1. 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? False True 2. What does a vexillologist study? Flags Great battles Historical records Great statesmen 3. Which of these is not an occasion for flying a U.S. flag at half staff? A prominent government leader has died. Your local sports team has lost the Championship Game. The President or Governor has ordered it. It’s the morning of Memorial Day. 4. The last new star was added to the flag in which year? 1949 1956 1959 1960 5. Who made the flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the Star-Spangled Banner? Betsy Ross Mary Pickersgill Martha Washington Francis Hopkinson 6. 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 7. Who gave the flag the nickname, “Old Glory”? George Washington Benjamin Franklin General Ulysses S. Grant Captain Stephen Driver 8. The exact proportions of the flag and arrangement of stars were not officially declared until a presidential order in what year? 1817 1888 1912 1954 9. 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”. True False 10. When people are buried with military honors, the American flags draping their caskets are buried with them. True False Loading … Question 1 of 10
