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When does the United States celebrate Independence Day?
What is July 4
Who made the first flag?
Who is Betsy Ross, or Francis Hopkinson. There is no confirmed answer
When is it okay to fly a flag upside down?
What is when you are in distress or danger
What do the stripes on the flag represent?
What are the original 13 colonies.
At what pace do you raise the flag, and at what pace do you lower the flag?
What is raise it fast, and slowly lower it down.
In what year was our flag code adopted?
What is 1923
Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
Who is Francis Scott Key
Can the flag be flown at night?
Yes, if properly lit
What do the stars represent, and how many stars are on our current flag?
What is each state and 50
What do we call the blue part of the flag?
What is the Union
Who can order a flag at half staff?
Who is the president, governor, or mayor
When should the flag be flown at half staff?
To show sorrow and mourning following a national tragedy, the death of a president or other national or state figure, or to honor those who have sacrificed their lives for their country.
Should the flag of the United States of America ever touch the ground?
What is no. It should be kept off the ground it's entire life.
How should a flag be properly be disposed of?
What is burning in a respectful ceremony.
In what year was the flag we have today adopted?
What is 1960...when Hawaii became a state
The US flag has been flown continuously since 1834 in another country at the grave of a Revolutionary War hero...Where is his grave?
Paris, France at the grave of Marquis de LaFayette
What must you do before setting a flag at half-staff, or when lowering a flag from half-staff?
What is Hoist the flag to the top of the pole, hold it for an instant, and then lower it.
On a military uniform, why does the union point forward?
What is the union is always advancing and never retreating
What is the difference between half mast and half staff?
A mast is on a ship and a staff is a flag pole.
When is Flag day?
What is June 14
This is a person that studies flags
What is a Vexillologist
Does the flag of the United States fly above, or level with, state flags?
What is above state flags or any other flag.
What does each color represent in the flag?
Red- Valor & bravery
White- Purity & hope
Blue- Loyalty, justice & truth
Our flag is the 4th oldest flag adopted in 1777. Which country has the oldest flag?
Denmark...adopted in the year 1219