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U.S.A

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Year the Declaration of Independence was

signed:

a)

1470

b)

1596

c)

1776

2.

A feature on the U.S. flag that no other

country has:

a)

Red and white on the same flag

b)

Five pointed star

c)

Horizontal Stripes

3.

The major objection to being ruled by

Britain, therefore wanting independence from them:

a)

Taxation without representation

b)

International trade restrictions

c)

Lack of protection from enemies

4.

A statement that the 13 colonies regarded themselves as independent states:

a)

The Emancipation Proclamation

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The Constitution

5.

On July 8, 1776, this called all of the citizens together for the first reading of the Declaration of Independence:

a)

George Washington’s trumpet

b)

A choir

c)

The Liberty Bell

6.

The Last time the U.S. flag was updated:

a)

1960

b)

1875

c)

1922

7.

The amount of times the flag has been

changed:

a)

27

b)

5

c)

18

8.

On this holiday the flag is to be flown at half-staff until noon:

a)

President’s Day

b)

President’s Day

c)

Memorial Day

9.

How many days the flag is supposed to be flown at half-staff during the death of a current or former President:

a)

30

b)

7

c)

15

10.

How the flag supposed to be put at half-staff:

a)

Slowly raised to half-staff

b)

Raised all of the way to the top and then lowered all the way to the bottom and then raised to half-staff

c)

Briskly raised to the top and then slowly lowered to half-staff

11.

The word “Patriotism” comes from the Latin

“patria” which means this:

a)

Love and honor

b)

Homeland or Fatherland

c)

Valiant warrior

12.

What flying the American Flag upside down means:

a)

help

b)

the end of war

c)

the beginning of war