WorksheetsStars & Stripes
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
A fellow Cadet was giving a presentation about our nation's flag. You noticed that some of his information was not accurate. Of the following sentences in his presentation, which of the following is not true about our nation's flag?
The stripes represent the thirteen original colonies
The garrison flag is flown on national holidays, except in stormy or windy weather when the storm flag is flown
The stars each represent a specific state
President Truman and Congress designated June 14th of each year as National Flag
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
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
The terms "colors," "standard," and "ensign" are all synonyms for ______________.
The flag
An officer's rank
Enlisted ranks
Patriotic bunting
Name the three most common types of U.S. flags.
Small, medium, and large
Small, regulation, and garrison
Storm, regulation, and foul weather
Garrison, post, and storm
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.
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.
What is the size and use of the storm flag?
The 20 feet by 38 feet flag is flown at government and military installations.
The 5 feet by 9 ½ feet storm flag is flown by state and federal governments only during stormy or 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.
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.
When outdoors but not in formation, how and when do you show respect for the flag when you walk past it?
You come to a full stop, come to attention, and render a hand salute.
You should turn your head towards the flag and render a hand salute when you pass within six steps of the flag.
You turn your head towards the flag and render a hand salute when ten steps from the flag, holding the hand salute until you are ten steps past the flag.
None of the above
The original thirteen colonies of the U.S. are represented on the flag by _____________.
The thirteen red and white stripes
The color red
The color white
The white stars on the blue field
What is a synonym for "flag" that is used by JROTC personnel.
All of the answers are correct.
"Colors"
"Ensign"
"Standard"
When was the Pledge of Allegiance written?
In1892. Congress officially recognized the pledge in 1942.
In 1776. Congress officially recognized the pledge that same year.
In 1492. Congress officially recognized the pledge in 1789.
In 1945. Congress officially recognized the pledge that same year
What is the "union" on the U.S. flag?
The emblem on the flag symbolizing the southern states
The emblem on the flag symbolizing the northern states
The emblem on a flag symbolizing unity, such as the blue rectangle and stars on the U.S. flag
The emblem on a flag symbolizing discord in our nation's history
When a U.S. flag is used to drape a casket, where is the union positioned?
The union is positioned over the feet.
The union is positioned at the head and over the right shoulder.
The union is positioned at the head and over the left shoulder.
The flag is never buried with a casket because a flag should never touch the ground
T or F: On special occasions, a U.S. flag may be buried with a casket.
True
False
