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 dual date appeared on United States Semiquincentennial coinage?
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1776–2026
Which U.S. military branch was founded on November 10, 1775, reaching 250 years during America250?
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United States Marine Corps
Which 1976 national anniversary did America250 follow in the United States?
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Bicentennial
Which body adopted the Declaration of Independence, whose 1776 anniversary America250 commemorates?
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Second Continental Congress
What was the first American flag used by the United Colonies before the 1777 Stars and Stripes?
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Grand Union Flag
Which British monarch visited the United States during the 1976 Bicentennial celebrations?
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Queen Elizabeth II
What law authorized the 2026 U.S. semiquincentennial coin program celebrated by America250?
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Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020
Whose painting was engraved on the reverse of the 1976 reissued $2 bill?
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John Trumbull's Declaration of Independence
Which building appears on the reverse of the 1976 Bicentennial half dollar?
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Independence Hall
What was the name of the world’s fair held in Philadelphia for the United States’ 150th anniversary in 1926?
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Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition
Which congressional body was created to organize the United States’ 250th anniversary celebration?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission
Who designed the logo used for the United States Bicentennial celebration?
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Bruce Blackburn
What was the name of America250’s national volunteering effort?
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America Gives
What term beginning with “semi-” names America’s 250th anniversary?
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Semiquincentennial
What symbol appears as the privy mark on United States semiquincentennial coins?
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Liberty Bell
What anniversary follows America250 in the United States’ planned sequence?
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Tricentennial
Which nonprofit became the administrative secretariat for America250 in 2018?
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American Battlefield Trust
Which federal commission coordinates the congressional America250 commemoration?
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United States Semiquincentennial Commission
Where did America250 bury America’s Time Capsule on July 4, 2026?
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Independence National Historical Park
Who was the youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence honored by America250?
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Edward Rutledge
What founding document’s signing anniversary is America250 commemorating?
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Declaration of Independence