Stars and Stripes

Which of the following situations describes an incorrect way of displaying the United States Flag?

• Flags on walls, windows, or buildings are displayed with the union to the observer's upper left
• In parades or processions with other flags, the United States flag is always carried at the far right of a row, or to the front and center a column
• In auditoriums, meeting halls, or chapels, the United States flag is displayed to the speaker's right as they face the audience
• On Memorial Day, the flag is displayed at half-staff until the end of the day when it is raised to the top of the staff, then solemnly lowered

How do you properly dispose of a flag that is old or worn?

• Buried at sea.
• You should destroy it as a whole, privately, respectfully, and traditionally by burning it.
• Bury it in an urn in a National military cemetery.
• Tear it into strips or cut it into quarters and then burn it.

Name the three most common types of U.S. flags.

• Small, medium, and large
• Small, regulation, and garrison
• Storm, regulation, and foul weather
• Garrison, post, and storm

What is the appropriate placement of a U.S. flag over a casket?

• The union should be at the head over the right shoulder.
• The union should be placed to the right of the audience.
• The union should be at the head and over the left shoulder.
• The stripes should be placed along the length of the casket.

You are in charge of your unit's color guard.  You will be raising the flag in front the local National Guard Armory on President's Day, a national holiday.  It is raining very hard when you get to the armory, and the wind is gusting up to 35 miles per hour.  Your assistant asks which flag you want to raise.    Which flag should you select?

• Ensign Flag
• Garrison Flag
• Post Flag
• Storm Flag

When was the Pledge of Allegiance written?

• In 1892. Congress officially recognized the pledge in 1942.
• In 1776. Congress officially recognized the pledge that same year.
• In 1492. Congress officially recognized the pledge in 1789.
• In 1945. Congress officially recognized the pledge that same year.

In what year did the Continental Congress establish the first stars and stripes flag?

• 1776
• 1845
• 1902
• 1777

The original thirteen colonies of the U.S. are represented on the flag by _____________.

• The thirteen red and white stripes
• The color red
• The color white
• The white stars on the blue field

What do the stripes on the U.S. flag represent?

• The thirteen stripes represent the original thirteen colonies
• The blood lost in the Civil War
• The thirteen original signers of the Constitution
• The first thirteen states to join the Confederacy

What do the colors on the U.S. flag represent?

• White represents Northern States; Red represents Southern states; Blue represents the Union
• Blue represents hope, purity, and innocence; White represents hardiness and valor; Red represents reverence to God, loyalty, vigilance, perseverance, and justice
• White represents death; Red represents rebellion; Blue represents clear skies of 
• White represents hope, purity, and innocence; Red represents hardiness and valor; Blue represents reverence to God, loyalty, vigilance, perseverance, and justice