Vocabulary
What word means "dangerous"?
perilous
Whose broad ______________ and bright stars.
stripes
By the dawn's early light or At the twilight's last gleaming?
By the dawn's early light
Who wrote the poem that became our national anthem?
Francis Scott Key
What item does "Star Spangled Banner" refer to?
The American Flag.
What word means "the walls of a fort"?
rampart
The bombs _____________ in air
bursting
In what year was the poem that became the Star Spangled Banner written?
1814
How many stars are on the American flag?
50
What means "to greet or salute"?
hail
What so ______________ we hailed.
proudly
What so proudly we hailed or Gave proof through the night?
what so proudly we hailed
What was the original title of the poem?
The Defense of Fort McHenry
How many stripes are on the American Flag?
13
What word means "bravely"?
Gallantly
O'er the ramparts we __________________
watched
When the Star Spangled Banner is sung people usually remove which item of clothing?
Hats
What do the stars on the flag stand for?
The 50 states.
What word means "to wave like a flag"?
Streaming
Oh, say does that star-spangled ___________ yet wave
banner
Whose broad stripes and bright stars or O'er the ramparts we watched?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars
How many verses are there in the original poem?
4
What do the stripes on the flag stand for?
The 13 colonies.