Q 01/05

Which US president, born in the 1940s, celebrates his birthday every year on Flag Day?

A) Bill Clinton

B) George W. Bush

C) Donald Trump

D) Joe Biden

Answer · why

C) Donald Trump

Donald Trump was born in Queens, New York, in 1946, the same year as Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. He turned 31 on the day the Stars and Stripes tu...

Q 02/05

Which US military branch celebrates its birthday every year on Flag Day?

A) The Army

B) The Navy

C) The Marine Corps

D) The Coast Guard

Answer · why

A) The Army

The Army traces its birth to the Continental force that Congress created in 1775, exactly two years before it adopted the Stars and Stripes. That make...

Q 03/05

Which two words did President Eisenhower sign into the Pledge of Allegiance on Flag Day in 1954?

A) One nation

B) Under God

C) With liberty

D) And justice

Answer · why

B) Under God

Under God was the last of several rewrites of the Pledge. The first 1892 wording did not even name the United States, speaking only of 'my Flag'.

Q 04/05

On which date is Flag Day celebrated, marking the 1777 adoption of the Stars and Stripes?

A) May 30

B) June 19

C) September 17

D) June 14

Answer · why

D) June 14

June 14 has been proclaimed by presidents for more than a century, yet Flag Day has never been made a federal holiday. Federal law only asks the presi...

Q 05/05

Which Philadelphia upholsterer does family legend credit with sewing the first Stars and Stripes?

A) Dolley Madison

B) Abigail Adams

C) Molly Pitcher

D) Betsy Ross

Answer · why

D) Betsy Ross

Betsy Ross was first credited by her relatives in 1870, almost a century after the event. No record from her own lifetime has been found to back the s...