Which Latin phrase was adopted for the Great Seal of the United States in 1782?
Answer
E pluribus unum
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 body approved the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776?
Answer
Second Continental Congress
Which Bible verse is engraved on the Liberty Bell, a symbol linked with America’s founding?
Answer
Leviticus 25:10
What building hosted the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia in 1776?
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Independence Hall
In which city was the 1787 Constitutional Convention held?
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Philadelphia
Which 1777 battles became a major turning point in the American Revolutionary War?
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Battles of Saratoga
Who proposed the Lee Resolution that declared the thirteen American colonies independent?
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Richard Henry Lee
What does the United States Semiquincentennial, celebrated in 2026, mark?
Answer
The 250th anniversary of U.S. independence
Which future U.S. president was the principal drafter of the Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson
On what date did the Boston Tea Party take place during the growing colonial resistance to Britain?
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December 16, 1773
What is the formal name for the United States’ 250th-anniversary observance called America250?
Answer
United States Semiquincentennial
Which U.S. national park was established first, in 1872, creating the world’s first national park?
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Yellowstone National Park
Which federal body, created by Congress in 2016, coordinates the America250 commemoration?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission
What phrase is the motto on the obverse of the Great Seal of the United States?
Answer
E pluribus unum
What was the 1787 agreement that created a two-house U.S. Congress with proportional and equal representation?
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Connecticut Compromise
What community meal initiative did America250 promote for July 5, 2026?
Answer
America’s Potluck
Which body was created by Congress to plan the United States’ 250th-anniversary observances?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission
Which coin showed a colonial drummer on its reverse for the 1976 U.S. Bicentennial?
Answer
Washington quarter
Which U.S. dollar coin featured the Liberty Bell superimposed on the Moon for the 1976 Bicentennial?
Answer
Eisenhower dollar
Which organization was established by Congress in 2016 to plan America's 250th anniversary?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission
Which 1775 battles opened the American Revolutionary War remembered by America250?
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Battles of Lexington and Concord