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Key People in FFA History

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who helped draft the constitution for the Future Farmers of America and co-wrote the first Official FFA Manual?

a)

Henry C. Groseclose

b)

Charles Homer Lane

c)

Harry Oscar Sampson

d)

Harvey Owen Sargent

2.

Who wrote the FFA motto?

a)

E.M. Tiffany

b)

Leslie Applegate

c)

Charles Homer Lane

d)

Henry C. Groseclose

3.

Who was elected as the first National FFA Advisor?

a)

A. Charles Homer Lane

b)

B. Henry C. Groseclose

c)

C. J.R. Thomas

d)

D. David Simmons

4.

What organization did Henry C. Groseclose help start in 1926?

a)

Future Farmers of Virginia

b)

Future Farmers of America

c)

Young Farmers of New Jersey

d)

Agricultural Boys’ Club

5.

What was the name of the agricultural club Henry C. Groseclose started in 1922?

a)

Future Farmers of Virginia

b)

Agricultural Boys’ Club

c)

Young Farmers Organization

d)

National FFA

6.

Who served as the first National FFA Executive Secretary and Treasurer?

a)

G.W. Owens

b)

J.R. Thomas

c)

Henry C. Groseclose

d)

Fred McClure

7.

Which educator was one of the first high school agriculture teachers in Waterford, Pennsylvania?

a)

Harry Oscar Sampson

b)

Harvey Owen Sargent

c)

Leslie Applegate

d)

David Simmons

8.

Who organized the Young Farmers Organization for New Jersey in 1923?

a)

Charles Homer Lane

b)

Harry Oscar Sampson

c)

Henry C. Groseclose

d)

Fred McClure

9.

Who served as the New Jersey state supervisor and teacher trainer for agricultural education?

a)

J.R. Thomas

b)

Harvey Owen Sargent

c)

Harry Oscar Sampson

d)

G.W. Owens

10.

Who is known as a founding father for both the Future Farmers of America and the New Farmers of America?

a)

Harvey Owen Sargent

b)

G.W. Owens

c)

Henry C. Groseclose

d)

Charles Homer Lane

11.

Who worked to improve agricultural programs for African-American students and teachers?

a)

Henry C. Groseclose

b)

Harvey Owen Sargent

c)

J.R. Thomas

d)

Fred McClure

12.

Which individual was a teacher trainer at Virginia State College in Petersburg, VA?

a)

G.W. Owens

b)

Leslie Applegate

c)

Charles Homer Lane

d)

Jan Eberly

13.

Who helped found the New Farmers of America?

a)

Henry C. Groseclose

b)

G.W. Owens

c)

Harry Oscar Sampson

d)

David Simmons

14.

Who served as both the National NFA Advisor and Executive Secretary?

a)

A. J.R. Thomas

b)

B. Harvey Owen Sargent

c)

C. G.W. Owens

d)

D. Fred McClure

15.

Who was the first National FFA President, and what state was he from?

a)

David Simmons – Georgia

b)

Leslie Applegate – New Jersey

c)

E.M. Tiffany – Kansas

d)

Henry Groseclose – Virginia

16.

Who was the author of the FFA Creed?

a)

Charles Homer Lane

b)

Fred McClure

c)

E.M. Tiffany

d)

Jan Eberly

17.

Who was the first African American to hold a national FFA office, and in what year?

a)

David Simmons – 1965

b)

Fred McClure – 1974

c)

J.R. Thomas – 1972

d)

Harvey Sargent – 1970

18.

Who was the first female National FFA President, and in what year was she elected?

a)

Julie Smiley – 1976

b)

Jan Eberly – 1982

c)

Leslie Applegate – 1928

d)

E.M. Tiffany – 1930