WorksheetsFFA 2009 District Knoledge
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 38mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where is the National FFA Organization headquarters?
a)
Alexandria, VA
b)
Kansas City, MO
c)
Washington, DC
d)
Indianapolis, IN
2.
How many delegates were at the first national FFA convention?
a)
18
b)
28
c)
31
d)
33
3.
The ffa mission is to make a positive different in the lives of students by developing their potential _______________
a)
Leadership and personal success
b)
Premier leadership, personal growth, and career success
c)
Personal leadership, career growth, and premier success
d)
Premier leadership and personal success
4.
What congressional act created courses in vocational agriculture?
a)
A+ schools education act
b)
Carl Perkins act for career and vocational education
c)
Obama windfall act for agricultural education
d)
Smith-Hughes Act
5.
What year were Secondary Vocational Education classes created?
a)
1917
b)
1928
c)
1914
d)
1907
6.
The state of ___________ was granted the first state charter.
a)
Washington, Dc
b)
New York
c)
Georgia
d)
Virginia
7.
What hotel was the FFA created at?
a)
Cleveland Hotel
b)
Baltimore Hotel
c)
Maryland Hotel
d)
Truman Hotel
8.
How much were the first FFA dues?
a)
10 cents
b)
5 cents
c)
25 cents
d)
50 cents
9.
A chapter banquest should be held ___________.
a)
Once a year
b)
Every Month
c)
Twice a year
d)
Every other year
10.
The letters POA stand for?
a)
Plan of Action
b)
Planning our Activities
c)
Program of Activities
d)
Planning our America
11.
What year was the national FFA camp founded?
a)
1919
b)
1929
c)
1939
d)
1949
12.
What was created in 1944 to provide funds from business and industry to support new programs?
a)
National FFA Foundation
b)
National FFA Supply Service
c)
National FFA Financial Service
d)
Team Ag Ed
13.
What piece of legislation granted FFA a federal charter?
a)
PL710
b)
PL74
c)
PL704
d)
PL740
14.
What were the only two states not chartered by 1934?
a)
Rhode Island and Alaska
b)
Alaska and Hawaii
c)
Hawaii and Puerto Rice
d)
Oklahoma and Alaska
15.
The NFA and FFA merged in ___________, while females were admitted in _______.
a)
1969, 1965
b)
1965, 1967
c)
1965, 1969
d)
1967, 1969
16.
What charters local FFA Chapters?
a)
National FFA Organization
b)
State FFA Organization
c)
Department of Education
d)
Department of Agriculture
17.
Where is the heart of the organization?
a)
chapter, state, and national officers
b)
Indianapolis, IN
c)
Local Chapter
d)
National officers
18.
What serves as a roadmap for planning activities and accomplishing goals?
a)
Manual
b)
Making a Difference website
c)
Advisor
d)
POA
19.
Which of the following items is NOT part of official dress for male members?
a)
Black Socks
b)
Black Slacks
c)
Black Shoes
d)
Greenhand pin
20.
“To demonstrate good sportsmanship by being modest in winning and generous in defeat” is an excerpt from the ______.
a)
Healthy Lifestyles
b)
Proper use of the FFA jacket
c)
Essentials of a successful chapter
d)
FFA Code of Ethics
21.
There are _______ Divisions and ____ standards of the POA.
a)
3, 13
b)
13, 3
c)
2, 15
d)
3, 15
22.
Which officer is stationed by the shield of friendship?
a)
Advisor
b)
Sentinel
c)
Reporter
d)
Chaplain
23.
One tap of the gavel is used to signify?
a)
The announcement of adjournment
b)
the order to be seated
c)
the completion of a business item
d)
All of them
24.
The motion to lay an item on the table required what vote?
a)
Majority
b)
2/3
c)
No vote required
d)
3/4
25.
What activity recognizes high school students who are studying the application of scientific principles and emerging technologies in agriculture enterprises?
a)
EDGE
b)
PALS
c)
National FFA Convention
d)
National FFA Agriscience Fair
26.
The FFA special edition U.S. postage stamp was released in
a)
1933
b)
1953
c)
1973
d)
1993
27.
