vocabulary
lyrics
rules
places
trivia
100
sunrise
Dawn
100
opening line of the SSB
Oh, say can you see?
100
Where you place your hand when singing
Heart
100
the two countries at war when the Star Spangled Banner was written
The United States and England
100
a song which represents each country and is played for the winner of the gold medal at the Olympics
the National Anthem
200
sunset
Twilight
200
this line follows "what so proudly we hailed"
at the twilight's last gleaming
200
the position you should be in when singing
standing
200
name of the Fort under attack when SSB written
Fort McHenry
200
a song of praise
What is an anthem?
300
wide
Broad
300
this line follows "and the rockets' red glare"
the bombs bursting in air
300
while singing, what do you do with your hat if you are wearing one?
remove it
300
Fort McHenry location
Baltimore, Maryland
300
How the SSB started out instead of being a song
a poem
400
dangerous
Perilous
400
this line follows "gave proof through the night"
that our flag was still there
400
the spot that you face while singing
the flag
400
the nation's capital when the SSB was written
Washington, DC
400
another word for banner
Flag
500
walls of the fort
ramparts
500
what is this line? "O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave"
final line of the first verse of the SSB
500
what you should do if a soloist is singing the national anthem
join in; it is meant to be sung as a group
500
the current location of the flag which inspired the SSB
American Museum of History (Smithsonian) in Washington, DC
500
the man who wrote the star spangled banner
Francis Scott Key
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