Here are the correct answers for the Flag Day Trivia quiz:
1.
B. False
Flag Day is a national observance, but it is not a federal holiday where government offices close.
2.
C. 1960
The 50th star was added on July 4, 1960, after Hawaii became a state in 1959.
3.
B. 7 red, 6 white
The flag has 13 stripes total representing the original colonies: 7 red and 6 white.
4.
A. Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania was the first state to make Flag Day an official state holiday in 1937.
5.
C. Hawaii
Hawaii was the last state admitted to the Union (August 21, 1959), so its star was the last one added.
6.
D. The President and State Governors
The President can order flags flown at half-staff nationally, and governors can do so for their specific states.
7.
C. Five
Out of the six flags planted on the Moon, five are still standing. The one from Apollo 11 was blown over by the rocket exhaust during liftoff.
8.
B. Truman
President Harry S. Truman signed the Act of Congress in 1949 establishing June 14 as National Flag Day.
9.
A. 1949
Congress approved the permanent national observance in 1949, and President Truman signed it into law that same year.
10.
B. To commemorate the adoption of the flag
Flag Day celebrates June 14, 1777, when the Second Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the official flag.
11.
D. Troy, New York
Troy, New York, holds the longest continuously running Flag Day parade in the United States.
12.
A. Betsy Ross
Betsy Ross is the seamstress traditionally credited with sewing the first American flag at George Washington's request.
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