Which French military officer commanded American troops at the Battle of Yorktown alongside George Washington?
Answer
Marquis de Lafayette
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 two founders recast Philadelphia’s Liberty Bell after it cracked?
Answer
John Pass and John Stow
What speech did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver at the Lincoln Memorial in 1963?
Answer
“I Have a Dream”
Who designed the original street plan for Washington, D.C.?
Answer
Pierre Charles L’Enfant
What was the name of the flag used by the Continental forces before the Stars and Stripes?
Answer
Grand Union Flag
Which 1775 engagements are traditionally regarded as the first battles of the American Revolutionary War?
Answer
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Which British general surrendered at Yorktown in 1781, the decisive campaign of the American Revolution?
Answer
Charles Cornwallis
What 1803 acquisition nearly doubled the land area of the United States?
Answer
Louisiana Purchase
What Latin motto appears on the Great Seal of the United States meaning “out of many, one”?
Answer
E pluribus unum
What building, later renamed Independence Hall, hosted Congress when it adopted the Declaration of Independence?
Answer
Pennsylvania State House
On what date did the United States Bicentennial celebrations culminate?
Answer
July 4, 1976
Which siege was the last major military action of the American Revolutionary War?
Answer
Siege of Yorktown
Who delivered the Gettysburg Address in 1863?
Answer
Abraham Lincoln
What is the height of the Washington Monument above ground?
Answer
555 feet
Whose portrait appears on the obverse of the 2026 America250 Constitution quarter?
Answer
James Madison
Which organization coordinates the national United States Semiquincentennial celebration?
Answer
United States Semiquincentennial Commission
What was the original tune of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” later adopted as the U.S. national anthem?
Answer
Anacreon in Heaven
What major 1876 event in Philadelphia anchored the United States Centennial celebrations?
Answer
Centennial Exposition
Which stadium hosted a 2026 FIFA World Cup match on July 4, during America’s 250th anniversary?
Answer
Lincoln Financial Field
Which body passed the Lee Resolution that declared the American colonies independent in 1776?
Answer
Second Continental Congress
What document did Congress approve for state ratification on November 15, 1777, during the founding era celebrated by America250?
Answer
Articles of Confederation
What was the name of the 1976 nationwide celebration marking 200 years since the United States Declaration of Independence?
Answer
United States Bicentennial
Which federal commission, established by Congress in 2016, leads the United States’ America250 commemoration?
Answer
United States Semiquincentennial Commission
Which Washington, D.C., building displays the engrossed Declaration of Independence for America250 visitors?
Answer
National Archives Building