FFA Quiz review

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What does the ear of corn represent?

unity, foundation of American Ag

What is the last phrase of the second paragraph of the FFA creed?

"And hold an inborn fondness for those associations which even in hours of discouragement, I cannot deny."

What are the career clusters?

-agriculture,food,and natural resources -architecture and construction -arts, A/VTechnology and Communications -business,management,and administration -education and training -finance -government and public administration -health science -hospitality and tourism -human services -information technology -law,public safety, corrections and security -manufacturing -marketing,sales,and service -STEM -transportation, distribution and logistics

How many TX FFA officers are elected each year?

10

How many areas used to be in the state of Texas?

10

How many areas are in the state of texas

12

How many career clusters are there?

16

What year did Mr. B. Youngblood introduce an elementary agriculture course in public schools in the east Texas community?

1903

FFA was created in what year?

1928

When was the FFA jacket adopted?

1933

Which year did active FFA membership first exceed to 100,000?

1935

What year did FFA sell it's one millionth jacket?

1964

When was the Code of Ethics revised?

1995 National FFA Convention

How much does FFA annually give in scholarships?

2 million

What year did President Jimmy Carter address the 51st National FFA convention?

2003

When was the creed revised?

38th and 63rd Conventions

What happened in 2006 in FFA history?

79th national convention held in Indianapolis for the first time. First $1 million from Ford Motor Company

What is the definition of FFA?

A dynamic youth organization within agricultural education that prepares students for premier leadership, personal growth and career success

To receive the chapter degree what must a member do?

A member must earn and productively invested at least $150 by the members own efforts; or worked at least 45 hours in excess of scheduled class time; or a combination thereof

What is Jr. prepared speaking?

A speech about a current Ag subject or topic that is 5 to 8 minutes

What is Sr. Prepared speaking?

A speech about a current Ag topic that is 6 or 8 minutes

What is soil stewardship?

A speech in accordance with the years theme selected by the water conservation board and the Texas state board.

What happened in 1983 in FFA history?

Ag Ed network launched

What are the 10 LDE's

Ag advocacy, Ag issues, Creed speaking, Chapter conducting, Greenhand quiz, FFA broadcast, public relations, job interview, chapter Ag quiz, Ag skills,

Where is each pin worn on the jacket?

American on chain, state on chain or above name, discovery and green hand and chapters worn above name

What is extemporaneous speaking?

An individual public speaking event that you are given a topic. From that topic you are given 30 minutes to prepare a four to six minute speech. Then you will be judged and asked oral questions about your topic.

Who is the manager of the TX FFA social media?

Ashley Dunkerly

What is the duty of the sentinel

Assists president

What is the duty of the Vice President in FFA

Assure all the duties of the president when he/she is absent

When was the creed adopted?

At the 3rd National Convention in 1930

What happened in 1946 in FFA history?

Attendance in National Convention hits a high of 12,000members

Who serves as the TX FFA's Board treasurer?

Barney McClure

Who became the first female member to serve as a Texas state officer? What year?

Becky Leake of Sherman, 1991

What happened in 1933 in FFA history?

Blue corduroy jacket adopted as official dress

Who was the 2015-2016 state collegiate FFA student advisor?

Brittany McCoy of Sam Houston State University

What do CDE's do?

Build on what is learned in Ag classes, designed to prepare for a career in Ag by testing and challenging the students technical, leadership, interpersonal, and teamwork skills.

what does CDE mean?

Career Development Event

What happened in 1952 in FFA history?

Code of Ethics adopted as well as the first issue of the national future farmer magazine published

The chair cannot be—- to vote.

Compelled

What happened in 2017 in FFA history?

Convention delegates recommend to alter official dress and opening ceremonies; gets approved from national board of directors

What happened in 1994 in FFA history?

Corey Flourney from Illinois is the first African American to be elected national FFA president. He is also the first urban student leader.

The instruction element is what?

Courses taken in agriculture

What do LDE's do?

