Let 1 Quiz 1

Who gets the most credit for creating the first American flag?

• Dollie Madison

• Urma Hanson

• Betsy Ross

• George Washington

What do the red and white stripes on the US flag represent?

Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?

• George Washington wrote it in 1789

• Francis Scott Key wrote it in 1814

• Mary Todd Lincoln wrote it in 1861

• Thomas Jefferson in 1776

What war was the United States involved when Star Spangled Banner written?

The ______ officially created the Reserve Officers' Training Corps of which Junior ROTC is a part.

• JROTC Law of 1916

• National Youth Defense Training Act

• National Defense Act

What constitutes a platoon?

The U.S. flag has changed many times over the years, partly because _______.   

• people argued about what design looked best

• congress passed different laws on how the stars should be arranged on the union

• More states were added to the union

True or False

The flag should be flown with the union at the bottom.  

• False
• True

If the flag The flag is usually displayed at half-staff ______.is displayed flat on a wall, where should the union be?

• to honor visiting foreign officials

• whenever the national anthem is played

• To pay honors

• Whenever the President feels like it

What does the color red on the U.S. flag symbolize?

• The blood that was shed at Valley Forge

• Hope, purity, and innocence

• Hardiness and valor