9179 America's 250th Anniversary (America250) Trivia Questions with Answers
9179 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What was the 1976 national anniversary called that preceded America250?
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United States Bicentennial
Which document begins with the words “We the People” and created the U.S. federal framework?
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United States Constitution
Which U.S. constitutional amendment prohibited denying the vote on the basis of sex?
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Nineteenth Amendment
On what date was the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ratified?
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December 6, 1865
At which Utah location did the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads meet in 1869?
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Promontory Summit
Which landmark was a gift from France dedicated in New York Harbor in 1886?
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Statue of Liberty
Which U.S. president signed the 1790 law selecting a Potomac River site for the national capital?
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George Washington
What was the name of Philadelphia’s 1876 exposition celebrating the centennial of American independence?
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Centennial Exposition
On what date did the states ratify the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
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December 6, 1865
Which amendment is the first of the ten amendments known as the Bill of Rights?
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First Amendment
On the U.S. flag, what do the 13 stripes represent?
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The original thirteen colonies
Which river did George Washington cross during the 1776 Christmas military operation?
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Delaware River
Which 1848 gathering is widely regarded as the first women's rights convention in the United States?
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Seneca Falls Convention
Which 1787 law created a path to statehood for territories northwest of the Ohio River?
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Northwest Ordinance
Who took the first presidential oath of office under the U.S. Constitution?
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George Washington
Which phrase was added to the Declaration’s title in 1776 to identify the thirteen states as unanimous?
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The unanimous declaration
Who was unanimously elected the first president of the First Continental Congress?
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Peyton Randolph
Which president signed Executive Order 10834, establishing the design of the current 50-star U.S. flag?
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
In the 1776 pamphlet Common Sense, who was the author?
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Thomas Paine
On what date was the United States Constitution signed at Independence Hall, a key America250 landmark?
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September 17, 1787
Who drafted the main text of the Declaration of Independence, central to America250?
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Thomas Jefferson
What is the formal anniversary term used for America250’s 250-year commemoration?
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Semiquincentennial
How much did the Liberty Bell weigh when it was cast?
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2,080 pounds