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Sources Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote the National Anthem?

a)

Francis Bellamy

b)

Francis Scott Key

c)

George Armistead

d)

George Balch

2.

Where is Fort McHenry located?

a)

Washington D.C.

b)

New York

c)

Tallahassee

d)

Baltimore

3.

What was the original name of the poem written by Francis Scott Key?

a)

The Defence of Fort McHenry

b)

The National Anthem

c)

The Star Spangled Banner

d)

The Pledge of Allegiance

4.

During which war was the Star-Spangled Banner written?

a)

American Civil War

b)

World War 2

c)

War of 1812

d)

Revolutionary War

5.

Which flag inspired Francis Scott Key to write his famous poem?

a)

The Star-Spangled Banner

b)

The Union Jack

c)

The Betsy Ross Flag

d)

The Gadsden Flag

6.

What year was the Star-Spangled Banner officially adopted as the national anthem of the United States?

a)

1865

b)

1931

c)

1814

d)

1776

7.

Which war lead to the writing of the Pledge of Allegiance?

a)

Revolutionary War

b)

War of 1812

c)

Civil War

d)

World War 1

8.

Who wrote the version closest to the Pledge that we say today?

a)

Francis Bellamy

b)

George Thatcher Balch

c)

Francis Scott Key

d)

George Armistead

9.

How many stars and stripes where on the Star Spangled Banner?

(a)  

10.

What year was the VERY first version of the Pledge of Allegiance written?

a)

1812

b)

1892

c)

1923

d)

1885

11.

The Pledge of Allegiance was written for which celebration?

a)

Veterans Day

b)

Independence Day

c)

Columbus Day

d)

Memorial Day

12.

What is the salute to the flag during the Pledge of Allegiance?

a)

Arm straight forward

b)

Left hand over the heart

c)

Hand on the hip

d)

Right hand over the heart

13.

On June 14, 1954, the words "under God" were added to the Pledge. What day is June 14?

a)

Flag Day

b)

Independence Day

c)

Labor Day

d)

Veterans Day

14.

Primary or Secondary Source:

Reading the Constitution

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

15.

Primary or Secondary Source:

A video giving an opinion on soldier's letter

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

16.

Primary or Secondary Source:

Your friend telling you about THEIR camping trip.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

17.

Primary or Secondary Source:

An article explaining the Star Spangled Banner

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

18.

Primary or Secondary Source:

The Statue of Liberty

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

19.

Primary or Secondary Source:

Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

20.

Primary or Secondary Source:

YouTube short explaining the meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

21.

Which word means "a wall of defense"?

a)

veteran

b)

lobbied

c)

allegiance

d)

bulwark

22.

Which word means "loyalty"?

a)

veteran

b)

allegiance

c)

patriotism

d)

lobbied

23.

What word means "people who come from another country"?

(a)  

24.

The Pledge was changed to "the flag of the United States of America" so people would know which flag they were pledging their allegiance.

a)
True
b)
False
25.

The War of 1812 was between the United States and_________________.

a)

France

b)

Russia

c)

Great Britain

d)

Spain

26.

What word means "a love and devotion to one's country"?

(a)  

27.

Who was the commander of Fort McHenry?

a)

Francis Scott Key

b)

Francis Bellamy

c)

George Armistead

d)

George Thatcher Balch

28.

What word means "early morning"?

(a)  

29.

What is the word that means "between sunset and before nightfall, or between nightfall and before sunrise"?

(a)  

30.

Which year did Francis Bellamy write the Pledge of Allegiance?

a)

1885

b)

1892

c)

1923

d)

1954