Stars & 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

What is the size and use of the post flag?

• The 20 feet by 38 feet flag is flown at government and military installations.

• The 5 feet by 9½ feet flag is used during storms and windy weather.

• The 30 feet by 60 feet flag is flown from atop multi-story buildings.

• The 10 feet by 19 feet flag is for general display when the garrison flag is not appropriate.

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

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

• 1776

• 1845

• 1902

• 1777

Who is credited with sewing the first U.S. flag?

• George Washington

• Mary Todd Lincoln

• Betsy Ross

• Martha Washington

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 freedom

• White represents hope, purity, and innocence; Red represents hardiness and valor; Blue represents reverence to God, loyalty, vigilance, perseverance, and justice

What is the size and use of a garrison flag?

• The 10 feet by 19 feet flag is used for general display.

• The 20 feet by 38 feet garrison flag is flown at government buildings and military installations on all national holidays and for special occasions declared by the President.

• The 5 feet by 9½ feet flag is used during storms and windy weather.

• The 30 feet by 60 feet flag is displayed from atop multi-story buildings.

The terms "colors," "standard," and "ensign" are all synonyms for ______________.

• The flag

• An officer's rank

• Enlisted ranks

• Patriotic bunting

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.