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FLAG ETIQUETTE
100
The flag should be flown at this time of day.
What is between sunrise and sunset?
100
I'm proud to be an American where at least I know I'm free, And I won't forget the men who died who gave that right to me . . .
What is God Bless the USA?
100
The lyrics to the Star Spangled Banner come from this poem.
What is "Defence of Fort McHenry?"
100
The stripes symbolize these.
What are the thirteen original colonies.
100
The flag should be flown only in this type of weather.
What is fair weather?
200
Signed an Act of Congress designating June 14th of each year as National Flag Day.
Who is President Harry S. Truman?
200
Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrims' pride, From every mountain side Let Freedom ring.
What is America, My Country 'Tis of Thee?
200
Author of the Star Spangled Banner.
Who is Francis Scott Key?
200
The stars represent these.
What are the fifty states.
200
The flag should always have this on it.
What is light?
300
This schoolteacher arranged for the pupils in the Fredonia, Wisconsin Public School, District 6, to observe June 14 as 'Flag Birthday'.
Who is B. J. Cigrand?
300
Land that I love, Stand beside her and guide her Through the night with a light from above; From the mountains, to the prairies, To the oceans white with foam . . .
What is God Bless America?
300
The Star Spangled Banner was written during this war.
What is the War of 1812?
300
White on the flag represents these two things.
What is purity and innocence?
300
When worn, the flag should be discarded in this manner.
What is burned at a special ceremony?
400
Only these people can order the US flag to be flown at half mast.
Who are the President and state governors?
400
Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
What is the Star Spangled Banner?
400
The range of the Star Spangled Banner makes the national anthem difficult to sing.
What is one and a half octaves?
400
Red on the flag symbolizes this.
What is valor?
400
The second person at the flagpole when the flag is lowered serves this purpose.
What is to ensure that the flag never touches the ground.
500
To wear our country's flag properly, this is worn closest to your heart.
What is the field of stars?
500
Hurrah for the flag of the free! May it wave as our standard forever, The gem of the land and the sea, The banner of the right.
What is Stars and Stripes Forever?
500
Signed a congressional resolution on March 3, 1931 to make the Star Spangled Banner the national anthem.
Who was President Herbert Hoover?
500
Blue on the flag represents these three things.
What is vigilance, perseverance & justice?
500
The flag may be flown upside down only under this circumstance.
What is distress?
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