Super quiz

THE AMERICAN FLAG

(e.g., How many stars are on the flag? Answer: Fifty.)

Freshman level

1. How many red stripes are on the flag?

2. What do the stripes represent?

3. Name one of the common nicknames for the flag.

Graduate level

4. The white stars are arranged in how many horizontal rows?

5. Who was the first person to refer to the flag as a “star-spangled banner”? 6. What is the recommended method for disposing of the flag?

Ph.D. level

7. When can the flag be flown upside down?

8. What must be done if the flag is to be flown at night?

9. How should the flag be flown on Memorial Day?

ANSWERS: 1. Seven. 2. The 13 colonies that declared independence. 3. Old Glory, Stars and Stripes, The StarSpangled Banner. 4. Nine. 5. Francis Scott Key. 6. Burned (ashes buried). 7. In an emergency. 8. Properly illuminated. 9. Half-staff until noon and then raised.

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