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1. HOW MANY STRIPES ARE ON THE U.S. FLAG?

A. 13

B. 11

C. 16

D. 13

INCORRECT

There are 50 stars representing the 50 states and there are 13 stripes representing the 13 original states.

http://www.usconsulate.org.hk/pas/kids/sym_flag.htm

CORRECT!

2. BARACK OBAMA IS OUR ___ PRESIDENT.

A. 52nd

C. 39th

B. 44th

D. 46th

INCORRECT

Barack H. Obama is the 44th President of the United States.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/president-obama

3. THE STATUE OF LIBERTY WAS DEDICATED IN WHAT YEAR?

A. 1862

B. 1920

C. 1886

D. 1790

INCORRECT

"The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World" was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the United States and is recognized as a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886.  It was designated as a National Monument in 1924.

http://www.nps.gov/stli/index.htm

4. IN THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER, WHAT LYRICS COME AFTER, WHAT SO PROUDLY WE HAILED AT THE TWILIGHT'S LAST GLEAMING?

A. O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? B. Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight,

C. And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air

D. Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave

INCORRECT

http://www.usa-flag-site.org/song-lyrics/star-spangled-banner.shtml

Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early lightWhat so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight,O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet waveO'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

5. WHAT IS THE NATIONAL FLOWER?

A. Rose

B. Carnation

C. Lilly

D. Geranium

INCORRECT

The rose was designated the official flower and floral emblem of the United States of America in 1986. The rose has been around for about 35 million years and grows naturally throughout North America. The petals and rose hips are edible and have been used in medicines since ancient times.

http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/National_Symbols/National_flower.html

6. WHO ARE ON MOUNT RUSHMORE

A. Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Franklin Roosevelt, John Adams

B. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Franklin Roosevelt

C. Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams

D. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt

INCORRECT

http://www.nps.gov/moru/index.htm

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