Which battle in October 1777 is widely considered a turning point in the American Revolution?
Answer
Battle of Saratoga
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 1783 treaty formally ended the American Revolutionary War, a milestone remembered by America250?
Answer
Treaty of Paris (1783)
In America250 terminology, what word names a 250th anniversary?
Answer
Semiquincentennial
Who wrote “The New Colossus,” the poem inscribed at the Statue of Liberty?
Answer
Emma Lazarus
What was the name of the giant Liberty Bell replica made for the 1976 U.S. Bicentennial?
Answer
Bicentennial Bell
What working title did Thomas Paine first consider for Common Sense?
Answer
Plain Truth
Which 1803 land deal nearly doubled the United States, a later milestone in America250 history?
Answer
Louisiana Purchase
Who commanded the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War commemorated by America250?
Answer
George Washington
Which 1775 battle was fought mainly on Breed's Hill during the Siege of Boston?
Answer
Battle of Bunker Hill
Which amendment gave women the constitutional right to vote across the United States in 1920?
Answer
Nineteenth Amendment
Which U.S. national park was established first, in 1872, after being signed into law by President Grant?
Answer
Yellowstone National Park
Which event on December 16, 1773 protested British tea policy in colonial Boston?
Answer
Boston Tea Party
On what date did delegates sign the U.S. Constitution at Philadelphia’s Independence Hall?
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September 17, 1787
How many people did the first U.S. census count in 1790?
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3,929,214
Who chaired the committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence celebrated by America250?
Answer
Thomas Jefferson
On what date does America250 mark the United States’ 250th Independence Day?
Answer
July 4, 2026
Which document does America's 250th anniversary commemorate most directly?
Answer
Declaration of Independence
What is the traditional name for the United States’ 250th anniversary, celebrated by America250 in 2026?
Answer
Semiquincentennial