Dates
What year was the FFA established?
1928
What are the FFA colors?
National Blue and Corn Gold
Where do we currently host state and national convention?
State: Orlando
National: Indianapolis
What is the president stationed by?
What does it mean on the emblem?
The rising sun.
Progress.
What did the letters FFA stand for in the past before the name change?
Future Farmers of America
What year did the FFA and NFA merge?
1965
What are the first two words of every paragraph in the creed?
I believe.
Where was the first ever National FFA Convention held?
Kansas City Missouri.
What does the Eagle represent on the Emblem and what officer is stationed by the Eagle?
Freedom
The Parliamentarian
List the correct official dress for both males and females.
White button up shirt
Black dress pants/ knee length skirt with panty hose
Black close toed dress shoes
Tie/scarf
FFA Jacket zipped up
What year was the creed adopted?
1930
What is an SAE?
Supervised Agricultural Experience (activity you do hands on to support what you're learning in the classroom).
Who wrote the creed?
E.M Tiffany.
What is the emblem shaped like and why?
A cross section of an ear of corn to represent unity.
Who is known as the Father of FFA
Henry Grosclose
What year did they change the name of the organization from Future Farmers of America to The National FFA Organization?
1988
What is a CDE? Explain and give an example.
Career Development Event. Where you test your skills learned in the classroom through competition.
What act started Agricultural Education, and what year?
Smith Hughes, 1917
What is the job of the sentinel?
To care for the meeting room, attend to the guests, keep the room comfortable, and assist the president in maintaining order.
What are the 4 types of FFA membership?
Active
Alumni
Collegiate
Honorary
What public law was passed in 1950?
81-740. The U.S. Congress passes Public Law 81-740, which grants the FFA a Federal Charter and stipulates that a U.S. Department of Education staff member be the national FFA advisor. Today FFA continues to be recognized by Congress as an intracurricular part of the educational program.
What is your line when the president asks, "FFA members why are we here?", during opening ceremonies?
TO PRACTICE BROTHERHOOD, HONOR AGRICULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, AND TO DEVELOP THOSE QUALITIES OF LEADERSHIP WHICH AN FFA MEMBER SHOULD POSSESS!”
Who was the first National FFA president?
Leslie Applegate
Name all six parts of the emblem.
1. Cross section of corn.
2. Rising Sun
3. The Plow
4. The owl
5. The Eagle
6. Agriculture Education & FFA
What are the FFA degrees in order?
Discovery
Greenhand
Chapter
State
American