Creates situations for members to demonstrate their abilities in public speaking, decision making, communication, and knowledge of FFA and Ag

SDE's do what?

Designed to develop The ability of all FFA members to express themselves on a given subject. Develop communication skills and formulate remarks for a variety of situations.

What happened in 2001 in FFA history?

Discovery degree available for middle school members

What are the FFA degrees?

Discovery, Greenhand, Chapter, Lonestar, American

What does each pin look like?

Discovery-colorful, greenhand-bronze, lonestar-charm, chapter-silver, American-gold charm or key

Who was the first president to speak at the national FFA convention?

Dwight Eisenhower

Who became the first female to be elected president of the Texas FFA association? What year?

Erica Clark of Mansfield in 1991

Who wrote the FFA Creed?

Erwin Milton Tiffany

What happened in 1996 in FFA history?

FFA announces to move the national center to Indianapolis. FFA announced decision to move convention from Kansas City, MO to Louisville, KY.

What happened in 1944 in FFA history?

FFA formed in Washington D.C

What happened in 1942 in FFA history?

FFA members join in the war effort

What happened in 2007 in FFA history?

FFA membership exceeded half million mark with 500,823 members

What happened in 1973 in FFA history?

FFA official dress standards created

What happened in 1969 in FFA history?

FFA opens to women. Washington conference begins

What happened in 2012 in FFA history?

FFA received a record more than $16.2 million in support

What happened in 1947 in FFA history?

FFA was established

What date did President Wilson sign the Smith-Hughes Act?

February 13, 1917

What happened in 1959 in FFA history?

First Nat. FFA center dedicated in Alexandria, VA on land which was part of George Washington's estate. First national leadership training conference held.

What happened in 1979 in FFA history?

First extemporaneous speaking event held, won by Christie Peterson of Wisconsin

What happened in 1999 in FFA history?

First national creed speaking event. 72nd convention held in Louisville.

What happened in 1957 in FFA history?

Former President Harry S. Trueman speaks during convention.

What happened in 1974 in FFA history?

Fred McClure from TX FFA is the first female to be elected to a national FFA office

What does the eagle represent?

Freedom and ability to explore new horizons

What happened in 1988 in FFA history?

Future Farmers of America changes its name to reflect the growing biodiversity in the Ag industry. 7th and 8th graders allowed to become members.

What happened in 1928 in FFA history?

Future Farmers of America established in Kansas City, Mo. Leslie Applegate was from New Jersey- 1st president of 1st convention.

What is the main duty of the treasurer

Handles funds and finances

What is the main duty of the reporter?

Head of public relations, speaks with other reporters

What are the three parts that make up agricultural education?

Instruction, SAE, and FFA

Is the FFA intracurricular or extracurricular?

Intracurricular

Women's official dress includes

Jacket, FFA scarf, white collared shirt with buttons, straight black skirt, black pantyhose, black close toed close heeled shoes

Men's official dress include

Jacket, FFA tie, white collared button down dress shirt, black slacks, black socks, and black shoes

Who was the first female ffa President?

Jan Eberly

What happened in 1982 in FFA history?

Jane Eberly from CA is the first female president

Who's the former FFA president and National officer who became the catalyst for the development of the agriscience fair scholarship program?

Jim Prewitt

What word lets you know if a contest is a CDE

Judging

What happened in 1976 in FFA history?

Julia Smiley, from Washington, is the first female to be elected to a national office. First FFA student handbook published

Who is the president of the TX young farmers?

Kenneth Brown

What happened in 1939 in FFA history?

Land purchased for first FFA-owned national headquarters.

What three things go on the back of your jacket?

Large FFA emblem, state and chapter

What does LDE stand for?

Leadership Development Event

What is the FFA motto?

Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve

What two things go on the front of your jacket?

Mini FFA emblem, name and honors

What happened in 1965 in FFA history?

NFA merges with FFA

What are the national colors?

National Blue and Corn Gold

Larry case was the—

National FFA advisor

What happened in 1971 in FFA history?

National FFA alumni founded

What happened in 1980 in FFA history?

