Author
The Song/Poem
Lyrics to SSB
Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
100
He wrote the "Star Spangled Banner"
Who is Francis Scott Key
100
The title of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA's national anthem is THE ________________________.
What is the STAR SPANGLED BANNER
100
Oh say can you see by the dawn's ___________ light, What so ____________ we hailed at the twilights last gleaming.
What is EARLY & PROUDLY
100
TWILIGHT means _____________________________
What is THE LIGHT JUST BEFORE SUNRISE AND JUST AFTER SUNSET
100
The name of the fort that once flew the star spangled banner?
What is FORT MCHENRY
200
The ___________ army kept Key prisoner on their ship.
Who are the BRITISH
200
There are _____ stanzas (verses) in the SSB.
What is 4.
200
Who's broad stripes and ________ stars through the perilous ____________. O'er the _____________ we watched were so gallantly streaming.
What is BRIGHT, FIGHT, RAMPARTS
200
PROTECTIVE BARRIER
What is RAMPARTS
200

Where can you find the original flag that flew over Fort McHenry?

Where is the National American History Museum or the Maryland Historical Society?

300
Key was a _______________.
What is LAWYER
300
During what war was the SSB written?
What is WAR OF 1812
300
And the rockets red ___________ the bombs bursting in air. Gave _________ through the night, that our flag was _______ there.
What is GLARE, PROOF, STILL
300
GALLANTY means ______________________
What is BRAVELY
300
An American NOT in uniform should stand at attention facing the flag with their RIGHT or LEFT hand over their heart during the playing of the national anthem?
What is RIGHT
400
Key was given updates on the battle of Fort McHenry from the ship's captain. True or False
What is FALSE He had NO idea who had won until he saw the flag still waving in the morning.
400
Congress made the SSB the official national anthem of the USA in ____.
What is 1931
400
Oh say _________ that ________ Spangled ___________ yet ________.
What is DOES, STAR, BANNER, WAVE
400
this means DANGEROUS
What is PERILOUS
400
The term that means the love or devotion to one's country?
What is PATRIOTISM
500
Key wrote the poem BEFORE, DURING, or AFTER the battle at Fort McHenry?
What is AFTER
500
The original title of the SSB was called Defense of Fort __________.
What is McHenry
500
O'er the ________ of the _______ and the _______ of the __________.
What is LAND, FREE, HOME, BRAVE
500
SPANGLED
What is COVERED IN SHINY OBJECTS
500

The name of the doctor being held captive by the British.

Who is Dr. William Beanes

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