Flag Day Trivia
What two states passed a law in 1890 that required their schools to fly the flag every day?
North Dakota and New Jersey
How many countries are in the United Nations: 45, 193, or 242?
193.
Founded in 1945, the UN started out with only 51 member states.
This state reptile of Florida can grow to 12 feet in length
an alligator
Cinnamon comes from this part of a tropical evergreen tree
the bark
Named for an explorer, this bay touches the territory of Nunavut on its west & Quebec on its east
Hudson Bay
A vexillologist is an expert on what?
The history of flags
Is it ever appropriate to fly the flag upside down?
Yes, but only in an emergency.
An upside-down flag indicates someone is in dire trouble and in need of immediate help.
The whole shell, not the half, is Mississippi's state shell
an oyster
It's the ladies Hawaiian garment
a muumuu
In 2022, 30+ people were rescued after getting stranded on floating ice & chilling with this bay near Point Comfort, Wisconsin
Green Bay
What is done with worn or outdated flags?
Flags are used until they are worn out, and then they are destroyed, preferably by burning.
The American Legion and other organizations regularly conduct ceremonies in which they respectfully burn worn-out flags. These ceremonies are often held on Flag Day, June 14.
Día de los Muertos is a cultural tradition celebrated primarily in what country?
Mexico.
The tradition honors ancestors with offerings and decorations.
This ruby imposter is the state gem of New York & the birthstone for January
garnet
"'Cause I am a champion... you're gonna hear me" do this, sang Katy Perry
roar
Extending about 35 miles inland, Penobscot Bay is an inlet of the North Atlantic on the coast of this state
Maine
In 1814, amateur poet Francis Scott Key was so inspired by the sight of the American flag still flying over Baltimore’s Fort McHenry after a British bombardment that he wrote what poem?
“The Star-Spangled Banner.” It officially became our national anthem in 1931.
What movie includes the quote, “What we’ve got here is failure to communicate”?
Cool Hand Luke (1967).
The quote is uttered by Captain, played by Strother Martin.
As a verb, the name of this cute little bird, California's official one, means "to become fearful"
a quail
From Latin, it means "for each"
per
Amerigo Vespucci is said to have first sailed this Brazilian bay, Todos os Santos, on Nov. 1, 1501; hence the name
All Saints
The American flag first flew over a fort in what foreign country?
Libya.
It few over Fort Derne on the shores of Tripoli during the first Barbary War in 1805.
In what nation were french fries invented?
Belgium.
The story goes that American soldiers during World War I first began to call the fried potatoes “french fries,” since French is commonly spoken in southern Belgium.
With a name referring to its shallowness, it's Nebraska's official state river
the Platte
No Mickey Mouse affair, it's paired with "bubble" in the name of a British treat
squeak
The Sunshine Skyway Bridge crosses this body of water, sheltered in part from the Gulf of Mexico by the Pinellas Peninsula
Tampa Bay