1. 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 2. When were the words “Under God” added to the Pledge of Allegience? 1870 1917 1942 1954 3. The Continental Congress approved the design of the first official U.S. flag on: July 4, 1776 July 14, 1776 June 14, 1777 August 14, 1778 4. What does a vexillologist study? Flags Great battles Historical records Great statesmen 5. 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? With an American flag wrapped around the speaker. With red, white and blue-striped bunting, blue stripe on top. With an American flag covering the podium. Two flags crossing on the front of the podium. 6. Who is said to have made the first American flag? Martha Washington Betsy Ross Francis Hopkinson Mary Pickersgill 7. When people are buried with military honors, the American flags draping their caskets are buried with them. True False 8. Who gave the flag the nickname, “Old Glory”? George Washington Benjamin Franklin General Ulysses S. Grant Captain Stephen Driver 9. Who designed the first official U.S. flag? George Washington Betsy Ross Francis Hopkinson Nobody knows 10. 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. Loading … Question 1 of 10
