What was the first official U.S. national anthem, adopted in 1931?
Answer
The Star-Spangled Banner
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 1781 event ended the major land fighting of the American Revolution?
Answer
Siege of Yorktown
When did the Articles of Confederation take effect?
Answer
March 1, 1781
On what date did the Boston Massacre occur in the Massachusetts colony?
Answer
March 5, 1770
What was the name of the 1778 pact that formalized the U.S. alliance with France?
Answer
Treaty of Alliance
Which U.S. congressional law established the commission that organized the America250 commemoration?
Answer
Public Law 114-196
Which document did America250 commemorate as the declaration that separated the colonies from Great Britain?
Answer
Declaration of Independence
Which painting by John Trumbull depicts the Declaration’s drafting committee presenting its work, a scene linked to America250?
Answer
Declaration of Independence
What building, now called Independence Hall, hosted the congressional debates behind America250’s 1776 milestone?
Answer
Pennsylvania State House
On what date was the U.S. Constitution signed at the Constitutional Convention?
Answer
September 17, 1787
Which 1775 speech by Patrick Henry ended with the phrase 'Give me liberty, or give me death!'?
Answer
Liberty or Death speech
What was the name of the 1775 colonial military force commanded by George Washington?
Answer
Continental Army
Which 1781 battle is widely regarded as the decisive final major victory of the American Revolution?
Answer
Battle of Yorktown
Which battles are generally recognized as the site of the first shots of the American Revolutionary War?
Answer
Lexington and Concord
For America's 250th anniversary, which document replaced the Articles of Confederation as the U.S. governing framework?
Answer
United States Constitution
For America's 250th anniversary, who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?
Answer
Thomas Jefferson
What was the name of the 1876 Philadelphia event held for America's 100th anniversary?
Answer
Centennial Exposition
In which city did Queen Elizabeth II present the Bicentennial Bell in 1976?
Answer
Philadelphia
What was the name of the 1975–1976 train tour that celebrated the United States Bicentennial?
Answer
American Freedom Train
In the United States Declaration of Independence, where did the Second Continental Congress meet when it adopted the document?
Answer
Pennsylvania State House
The United States Semiquincentennial commemorates which founding document adopted on July 4, 1776?
Answer
Declaration of Independence
Who commanded the French fleet that helped trap the British at Yorktown?
Answer
Comte de Grasse
At which Philadelphia landmark park was America250’s national time capsule buried?
Answer
Independence National Historical Park
Which federal agency built America250’s time capsule for burial at Independence National Historical Park?
Answer
National Institute of Standards and Technology