The Basics
FFA History
Emblem & Symbols
The Creed & Motto
Degrees & Awards
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What does FFA stand for?

Future Farmers of America

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In what year was the FFA founded?

1928

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How many symbols are on the FFA emblem?

5

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What is the official FFA motto?

Learning to do, doing to learn, earning to live, living to serve

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What is the first FFA degree a member earns?

Discovery FFA degree (greenhand degree)

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What color jacket do FFA members normally wear?

Blue corduroy jacket

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Where was the FFA founded?

Kansas City, Missouri

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What symbol on the emblem represents wisdom?

The owl

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Who wrote the FFA creed?

E.M. Tiffany

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What is the highest degree a member earns?

American FFA degree

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What organization is FFA officially called today?

The National FFA Organization

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Who is known as the "father of the FFA"?

Henry C. Groseclose

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What symbol on the emblem represents unity?

The cross-section of corn

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How many paragraphs are in the FFA creed?

5

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What does SAE stand for?

Supervised agricultural experience

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What school subject must students be enrolled in to join in FFA?

Agricultural education

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What organization merged with FFA in 1965?

New Farmers of America (NFA)

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What does the rising sun on the emblem represent?

Progress and a new day

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The FFA creed focuses on belief in agriculture and what two other areas?

Leadership and the future
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What degree is typically earned at the state level?

State FFA degree

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What is the FFA official salute?

The pledge of allegiance

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In what year were females allowed to officially join FFA?

1969

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What bird appears on the FFA emblem?

The American eagle

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What word begins the first paragraph of the FFA creed?

I believe

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What type of activities help members earn degrees and awards through hands-on learning?

SAE projects

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