Flag quiz
briskly
how should the flag be raised?
21st star was for
illinois
15 star and stripe flag
which flag was authorized b the flag act of January 13, 1794, adding 2 stripes and 2 stars for vermont and kentucky, and you can notice the "tilt" in some stars
Whose responsibility is the 3 components of the flag
Congress
no
Does the National flag code impose penalties?
the only presidents that served for 3 flags
James Monroe and James Polk
Fort McHenry
Where was the Star Spangled Banner written?
George Washington
Who was the only President to serve his term under the Betsy Ross Flag?
Francis Scott key
Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
left lapel near the heart
a lapel pin should be worn where?
the flag should not be used for
advertising
the flag should never be used as a covering except to
cover a casket
should not be displayed
durring inclament weather the flag _______
state
each _____ has it's own flag law
a colony
each star and stripe represented _________ of which there were 13, united nearly one year earlier by the Declaration of Independance
27
how many "official" Flags of the United States have there been
7
how many red stripes are on the flag?
13
how many stripes are on the flag?
50
how many white stars are on the current flag
6
how many white stripes are on the flag?
burning ceremony
how should a flag be disposed?
ceremoniously
how should the flag be lowered?
sunrise to sunset
it is the universal custom to display the flag only from what on buldings and on stationary flagstaffs in the open
federal or state
previous to flag day, June 14, 1923 there was no _________ regulations governing display of the United States Flag
the flag should not be used as a
receptacle
honor
regimental colors, state flags, and organization or instatutional flags are to be dipped as a mark of what?
flag act of 1818
returned the flag desgn to 13 stripes and specified 20 stars for the 20 states
homespun designs
since there was not an official flag durring the first year, what were there a lot of?
June 14, 1777
the 13-star flag became the Official United States flag on what date
living country
the flag represents a what and is considered a living creature
union
the flag should never be displayed with the _______ down
a costume or athletic uniform
the flag should never be used as
dipped
the flag should not be what to any person or thing?
Sons of Liberty
the stripes were originated in what group
flag act of january 13, 1794
went into effect on may 1, 1795, which made this flag the only U.S, flag to have more than 13 stripes
September 13,1814
what date was the star spangled banner written
"Old Glory"
what did Captain William Diver exclaim as the banner opened to the ocean breeze for the first time?
the origional 13 colonies
what do the stripes on the flag represent?
the states
what do the white stars represent?
loyalty
what does the color blue represent on the flag?
courage
what does the color red represent on the flag?
liberty
what does the color white represent on the flag?
the ground
what should the flag never touch?
the National Flag Code
what was adopted by the National Flag Confrence which was attended by representatives of the Army & Navy?
Charles Dogett
what was the name of Captain William Driver's ship?
1954
what year did they add "under God" to the pledge
properly illuminated
when a patriotic effect is desired, the flag may be displayed 24 hours a day if it is what?
distress
when displaying the flag with the union down, it can be used when in what?
june 14th
when is Flag Day?
the flag should be centered and higher except for
when the flag is displayed with other nation, then all flags are the same height
September 8, 1892
when was the pledge of alegiance published?
august 1892
when was the pledge of allegence written?
1923
when were the words "The Flag of the United States of America" added to the pledge of allegiance?
betsy ross flag
which flag is without question the mose well known of those?
President Eisenhower
which president encouraged Congress to add "under God" because of the communist threat of the times
President taft
which president established the pattern of the stars?
Captin William Driver
who coined the famous name "Old Glory", and was a shipmaster of Salem, Massachusetts in 1831
Francis Bellamy
who wrote the pledge of allegence?