Saturday, July 25, 2026 · america_250

America 250 · Puerto Rico — July 25

5 questions · 1000 points possible. Below are the prompts, hints, and target locations from this pack.

On July 25, 1898 U.S. troops landed at Guánica, Puerto Rico. Fifty-four years later, on July 25, 1952, the island became a U.S. commonwealth. Today's pack walks American territories — places where stars and stripes fly but full statehood doesn't follow.

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  1. 01

    Drop a pin on the Puerto Rican capital where the commonwealth's constitution took effect on July 25, 1952.

    Calle General Pershing — San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States

    Target
    18.4655°, -66.1057°
    Cap
    932 mi
    Weight
    200 pts
  2. 02

    Drop a pin on the U.S. Virgin Islands harbor America bought from Denmark in 1917 — a Caribbean territory still in U.S. hands.

    Charlotte Amalie West, United States Virgin Islands, United States

    Target
    18.3419°, -64.9307°
    Cap
    932 mi
    Weight
    200 pts
  3. 03

    Drop a pin on the Northern Mariana Islands' capital — a U.S. commonwealth in the Western Pacific.

    Naftan — Northern Mariana Islands, United States

    Target
    15.1268°, 145.7541°
    Cap
    932 mi
    Weight
    200 pts
  4. 04

    Drop a pin on the American Samoa harbor that's been a U.S. territory since 1900 — a Pacific island where American football is a national obsession.

    Target
    -14.2774°, -170.7025°
    Cap
    932 mi
    Weight
    200 pts
  5. 05

    Drop a pin on the unincorporated U.S. island in the Pacific that hosts a strategic air base — acquired in 1898 after the Spanish-American War.

    Target
    13.4443°, 144.7937°
    Cap
    932 mi
    Weight
    200 pts