FFA Trivia
What are the FFA colors?
National Blue and Corn Gold
What does CDE and LDE stand for?
Career Development Event
Leadership Development Event
E.M. Tiffany
What does the eagle represent on the emblem?
Freedom
How many medals/pins can be worn on the front of your jacket?
Three.
Highest degree, highest office, and highest award.
What is the name of the FFA magazine?
New Horizons
Name three LDE's.
Ag Issues, Conduct of Chapter Meeting, Creed Speaking, Employment Skills, Extemporaneous Public Speaking, Parliamentary Procedure, and Prepared Public Speaking.
Reciting the FFA Creed is needed to earn what?
Greenhand Degree
What does the owl represent on the emblem?
Wisdom.
What should proper official dress look like for both males and females?
Females - Blacks slacks or blacks skirt with nylons, black closed toe shoes.
How many members does the FFA have?
1,027,273
Name three CDE's.
Ag Communications, Ag Sales, Ag Mechanics, Agronomy, Dairy Cattle Evaluation, Environmental & Natural Resources, Farm & Agribusiness Management, Floriculture, Food Science, Forestry, Horse Evaluation, Livestock Evaluation, Marketing Plan, Meats Evaluation, Milk Quality & Products, Nursery/Landscape, Poultry Evaluation, and Vet Science.
When was the FFA Creed adopted?
1930
What does the plow symbolize?
Labor and tillage of the soil.
The FFA jackets must be?
Zipped up to the top
What is the FFA motto?
Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve.
What LDE would you have 30 minutes to prepare a topic and write a 4 to 6 minute speech on a topic you chose?
Extemporaneous Public Speaking
What conventions was the FFA Creed adopted?
The third national convention
What does the rising sun signify?
Progress and that tomorrow will bring a new day with opportunity.
What year was official dress adopted?
1933
What three places has National Convention been held?
Kansas City, Missouri; Louisville, Kentucky; and Indianapolis, Indiana
Which FFA contest provides students with an opportunity to practice employment procedures in the agriculture industry, including the completion of a job application, development of a cover letter and resume, as well as a mock interview?
What year was a new FFA Creed proposed and was rejected by a committee of delegates?
1990
What does the cross section ear of the ear of corn mean on the emblem?
It provides a foundation because it is the backbone crop of American agriculture. It also means unity because corn is grown in all 50 states.
Where is the cotton grown to make the FFA jackets?
Tennesee