Star Spangled Banner

Who wrote the lyrics to the Star Spangled Banner?

• Francis Scott Key

• Ludwig van Beethoven

• Miles Davis

• Aaron Copland

What war was taking place when the Star Spangled Banner was written?

• Revolutionary War

• The War of 1812

• The Civil War

• The Spanish-American War

What fort was being attacked when Francis Scott Key wrote the poem?

• Fort Niagara

• Fort Italia

• Fort Hill

• Fort McHenry

Where is Fort McHenry located?

• Baltimore, Maryland

• Richmond, Virginia

• New York City, New York

• Washington D.C.

The Star Spangled Banner was originally written as a ____________?

• Newspaper article

• Story

• Poem

• Song

Where was Francis Scott Key when he wrote the poem?

• In his office

• On a ship

• In school

• On the train

Fill in the blank: "Oh say, can you see, by the _______ early light."

• dawn's

• morning's

• evening's

• twilight's

Fill in the blank: "What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last __________?"

• viewing

• showing

• gleaming

• glowing

Fill in the blanks: "Whose broad _________ and bright __________."

• Stripes, bands

• Stripes, stars

• Stars, stripes

• fights, wars

Fill in the blanks: "through the ___________ fight."

• perilous

• dangerous

• short

• lengthy