Flag Quiz

1.
The original American flag has thirteen stars in a circle. The stars, which represent colonies, are in a circle so no colony would be the “first colony”.

2.
It looks like there’s about to be a rainstorm in your area, and the American flag flying outside your house is plain cotton instead of an all-weather version. What should you do?

3.
The first official U.S. flag had:

4.
According to the U.S. Flag Code, the U.S. flag should never be:

5.
You’re flying the U.S. flag vertically, hanging it from your window down the side of your building. Where should the ‘union’ (the blue field of stars) be if you’re standing in front of the flag admiring your handiwork?

6.
The Continental Congress approved the design of the first official U.S. flag on:

7.
When people are buried with military honors, the American flags draping their caskets are buried with them.

8.
Who gave the flag the nickname, “Old Glory”?

9.
You’re flying an American flag at half staff for a time of mourning. During this grieving period, the flag will never rise to full staff?

10.
You’re planning a political function, and you want the speaker’s podium to look suitably patriotic. What’s a correct way to decorate the podium and the stage?