Q 01/05

How many stripes are on the flag of the United States?

A) 13

B) 15

C) 20

D) 50

Answer · why

A) 13

They stand for the thirteen British colonies that won independence; the stars stand for the states.

Q 02/05

The 50-star US flag was adopted in 1960 after which state joined the Union?

A) Hawaii

B) Alaska

C) Arizona

D) New Mexico

Answer · why

A) Hawaii

It became the 27th official design in July 1960 and has been in use longer than any other version.

Q 03/05

Which president ordered the 50-star flag on August 21, 1959?

A) John F. Kennedy

B) Dwight Eisenhower

C) Harry Truman

D) Lyndon Johnson

Answer · why

B) Dwight Eisenhower

The design became official the following July.

Q 04/05

In 1795 the flag briefly grew to 15 stars and stripes for Kentucky and which other new state?

A) Tennessee

B) Ohio

C) Vermont

D) Maine

Answer · why

C) Vermont

That 15-stripe version is the one that flew over Fort McHenry and inspired the national anthem.

Q 05/05

Which 19th-century sea captain coined the nickname 'Old Glory' for a flag his mother gave him in 1824?

A) John Paul Jones

B) Oliver Hazard Perry

C) Matthew Perry

D) William Driver

Answer · why

D) William Driver

He hid it from Confederates during the Civil War and later flew it over the Tennessee capitol in Nashville.