Star Spangled Banner

During which war was the poem written?

• The French and Indian War

• The American Revolution

• The War of 1812

What did the general ask Mary Pickersgill to do?

• Hide the American flag

• Sew a very large flag

• Change the colors on the flag

Who was Francis Scott Key and where was he during the attack on Fort McHenry? 

• He was an American soldier trapped inside the fort

• He was a British doctor helping sailors on a British ship in Baltimore Harbor

• He was an American lawyer trying to negotiate the release of American prisoners from a ship in the Baltimore Harbor

• He was a British spy, posing as an American to gain passage onto the ship.

How many stars and stripes were on the flag at the time of the battle?

• 13 of each

• 15 of each

• 50 of each

What were the "ramparts" that Key referred to in the poem that became our national anthem? 

• mountains

• walls

• cannons

• flags

For how many hours did the British shoot at the fort?

• 24

• 25

• 26

Who won the battle?

• the British

• the French

• the Americans

When did the song become the official anthem of the United States?

• in 1931

• in 1921

• in 1941