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Star Spangled Banner

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote the lyrics to the Star Spangled Banner?

a)

Francis Scott Key

b)

Ludwig van Beethoven

c)

Miles Davis

d)

Aaron Copland

2.

What war was taking place when the Star Spangled Banner was written?

a)

Revolutionary War

b)

The War of 1812

c)

The Civil War

d)

The Spanish-American War

3.

What fort was being attacked when Francis Scott Key wrote the poem?

a)

Fort Niagara

b)

Fort Italia

c)

Fort Hill

d)

Fort McHenry

4.

Where is Fort McHenry located?

a)

Baltimore, Maryland

b)

Richmond, Virginia

c)

New York City, New York

d)

Washington D.C.

5.

The Star Spangled Banner was originally written as a ____________?

a)

Newspaper article

b)

Story

c)

Poem

d)

Song

6.

Where was Francis Scott Key when he wrote the poem?

a)

In his office

b)

On a ship

c)

In school

d)

On the train

7.

Fill in the blank: "Oh say, can you see, by the _______ early light."

a)

dawn's

b)

morning's

c)

evening's

d)

twilight's

8.

Fill in the blank: "What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last __________?"

a)

viewing

b)

showing

c)

gleaming

d)

glowing

9.

Fill in the blanks: "Whose broad _________ and bright __________."

a)

Stripes, bands

b)

Stripes, stars

c)

Stars, stripes

d)

fights, wars

10.

Fill in the blanks: "through the ___________ fight."

a)

perilous

b)

dangerous

c)

short

d)

lengthy

11.

Fill in the blanks: "O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly __________."

a)

proving

b)

showing

c)

flowing

d)

streaming

12.

Fill in the blanks: "And the rocket's _______ glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there."

a)

blue

b)

green

c)

yellow

d)

red

13.

Fill in the blanks: "Oh, say, does that star spangled banner yet wave, o'er the land of the ______ and the home of the ________?"

a)

Brave, Righteous

b)

Free, Brave

c)

Righteous, Free

d)

Brave, Free