How Well Do You Know The American Flag?
This quiz is to test your knowledge of the American Flag.
- 1.When did Congress pass the first Flag Act to establish the American Flag?
- A.
June 14, 1776
- B.
June 14, 1777
- C.
July 4, 1776
- 2.Have there always been 13 stripes, to represent the original 13 colonies?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 3.Where is the flag NOT required to fly 24 hours a day by law?
- A.
The White House
- B.
US Marine Corps Memorial
- C.
Washington Monument
- D.
The Pentagon
- 4.Who can NOT have an American Flag on their uniform, by order of the Flag Code?
- A.
Fire Fighters
- B.
Police Officers
- C.
Emergency Medical Technicians
- D.
Military
- E.
Athletes
- 5.If the flag touches the ground, it needs to be destroyed.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.When a flag gets too old, torn, or faded, how is it retired?
- A.
Burning in a dignified manner
- B.
Wrapped in a separate bag and discarded
- 7.Where can a flag be taken to be retired?
- A.
A Veterans Of Foreign Wars Post
- B.
An American Legion Post
- C.
A Fire Station or Post Office
- D.
A Disabled American Veterans Chapter
- E.
A Marine Corps League Detachment
- F.
A Military Base
- G.
All of the above
- 8.A flag that is slightly torn can be mended.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.A flag can be washed, under the proper washing for the type of fabric.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.The flag should never have any mark, insignia, letter, word, number, figure, or drawing of any kind placed on it, or attached to it .
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.When flown over a street, the flag should be suspended vertically with the union to the north in an east and west street or to the east in a north and south street.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.When the flags are flown from adjacent staffs, the flag of the United States should be hoisted last and lowered first
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.How is the flag placed on a casket?
- A.
It should be so placed that the union is at the head and over the left shoulder.
- B.
It should be so placed that the union is at the head and over the right shoulder
- C.
It should be so placed that the union is over the right foot
- D.
It should be so placed that the union is over the left foot
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