Who was the commander of NASA’s Apollo 11 mission, the first crewed Moon landing?
Answer
Neil Armstrong
What traveling exhibition toured the United States during the 1976 United States Bicentennial?
Answer
American Freedom Train
Which phrase first appeared as the United States’ name in the Declaration of Independence?
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United States of America