Flag Knowledge

What do the 50 stars represent?

50 states

How many red stripes are there on the US flag?

Seven

What only two flags can be flown over the US Flag?

The USN Church Pennant flying while at high sea and during services and the United Nations flag in New York at UN headquarters

What is the truck?

The ball at the top of the flag pole

What do the fifty stars on the Union represent?

The fifty states

How is the US flag positioned at half-staff?

The flag is raised to the top of the staff and then lowered to the middle

What is the Cocked Hat?

When the flag is folded into a triangle

What do the 13 stripes represent?

13 original colonies

When did the continental congress establish the stars and stripes flag as the National flag?

14 June 1777

In what year were the Stars and Stripes created?

1777

How large is the Garrison flag and when is it flown?

20 feet bv 38 feet. It is flown on Holidays and important occasions.

How large is the Storm flag and when is it flown?

5 feet by 9 feet, six inches. It is flown during inclement weather.

What are the heights for federal flag poles?

50ft, 60ft, 75ft

How large is the Post flag and when is it flown?

8 feet, 11 3/8 inches by 17 feet. It is flown for general display (normal occasion)

What does the flag being positioned at half-staff mean?

A sign of national mourning

What is Retreat?

Ceremony of lowering the flag, "RETREAT" AND "TO THE COLORS" ARE PLAYED DURING RETREAT

What is Reveille?

Ceremony of raising the flag

What were the thirteen colonies?

Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia

What are Colors?

Flags of organizations and certain military officials. "National Colors" refers to the American Flag. The term "Colors" is traditionally used by dismounted units.

What are the three types of flags flown on military instillations?

Garrison, Post, and Storm

What does the color red represent on the US flag?

Hardiness and Valor

What does the color white represent on the US flag?

Hope, purity and innocence

Are the colors ever dipped as a salute or compliment?

Never on land, only at sea when two friendly ships of war meet.

How many white stripes are there on the US flag?

Six

What are Standards?

Term used by mounted units in reference to "Colors"

When a flag is folded into a triangular shape what is this called?

The "Cocked Hat"

What does the term National Colors refer to?

The American Flag

The blue rectangle with the white stars on it is called what?

The Union

What is the Union?

The blue background containing the fifty stars

What does "the flags own right" mean?

The flags own right-the flag is always accorded the right side from its perspective

What do the thirteen stripes on the US flag represent?

The thirteen original colonies

When the flag is folded into the cocked hat, how many stars should be showing?

Thirteen

What does the color blue represent on the US flag?

Vigilance, Perseverance, and Justice, Reverence to God, loyalty