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 first United States census count the national population?
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August 2, 1790
What 1863 wartime order declared enslaved people in Confederate-held areas to be free?
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Emancipation Proclamation
What 1773 protest in Boston helped set the stage for the independence celebrated by America250?
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Boston Tea Party
Which 2020 law authorized United States semiquincentennial coinage for America250?
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Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act
What standard term for a 250th anniversary is used for America250?
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Semiquincentennial
Which building housed the Second Continental Congress when it adopted the Declaration of Independence?
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Pennsylvania State House
Who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson
On what date was the U.S. Constitution signed at Independence Hall?
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September 17, 1787
On what date did General John Burgoyne surrender his army at Saratoga?
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October 17, 1777
On what night did George Washington’s Continental Army cross the Delaware River?
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December 25–26, 1776
Which Virginia siege was the final major land engagement of the American Revolutionary War?
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Siege of Yorktown
Which city served as the U.S. national capital from 1790 until 1800?
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Philadelphia
What theme did the 2026 semiquincentennial dime use for its reverse design?
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Liberty over Tyranny
America250's anniversary commemorates the adoption of which founding document?
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Declaration of Independence
Which federal body was established by Congress in 2016 to organize the United States Semiquincentennial?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission
What is the official term for America's 250th anniversary, as used by the United States Semiquincentennial Commission?
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United States Semiquincentennial
Who composed the melody used for “The Star-Spangled Banner”?
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John Stafford Smith
What building was the first U.S. capitol under the Constitution?
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Federal Hall