Our Current Flag
These are the three colors on the U.S. Flag
RED, WHITE, and BLUE
True or False?
Any flag that touches the ground is supposed to be destroyed
FALSE
Who sewed the first flag and gave it to General George Washington in 1777?
Betsy Ross
Written 10 years after the first flag was made, what document is considered the "Supreme Law of The Land"
The Constitution
What do the STARS on the U.S. Flag Represent?
The States of The United States of America.
How many Stars are on the current U.S. Flag?
50
What is the preferred proper method of destroying a U.S. Flag?
Ceremonial Burning
Neil Armstrong was the first person to plant a flag on this surface.
The MOON
What year was the Constitution of the United states written? Hint: 10 years after the first U.S. Flag was made.
1787
Who can order the flag to be flown at half staff?
The President or the Governor
There are 13 of these that represent the 13 original colonies
Stripes
To properly fly a flag at night, you must do what?
Illuminate or light the flag
How many U.S. Flags have been placed on the Moon?
SIX
Represented on the the flag by Red and White Stripes, name three of the thirteen original colonies.
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
What is the annual date of Flag Day?
JUNE 14th
The 50th star was added to our current flag to represent the addition of which STATE to the union?
Hawaii
When is it OK to fly a flag upside-down?
When you are in distress or danger
This famous flag currently resides in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History and was the inspiration for which important song?
The National Anthem or The Star Spangled Banner
Name three states that boarder the country represented by this Flag---->
Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine
What is one of the nick names of the U.S. Flag?
Old Glory; Stars and Stripes; The Star Spangled Banner
The current flag, with 50 stars and 13 stripes, was designed in 1958 by a __-year-old High School student in Ohio.
17
When flags from multiple countries are displayed, the U.S. Flag should be in the middle. Should the U.S. Flag be displayed higher, lower or at the same height as the other countries flags
At the same height
Who wrote the words to the star spangled banner?
Francis Scott Key
He is the only person in our state authorized to call for the Flag to be flown at half staff. Who is the Governor of the State of Utah?
Governor Gary Herbert
How many of official versions of the US flag have there been?
27