9179 America's 250th Anniversary (America250) Trivia Questions with Answers
9179 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
For America250, who wrote the 1814 poem that became the lyrics of the U.S. national anthem?
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Francis Scott Key
For America250, what name is given to the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution?
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Bill of Rights
Which 1787 document created the federal government celebrated by America250?
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United States Constitution
Which U.S. president is honored as the nation’s first in America250 history?
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George Washington
Which organization did Congress establish in 2016 to lead planning for America250?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission
What was the name of the 1976 celebration that America250 will follow as the next major U.S. anniversary?
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United States Bicentennial
Which document’s adoption does America250 commemorate as the founding anniversary of the United States?
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Declaration of Independence
Which British general surrendered at Yorktown on October 19, 1781?
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Charles Cornwallis
In the United States’ America250 story, which document begins with the words “We the People”?
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Constitution of the United States
Which treaty ended the American Revolutionary War in the historical story America250 commemorates?
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Treaty of Paris (1783)
Which 1775 battles are widely regarded as the opening clashes of the American Revolutionary War highlighted by America250?
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
At which lunar location did Apollo 11 land, a milestone in the American story celebrated by America250?
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Sea of Tranquility
What was the first U.S. national park, a landmark in America250’s conservation history?
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Yellowstone National Park
Which law outlawed segregation in public accommodations during the civil-rights history remembered by America250?
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
Which speech is commemorated by a 2026 America250 quarter design?
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Gettysburg Address
Which body adopted the Declaration of Independence, whose anniversary America250 commemorated in 2026?
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Second Continental Congress
What was the previous U.S. national anniversary observance before the 2026 Semiquincentennial?
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United States Bicentennial
Which organization did Congress establish in 2016 to organize the United States Semiquincentennial?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission
Under the 1790 Residence Act, which city became the permanent U.S. capital in 1800?
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Washington, D.C.
What English song supplied the melody for the U.S. national anthem?
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The Anacreontic Song
On what date was the Treaty of Paris of 1783 signed?
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September 3, 1783
On what date did Yellowstone National Park become the first U.S. national park?
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March 1, 1872
Which 1778 treaty formalized the military alliance between the United States and France?
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Treaty of Alliance
Where was the 1876 Centennial Exposition, held for America’s 100th anniversary?
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Philadelphia
What compromise created the two-house Congress at the 1787 Constitutional Convention?
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Connecticut Compromise
Which 1787 law organized U.S. territories northwest of the Ohio River and prohibited slavery there?
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Northwest Ordinance