Flag History
American Flag Code
Famous U.S.A Flags
Presenting Colors
Flags of our past
100
This person designed the current 27th version of the American flag we know today
Robert G. Heft - Heft created the design in 1960 at 17 years old as a school project.
100
A Flag should always be held high and not touch this
The Ground
100
Famous World War II image of men raising a flag
Raising the Flag Over Iwo Jima, taken in 1945 
100
Presenting colors means
The ceremony of posting or raising the American Flag and the Pack Flag
100
The first american flag had this many stars and stripes
13 stars and 13 stripes
200
This person is reported to have created the first American flag
Betsy Ross
200
The proper way to retire a flag is
Burning the flag
200
Famous moon flag
On July 21, 1969 Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon. Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin then planted the flag of the United States permanently on the moon.
200
Scout's behavior during Posting of Colors / Opening Ceremony should be
Serious, Respectful, and Attentive
200
Flag of 1795 had this many stars and stripes
15 stars and 15 stripes.... USA still added a star and a stripe for each State
Two stars and Two stripes were added for the admission of Vermont and Kentucky
300
The colors of the American Flag are said to stand for...
red, white and blue were chosen as the colors to represent valor (red), liberty and purity (white), justice and loyalty (blue).
Valor - Qualities of a hero ; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger
Liberty - Freedom
Purity - being "Morally Straight" like a Scout
Justice - Treat people fair
Loyalty - Constant support for each other and those in need
300
Flying a flag at half staff or half mast means
flying the American flag only raised half way up the flag pole (half staff) or for ships only raised half way up the mast (half mast)
300
Star Spangled Banner was written about this flag
Francis Scott Key wrote our National Anthem after seeing our flag flying over Fort McHenry during the war of 1812.
300
When posting an American Flag and a Pack Flag for opening ceremony, this flag should always be placed in the flag stand first....
The American Flag
300
The flag of 1818 had this many stars and strips
20 stars and 13 stripes
Congress passed the Flag Act of 1818 which returned the flag design to 13 stripes and specified 20 stars for the 20 states.
Five stars were added for the admission of Tennessee, Ohio, Louisiana, Indiana, and Mississippi
400
There have been a total of this many versions of the American flag
27
400
we fly flags at half staff or half mast for this reason
To show a country mourning or sad together
400
September 11th 2001 Flag
Firefighters raise the flag from the World Trade Centers after 9/11/2001 
400
When raising Pack Flag and an American Flag or any other flag with the American Flag on a flag pole, this flag should always be flown the highest...
The American Flag
400
The flag from 1912 - 1959 had this many stars and strips
48 stars and 13 stripes... Alaska and Hawaii were not states yet.
500
Each of the 27 different American flag versions increased the number of these every time
Stars
500
This is required for an American flag to be flown at night
The American flag must be well lit, even at night.
500
Flag of the Battle of San Juan Hill 1898
the Battle of San Juan Hill occurred on July 1, 1898. Future President Theodore Roosevelt led his famous regiment the “Rough Riders” to victory.... Roosevelt and his victorious “Rough Riders” raised an American Flag
500
The Den or group of scouts that is posting colors is called...
Color Guard
500
The flag in 1959 had this many star and strips
49 stars and 13 stripes - Hawaii was not a state and the 49th star was add in 1959 for Alaska.
Our 50 star and 13 stripe flag didn't start being used until 1960 when Hawaii was made a state of the USA.
