Flag of the United States quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   What color are the top and bottom outer stripes of the American flag?

   Answer: Red

   Why: The flag carried 15 stripes from 1795 until the Flag Act of 1818 fixed the count at 13, alternating red and white with red at both edges.

2. 2 Medium

   What quality does the color blue represent on the US flag?

   Answer: Vigilance

   Why: Congress assigned these meanings in 1782 for the Great Seal: white for purity, red for hardiness, and blue for vigilance.

3. 3 Hard

   What is the official height-to-width ratio of the US flag?

   Answer: 10:19

   Why: While commercial flags are commonly made in 2:3 or 3:5 proportions, federal regulations strictly require 10:19.

4. 4 Easy

   How many total horizontal stripes are featured on the United States flag?

   Answer: Thirteen

   Why: From 1795 to 1818, the U.S. flag had 15 stripes, as did the Fort McHenry banner, before Congress restored 13.

5. 5 Medium

   Which flag shows a coiled rattlesnake on yellow with 'Don't Tread on Me'?

   Answer: Gadsden flag

   Why: The Culpeper Minutemen flew the same coiled snake and motto, but on white beside Patrick Henry's 'Liberty or Death'.

6. 6 Hard

   Which flag raising on Iwo Jima is in the famous photo?

   Answer: The second

   Why: The famous photo captured a larger replacement flag raised so troops across the island could clearly see it.