Which federal commission, created in 2016, organized the America250 effort?
Answer
United States Semiquincentennial Commission
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 1976 sailing event commemorated the United States Bicentennial with tall ships?
Answer
Operation Sail
Who designed the star logo for the American Revolution Bicentennial celebrated in 1976?
Answer
Bruce N. Blackburn
Which team won Super Bowl X, one of the first major events of the 1976 Bicentennial year?
Answer
Pittsburgh Steelers
On what date did the Continental Congress adopt the first Stars and Stripes flag?
Answer
June 14, 1777
Who wrote the principal draft of the Declaration of Independence?
Answer
Thomas Jefferson
Which denomination’s 1776–1976 U.S. Bicentennial coin showed the Liberty Bell and the Moon?
Answer
Eisenhower dollar
Which federal body planned the United States Semiquincentennial before the America250 celebrations?
Answer
United States Semiquincentennial Commission
What was the name of Philadelphia’s major 1926 celebration of American independence?
Answer
Sesquicentennial Exposition
What was the official name of the Smithsonian’s 12-week summer program at the 1976 Bicentennial?
Answer
Bicentennial Festival of American Folklife
What parade did Disneyland and Walt Disney World present for the United States Bicentennial?
Answer
America on Parade
On what date did Philadelphia’s Centennial Exposition open in 1876?
Answer
May 10, 1876
Which 1876 Philadelphia event was the first official world’s fair held in the United States?
Answer
Centennial Exposition
What NASA facility displayed the United States Bicentennial logo during 1976?
Answer
Vehicle Assembly Building
Which part of the Statue of Liberty was displayed at Philadelphia’s 1876 Centennial Exposition?
Answer
The arm and torch
Who designed the modern United States Bicentennial logo used during the 1976 anniversary?
Answer
Bruce Blackburn
Who was president when Philadelphia’s 1876 Centennial Exposition opened?
Answer
Ulysses S. Grant
Which federal body coordinates the United States’ official semiquincentennial observance?
Answer
United States Semiquincentennial Commission
What building, later called Independence Hall, hosted the 1776 Declaration debate?
Answer
Pennsylvania State House
Where was the planned Great American State Fair for the United States Semiquincentennial to be held?
Answer
Iowa State Fairgrounds
What battle began the American Revolutionary War, a conflict remembered during America250?
Answer
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Which document is the central subject of the United States’ 250th anniversary in 2026?
Answer
Declaration of Independence
What 2020 law allowed the U.S. Mint to redesign coins in 2026 for the America250 era?
Answer
Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act