What is the height of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C.?
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555 feet 5⅛ inches
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 event on December 25–26, 1776, preceded the Continental Army’s victory at Trenton?
Answer
Washington's crossing of the Delaware River
Which battle is widely regarded as the first major military action of the American Revolutionary War?
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
On what date was the Treaty of Paris that recognized U.S. independence signed?
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September 3, 1783
Which phrase did the Declaration of Independence use for the colonies after separation from Britain?
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Free and independent states
What earlier name did Independence Hall have when Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence?
Answer
Pennsylvania State House
What was the name of the first written framework of U.S. government, replaced by the Constitution remembered in America250?
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Articles of Confederation
On what date did the Boston Tea Party occur, an early protest remembered during America250?
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December 16, 1773
Which newspaper first published the Declaration of Independence after its 1776 adoption?
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The Pennsylvania Evening Post
What is the formal historical term for America250’s 250th anniversary?
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Semiquincentennial
What was the nickname of Karen Steele, born seconds after midnight on July 4, 1976?
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Bicentennial Baby
What was the name of the train that carried historical artifacts on a 25,388-mile 1975–76 Bicentennial tour?
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American Freedom Train
What 1777 broadside was the first to publish the names of the Declaration’s signers?
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Goddard Broadside
At which bridge did Patriot militia confront British troops during the Battle of Concord?
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Old North Bridge
What building hosted the 1787 Constitutional Convention and the signing of the U.S. Constitution?
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Independence Hall
Which 2016 federal law established the United States Semiquincentennial Commission for America’s 250th anniversary?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016
What was the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition officially classified as in the United States?
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First official world’s fair
What highest U.S. Army rank was posthumously awarded to George Washington during the 1976 Bicentennial?
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General of the Armies
Which phrase from the Declaration of Independence is especially associated with its natural-rights argument?
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Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
Which delegate was the chief draftsman of the final United States Constitution text?
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Gouverneur Morris
What national emblem did the Continental Congress adopt on June 20, 1782?
Answer
Great Seal of the United States
What governing document created the first national government of the United States?
Answer
Articles of Confederation