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All About Old Glory Trivia Quiz

As the USA celebrates its 226th birthday, here is a quiz to honor one of the symbols of this country: the flag.

A multiple-choice quiz by 24girl. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
24girl

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
83,022

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2139

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. A vexillologist studies? Hint

stamps

wars

history

flags

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Question 2 of 10

2. The original American flag has thirteen stars in a circle. The stars, which represent colonies, are in a circle so no colony would be the "first colony".

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. Officially, why is the flag red, white and blue? Hint

the colors are pretty

there is no official reason

George Washington said so

Betsy Ross felt like it

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who gave the flag the nickname, "Old Glory"? Hint

George Washington

Capt. Stephen Driver

Betsy Ross

Francis Scott Key

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Question 5 of 10

5. Was it ever appropriate to fly the flag upside-down?

Yes

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Question 6 of 10

6. Francis Scott Key wrote a song about the US flag entitled "The Star-Spangled..." what?

Answer: (One word, six letters)

7. "You can't appreciate home til you've left it, money til it's spent, your wife til she's joined a woman's club, nor Old Glory til you see it hanging on a broomstick on a shanty in a consul of a foreign town." What famous American said this? Hint

Ulysses S. Grant

F. Scott Fitzgerald

O. Henry

John F. Kennedy

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Question 8 of 10

8. When was both the order of the stars and the proportions of the flag officially determined? Hint

June 12, 1896

July 4, 1933

August 4, 1791

June 24, 1912

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who designed the first American flag? Hint

Francis Hopkinson

Betsy Ross

no one knows for certain

George Washington

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Question 10 of 10

10. In flag terminology, what does the *noun* "fly" mean? Hint

a six-pointed star

the edge of the flag farthest from the staff

an x-shaped cross

the pole from which the flag is flown

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. A vexillologist studies?

Answer: flags

A vexillum was a military standard used by Roman troops.

2. The original American flag has thirteen stars in a circle. The stars, which represent colonies, are in a circle so no colony would be the "first colony".

Answer: True

George Washington said this should be so.

3. Officially, why is the flag red, white and blue?

Answer: there is no official reason

The Continental Congress left no record of why they chose those three colors. However, the Congress of the Confederation chose the same three colors for the Great Seal of the United States: red for valor and hardiness, white for purity and innocence, and blue for vigilance, perseverance and justice. Nice, huh?

4. Who gave the flag the nickname, "Old Glory"?

Answer: Capt. Stephen Driver

He was a shipmaster who was presented with a flag with 24 stars. As it billowed in the breeze, he exclaimed, "Old Glory!"

5. Was it ever appropriate to fly the flag upside-down?

Answer: Yes

It was a distress signal.

6. Francis Scott Key wrote a song about the US flag entitled "The Star-Spangled..." what?

Answer: banner

A beautiful song, if not a hard one to sing.

Answer: O. Henry

O. Henry, whose real name was William Sidney Porter, was a writer who specialized in short stories about the Wild West.

8. When was both the order of the stars and the proportions of the flag officially determined?

Answer: June 24, 1912

Because of that, some of the flags before this date look a little strange and out of proportion.

9. Who designed the first American flag?

Answer: no one knows for certain

Historians say that Hopkinson PROBABLY designed it, but that's just another part of the flag's mystery.

10. In flag terminology, what does the *noun* "fly" mean?

Answer: the edge of the flag farthest from the staff

Source: Author 24girl

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