There are ________ divisions in the National FFA Chapter Award Program.
a)
3
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
28.
There are ____ components and _____ Strategies in the plan for local Program Success.
a)
2,2
b)
3,3
c)
5,5
d)
7,7
29.
The ____ Career Development Event gives members 30 minutes to prepare a speech one of three Ag topics.
a)
Prepared Public Speaking
b)
Farm Business Management
c)
Agricultural Sales
d)
Extemporaneous Public Speking
30.
The _______ Livestock and Horse Show invited vocational agriculture students to Kansas City, MO to participate in National Livestock Judging contest in 1926.
a)
KFEC
b)
Great Western
c)
KFC
d)
American Royal
31.
Which of the following agendas follows the correct order of business?
a)
Opening
ceremonies, Officer reports, New business, Closing ceremonies, Recreation
b)
Opening
ceremonies, New business, Office reports, Recreation, Closing ceremonies
c)
Officer
Reports, Opening ceremonies, New Business, Recreation, Closing Ceremonies
d)
New
Business, Opening Ceremonies, Officer reports, Closing Ceremonies, Recreation
32.
For more information concerning the American Flag, members are referred to:
a)
The Lions Club
b)
The VFW handbook for Citizens of the Democracy
c)
Ancestory.com
d)
Daughters of the American Revolution Manual for Citizenship
33.
The FFA code of ethics was adopted at the _____ and revised at the ____ National Conventions.
a)
1952, 1995
b)
1952, 1992
c)
1929, 1952
d)
1952, 1969
34.
The state FFA degree charm should be worn ____ the name on the FFA jacket.
a)
Below
b)
Above
c)
On the right side
d)
On the left side
35.
What is the last word of the first paragraph of the FFA creed?
a)
Years
b)
Deny
c)
Toil
d)
Task
36.
When an American Flag is displayed either horizontally or vertically against a wall, the stars should always be in the ___ corner.
a)
Top right
b)
Bottom right
c)
Bottom left
d)
Top left
37.
Who is opposite the president in the correct meeting room arrangement?
a)
Secretary
b)
Chaplain
c)
Vice-president
d)
Reporter
38.
1. The entire FFA Chapter Banquet should not last longer than ___ hour(s).
a)
1
b)
2 1/2
c)
3
d)
3 1/2
39.
Where should students sit at the FFA chapter banquet?
a)
In a group
b)
According to degree level
c)
With their parents
d)
Outside
40.
Which part of the emblem is the national symbol that serves as a reminder of our freedom and ability to explore new horizons for the future of agriculture?
a)
Cross section of ear of corn
b)
Rising sun
c)
Eagle
d)
Owl
41.
The FFA New Horizon is published _____ times per year.
a)
4
b)
6
c)
9
d)
12
42.
_____ of ______ was named the first star agribusinessman of America in 1969.
a)
Carlton
Patton , Arkansas
b)
Ken
Dunagan, Arizona
c)
Zack
Kinne, Missouri
d)
Leslie
Applegate, New Jersey
43.
The base of the NFA emblem had the outline of ____.
a)
A boll of botton
b)
An ear of corn
c)
The words "Agricultural Education"
d)
Booker T. Washington
44.
What were the official colors of the NFA?
a)
Blue and Gold
b)
National Blue and Corn Gold
c)
Black and Gold
d)
Black and Blue
45.
No individual may retain FFA membership after his/her _____ birthday.
a)
21st
b)
22nd
c)
23rd
d)
25th
46.
The Agricultural Education Headquarters opened its doors in Alexandria, Virginia on the same date the FFA center opened its doors in Indianapolis, Indiana. What was this date?
a)
July 4, 1976
b)
June 11, 1997
c)
November 31, 1998
d)
June 1, 1998
47.
Which of the following motions requires a 2/3 vote?
a)
Adjourn
b)
Suspend the rules
c)
Main Motion
d)
Reconsider
48.
In 1950, the ______ Congress of the United States granted the FFA a federal Charter.
a)
51st
b)
63rd
c)
81st
d)
105th
49.
