Which 1964 federal law prohibited segregation in public accommodations and banned employment discrimination?
Answer
Civil Rights Act of 1964
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 1863 wartime proclamation declared enslaved people free in areas rebelling against the United States?
Answer
Emancipation Proclamation
What 1803 land deal did the United States purchase from France, nearly doubling its territory?
Answer
Louisiana Purchase
Which amendment limits a U.S. president to two elected terms in office?
Answer
Twenty-second Amendment
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave American women a nationwide constitutional voting guarantee?
Answer
Nineteenth Amendment
Who created the 1754 political cartoon Join, or Die, urging colonial unity?
Answer
Benjamin Franklin
On what date did the Battle of Trenton take place during the American Revolutionary War?
Answer
December 26, 1776
Which 1778 treaty formed a defensive alliance between the United States and France?
Answer
Treaty of Alliance (1778)
Which 1775 battle, named for a Massachusetts hill, was fought during the Siege of Boston?
Answer
Battle of Bunker Hill
On what date did the First Continental Congress convene at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia?
Answer
September 5, 1774
Under the Connecticut Compromise, how many senators would each U.S. state receive?
Answer
Two senators per state
On what date did the Boston Tea Party take place during the buildup to America's Revolution?
Answer
December 16, 1773
Which train toured the 48 contiguous U.S. states in 1975–76 as a traveling exhibit for the American Bicentennial?
Answer
American Freedom Train
What is the official name of the federal commission organizing America250?
Answer
United States Semiquincentennial Commission
Where did the Bicentennial Wagon Train Pilgrimage end on July 4, 1976?
Answer
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
What title did Congress grant George Washington effective July 4, 1976, during the U.S. Bicentennial?
Answer
General of the Armies
What CBS television series presented short historical vignettes for the 1976 Bicentennial?
Answer
The Bicentennial Minute
Who designed the United States Bicentennial logo that preceded America250?
Answer
Bruce Blackburn