1. You are at a baseball game as the national anthem is played. A large U.S. flag is flying to your left; to your right, the players are standing and the music is playing. Which way should you face? Straight ahead. Towards the flag at the left. Towards the music at the right. Towards the players at the right, since they’re in the closest thing to a military uniform. 2. Who is said to have made the first American flag? Martha Washington Betsy Ross Francis Hopkinson Mary Pickersgill 3. Officially, why is the flag red, white and blue? Courage, purity, and honor Truth, justice and the American way England and liberty There is no official reason 4. When the U.S. flag has become so worn and faded that it should no longer be displayed, what is the preferred method of destroying it? It doesn’t matter; it can just be taken out with the trash. It should be ceremonially buried. It should be burned in a dignified way. It shouldn’t be destroyed; take it to a military base for recycling. 5. When is it appropriate to fly the US Flag be flown upside down? When someone has died. In an emergency, to show the need for help. During a military battle. Never 6. The first official U.S. flag had: Thirteen stripes and the words Dont Tread on Me A British Union Jack in the upper left corner Thirteen stars and thirteen stripes A snake and the words Don’t Tread on Me 7. Who made the flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the Star-Spangled Banner? Betsy Ross Mary Pickersgill Martha Washington Francis Hopkinson 8. Who designed the first official U.S. flag? George Washington Betsy Ross Francis Hopkinson Nobody knows 9. When were the words “Under God” added to the Pledge of Allegience? 1870 1917 1942 1954 10. The last new star was added to the flag in which year? 1949 1956 1959 1960 Loading … Question 1 of 10
