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 was the United States Constitution signed, an event remembered by America250?
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September 17, 1787
Who presided over the Constitutional Convention, a key event in America's 250th-anniversary story?
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George Washington
Which event began the American Revolutionary War, a conflict remembered in America's 250th-anniversary history?
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
Who wrote most of the first draft of the Declaration of Independence celebrated by America250?
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Thomas Jefferson
What was the name of the United States’ 200th-anniversary celebration that preceded America250?
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United States Bicentennial
In the 1789 first U.S. presidential election commemorated by America250, who won unanimously?
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George Washington
Who is eligible to compete in America250’s America’s Startup competition?
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Undergraduate students
What type of nationwide activity does America250’s America Gives initiative promote?
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Volunteer service
For which future anniversary is America250’s Time Capsule intended to preserve a snapshot of the United States?
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America’s 500th anniversary
What question does America250’s America’s Field Trip contest ask students to answer?
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What does America mean to you?
What was the 1776 building later renamed Independence Hall called when America’s independence was declared?
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Pennsylvania State House
Which organization was established in 2016 to organize America’s 250th anniversary?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission
Which earlier national milestone does America’s 250th anniversary follow by exactly 50 years?
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United States Bicentennial
Which city hosted the first inauguration of George Washington as U.S. president?
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New York City
On what date did the United States formally acquire Alaska from Russia?
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October 18, 1867
On what date did the Continental Congress approve the Articles of Confederation?
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November 15, 1777
Which U.S. president presided over the Statue of Liberty’s dedication in New York Harbor?
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Grover Cleveland
Which French sculptor designed the Statue of Liberty, a symbol linked with American independence?
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Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi