Which 1774 meeting brought delegates from 12 colonies together in Philadelphia to respond to the Intolerable Acts?
Answer
First Continental Congress
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 biblical reference is inscribed on Philadelphia’s Liberty Bell?
Answer
Leviticus 25:10
Where did delegates sign the United States Constitution on September 17, 1787?
Answer
Independence Hall
How tall is the Washington Monument, measured from the ground to its aluminum cap?
Answer
555 feet 5⅛ inches
Which 1778 treaty formally created the Franco-American alliance during the American Revolutionary War?
Answer
Treaty of Alliance
What was the first governing document of the United States, adopted by the Continental Congress in 1777?
Answer
Articles of Confederation
For how much did Russia sell Alaska to the United States in 1867?
Answer
$7.2 million
On what dates did George Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River occur during the American Revolution?
Answer
December 25–26, 1776
What number of stars and stripes appeared on the U.S. flag in 1795, during the early America250 story?
Answer
15 stars and 15 stripes
Who became the first president of the United States, a milestone remembered in America250 history?
Answer
George Washington
Which 1776 document’s engrossed parchment copy was signed primarily on August 2, 1776, in the history commemorated by America250?
Answer
Declaration of Independence
What is the standard name for the April 19, 1775 opening engagement of the American Revolutionary War in Massachusetts?
Answer
Battles of Lexington and Concord
On what date did the United States and France sign the Treaty of Alliance of 1778?
Answer
February 6, 1778
Which 1777 battles persuaded France to ally formally with the American revolutionaries?
Answer
The Battles of Saratoga
On what date did Britain’s Parliament pass the Stamp Act of 1765?
Answer
March 22, 1765
Which treaty formally ended the American Revolutionary War, a milestone included in America250 history?
Answer
Treaty of Paris (1783)
America250 marks the 250th anniversary of which national event on July 4, 2026?
Answer
U.S. Declaration of Independence
On what date did the Continental Congress adopt the 1777 Flag Resolution?
Answer
June 14, 1777
Who was the principal author of the Massachusetts Constitution of 1780?
Answer
John Adams
What phrase did the Lee Resolution declare the American colonies to be on July 2, 1776?
Answer
Free and independent states
How many stars and stripes appeared on the U.S. flag that inspired “The Star-Spangled Banner”?
Answer
15 stars and 15 stripes
What congressional body coordinates the United States Semiquincentennial?
Answer
United States Semiquincentennial Commission
What is the standard name for America’s 250th anniversary celebrated by America250?
Answer
Semiquincentennial
Which museum opened its new building on July 1, 1976, ahead of America’s Bicentennial?
Answer
National Air and Space Museum
For America250, on what date did Congress officially approve the name “United States of America”?
Answer
September 9, 1776