Recess is which type of motion?
a)
Privileged
b)
Subsidiary
c)
Main
d)
Incidental
50.
A main motion:
a)
does not require a second
b)
is not debateble
c)
is amendable
d)
requires a 2/3 vote for a passage
51.
Which degree is it a requirement to own or have access to an official FFA manual and the FFA student handbook?
a)
Greenhand
b)
Chapter
c)
State
d)
American
52.
Which of the following motions is debatable?
a)
Point of Order
b)
Appeal
c)
Previous Question
d)
Parliamentary inquiry
53.
Which of the following motions is an incidental motion?
a)
Division of the assembly
b)
Main
c)
Adjourn
d)
Amend
54.
Which of the following is a higher ranking motion?
a)
Lay on the table
b)
Reconsider
c)
Point of Order
d)
Question of privilege
55.
Which of the following is a means of amending a motion?
a)
Deleting
b)
Addition
c)
Substitution
d)
All of these
56.
In a properly set up meeting rooms, the officer who sits on the left of the vice president is the ___________.
a)
Treasurer
b)
Sentinel
c)
Advisor
d)
President
57.
FFA is structured on what three levels?
a)
area, local. national
b)
local, area, state
c)
state, region, area
d)
local, state, national
58.
The ___________ is the highlight of the year for most FFA chapters
a)
Banquet
b)
National Convention
c)
State Convention
d)
State Fair
59.
For a motion to be discussed it must receive a ___________.
a)
second
b)
2/3 vote
c)
majority vote
d)
question of privilege
60.
Which of the following programs allow FFA members to teach younger school students about agriculture?
a)
Food for America
b)
Partners in Active Learnign Support
c)
Made for Excellence
d)
Washington Leadership Conference
61.
How many star awards are there in FFA?
a)
5
b)
7
c)
11
d)
13
62.
Which officer says, “We shall be led out of the darkness of selfishness…?”
a)
President
b)
Vice-president
c)
Secretary
d)
Advisor
63.
When a member earns the American FFA Degree, he or she is presented with a ______.
a)
silver FFA emblem
b)
gold FFA emblem
c)
golden key
d)
golden charm
64.
Honorary membership may be presented by ______.
a)
Local chapter
b)
National FFA
c)
State Associations
d)
All of these
65.
For the National Agriscience Fair, members in grades 10-11-12 are eligible to participate in _____.
a)
Divisions I, II, III, and IV
b)
Divisions I, and II
c)
Divisions III, and IV
d)
Divisions II, and IV
66.
A Chapter member who has an outstanding SAE in production agriculture could be names the _____.
a)
Chapter Star Farmer
b)
Chapter Star in Agribusiness
c)
Chapter Star Agriscience
d)
Chapter Star in Agricultural Placement
67.
The American Star in Agriscience receives ______, a plaque, and a medal
a)
$500
b)
$1000
c)
$2000
d)
$5000
68.
Local Program Success identifies ____ components of a successful agricultural education program.
a)
2
b)
5
c)
7
d)
10
69.
MFE and ALD are hosted by:
a)
Local Chapters
b)
State Associations
c)
The National FFA
d)
Crporations
70.
The ______ raises funds to finance many of the award programs for the FFA members.
a)
Financial Service Team
b)
National FFA Board of Directors
c)
National FFA Foundation
d)
National Council for Agricultural Education
71.
The Agricultural Education National Headquarters is in ________.
a)
Kansas
City, MO
b)
Washington
D.C.
c)
Indianapolis,
IN
d)
Alexandria,
VA
72.
Alumni membership is open to _________.
a)
Former Members
b)
FFA Supporters
c)
Honorary members
d)
All of these
73.
The national FFA emblem does not include __________.
a)
The rising sun
b)
the gavel
c)
the plow
d)
the eagle
74.
All chapter officers are expected to _________.
a)
Have
a willingness to accept responsibility
b)
Publish
a chapter newsletter
c)
Establish
a chapter resource file
d)
Keep
the POA wall chart up to date
75.
Committee assignments to carry out chapter activities may be organized around 3 divisions or _____ standing committees
a)
10
b)
12
c)
14
d)
20
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