Atlantic Trivia: America’s Centennial
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More celebration of America’s 250th birthday will come in the July issue, but for our last trivia from June’s edition, Jake Lundberg looks back at how the country commemorated its 100th.
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The United States celebrated its centennial with a grand exhibition in what city that served longest as the nation’s capital before Washington, D.C., permanently assumed the role?
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About the Author
Drew Goins is a senior editor and the creator of The Atlantic’s daily trivia game, Rabbithole. Before joining The Atlantic in 2025, Drew was a newsletter writer and editor for The Washington Post’s Opinions section. He is a 12-game player on the quiz show Jeopardy.