FFA Basics
This was the original full name represented by the letters FFA.
What is Future Farmers of America?
The official FFA jacket should be worn in this position.
What is zipped to the top?
This is the official salute of the FFA organization.
What is the Pledge of Allegiance?
The Smith-Hughes National Vocational Act established vocational agricultural courses in this year.
What is 1917?
This person wrote the official FFA Creed.
Who is E.M. Tiffany?
These are the two official colors of FFA.
What are National Blue and Corn Gold?
This type and color of shirt or blouse is required for Official Dress.
What is a white-collared shirt or blouse?
These words appear on the FFA emblem
What are “Agricultural Education” and “FFA”?
The Future Farmers of Virginia, which became a model for FFA, was organized in this year.
What is 1925?
This person was elected as the first national FFA president in 1928.
Who is Leslie Applegate?
“Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live” is completed by these four words.
What is “Living to Serve”?
One of these two official accessories must be worn around the neck.
What is an official FFA tie or scarf?
The blue corduroy FFA jacket was adopted as Official Dress in this year.
What is 1933?
FFA was established and its first national convention was held in Kansas City during this year.
What is 1928?
In 1976, this person became the first female to hold a national FFA office.
Who is Julie Smiley?
This organization served African American boys enrolled in vocational agriculture classes in segregated schools.
What is the New Farmers of America?
Official Dress requires dress shoes with this color and style.
What are black dress shoes with a closed heel and toe?
These are the five picture symbols found in the FFA emblem
What are the cross-section of an ear of corn, rising sun, plow, eagle, and owl?
During this year, Official Dress standards were created and Fred McClure became the first African American elected to national FFA office.
What is 1973?
This person became the first African American elected to national FFA office in 1973.
Who is Fred McClure?
Because FFA is embedded within agricultural education instead of being only an after-school club, it is described using this term.
What is intra-curricular?
Name the required lower-body clothing, footwear, and socks or hosiery for Official Dress.
What are black slacks or a black dress skirt, black closed-heel and closed-toe dress shoes, and black socks, nylons, or appropriate hosiery?
This symbol forms the foundation of the FFA emblem and represents unity because corn is grown throughout the nation.
What is the cross-section of an ear of corn?
FFA received its federal charter during this year.
What is 1950?
These four people organized the Future Farmers of Virginia, which served as the model for FFA.
Who are Henry Groseclose, Harry Sanders, Walter Newman, and Edmund Magill?