National FFA convention raises $1 million in one yea

What happened in 1989 in FFA history?

National Future Farmers magazine changes its name to New Horizons.

What happened in 1929 in FFA history?

National blue and corn gold adopted as official colors. First official Manuel written.

What happened in 1935 in FFA history?

New farmers of America founded, the NFA formed in Tuskegee, Alabama. Formed for African Americans.

What are the rules of the FFA jacket?

No adding anything on your jacket, act professional when wearing it, no other insignia on jacket, keep clean, only worn by members in appropriate places, not exceeding more than three pins, only have name and honors on front and state and school on back, sleeves zipped up, collars turned, must be worn at FFA occasions, when worn out it should be disposed of properly

What happened in 1930 in FFA history?

Official FFA creed adopted, written by E.M. Tiffany. First official dress uniform was adopted

What are the three main reasons to join FFA?

Premier leadership, personal growth, and career success

What is the duty of the Secretary?

Prepares agendas, responsible for chapter correspondents

What happened in 1953 in FFA history?

President Dwight Eisenhower is the first President to speak at a national convention.

Which historical event happened in 1974?

President Gerald Ford is the guest speaker at national FFA convention

What happened in 1950 in FFA history?

President Harry Trueman granted a federal charter to FFA

Who signed the Smith Hughes Act into law?

President Woodrow Wilson

Who served as the most recent national officer from TX in 2009-2010?

Randa Braune

Where does each officer stand?

Reporter. President. Secretary Treasurer. Sentinel. Vice President. Advisor

What is the duty of the president?

Represents the chapter, holds FFA meetings

What happened in 1949 in FFA history?

Rhode Island accepted as a state association. Last state to join.

Who is the CTE statewide coordinator for Agriculture, Food and Natural resources?

Ronald Whitson

During closing ceremonies, besides the president, what other officer has part?

Secretary

What symbol goes with each officer?

Secretary- ear of corn Advisor- owl President- rising sun Vice President- plow Treasurer- emblem of Washington Sentinel- hands Reporter- flag

What happened in 2013 in FFA history?

Sherene Donaldson named first female national executive secretary. Ram trucks video got 18 million views and they donated $1 million

What does the plow represent?

Signifies labor and tillage of the soil, the backbone of agriculture and the foundation of our country's strength.

What does SDE stand for?

Speaking development events

What does SAE mean?

Supervised Agriculture Experience

What is the main duty of the advisor?

Supervises chapter activities

What does the words on the FFA emblem represent?

The combination of learning and leadership necessary for Ag

What happened in 1984 in FFA history?

The first FFA TV public announcements aire

What happened in 1985 in FFA history?

The first agriscience teacher of the year award is given

What happened in 1987 in FFA history?

The first national television satellite broadcast of the national convention

What happened in 1917 in FFA History?

The national vocational education act; Smith-Hughes Act established vocational Ed classes

There is one thing that all members and officers say during closing ceremonies, what is it?

The pledge

What pledge do we use for FFA?

The pledge of allegiance

Who starts the opening ceremonies?

The president

What do all the members say in unison during opening ceremonies?

To practice brotherhood, honor agricultural opportunities and responsibilities, and develop those qualities of leadership which an FFA member should possess

True or False: the first female star farmer is Karlene Lindow of Wisconsin

True

True or false: the year 1952 marked the establishment of the National Future Farmers Magazine

True

True or false: there are six types of SAE's

True

Who was Texas' first collegiate FFA state president?

Vanessa Brossman of Sam Houston University

Who leads roll call of officers?

Vice President

What happened in 1991 in FFA history?

Virgin Islands and Guam, along with chapters in Micronesia are chartered.

What happened in 1925 in FFA history?

Virginia tech educators met to discuss an organization for boys in Ag classes. Future Farmers of Virginia was formed as the model for FFA.

What material is the FFA jacket made of?

corduroy

What does the owl represent?

knowledge, wisdom and success of industry

What does the rising sun represent?

represents a new day in agriculture


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