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| Test your Patriotic Knowlege of American Flags: | | | | one should be raised first? |
| Question: Is it ok to fly the American Flag upside | | | | Answer: When the flags of states are flown on |
| down? | | | | neighboring staffs, the flag of the United States |
| Answer: The flag should never be displayed with the | | | | should be hoisted first and lowered last. No other flag |
| union down, except as a signal of dire distress in | | | | may be placed higher than the flag of the United |
| instances of extreme danger to life or property. | | | | States or to the United States Flag's right. |
| Question: My US flag was accidentally dropped and | | | | Question: During the Olympics, why were all the |
| got dirty. Does it have to be destroyed? | | | | countries flags flown at the same height? Shouldn't |
| Answer: The flag should never be allowed touch the | | | | the gold medal winner's flag be flown higher? |
| ground, the floor or water. If it does accidentally | | | | Answer: When displaying the flags of two or more |
| touch the ground, it does not have to be destroyed. | | | | countries, they are to be flown from separate staffs |
| It should merely be cleaned. | | | | of the same height. The flags should be of |
| Question: I'm thinking of making a quilt out of old | | | | approximately equal size. International usage forbids |
| flags. Is this ok? | | | | flying the flag of one nation above that of another |
| Answer: Flags should never be used as clothing, | | | | nation in time of peace. |
| bedding, or curtains. | | | | Question: How should American Flags be used when |
| Question: Is it alright to print a picture of the | | | | hanging over our Main Street on Memorial Day? |
| American Flag on my parent's 50th Anniversary party | | | | Answer: When they are displayed over the middle of |
| napkins? | | | | the street, it should be suspended vertically with the |
| Answer: This symbol should never be embroidered on | | | | union to the north in an east and west street or to |
| fabric or printed on paper napkins or boxes or | | | | the east in a north and south street. |
| anything that is designed to be used once and then | | | | Question: Can the American Flag be used to unveil |
| thrown away. | | | | our town's new statue? |
| Question: Is it ok to fly my American Flag outside 24 | | | | Answer: The flag can be used at the ceremony of |
| 7? | | | | unveiling a statue or monument, but it should never |
| Answer: It is usually flown only from sunrise to | | | | be used as the covering for the statue or monument. |
| sunset. The flag may be displayed at night if it is lit | | | | Question: Is there a special way of raising the |
| during the hours of darkness. | | | | American Flag for half-staff? |
| Question: Should I raise my American Flag slowly, | | | | Answer: When flying the flag at half-staff, it should |
| ceremoniously? | | | | first be raised to the peak for an instant and then |
| Answer: It should be raised quickly and lowered | | | | lowered to the half-staff position. The flag should be |
| slowly. | | | | again raised to the peak before it is lowered for the |
| Question: Should I take my flag down when it's | | | | day. |
| raining, hailing or snowing outside? | | | | Question: How should the American Flag be used |
| Answer: It should not be flown on days during bad | | | | during a funeral? |
| weather, except when using an all weather flag. | | | | Answer: It is used to cover a casket, it should be so |
| Question: Where should I expect to see the | | | | placed that the union (stars) is at the head and over |
| American Flag being flown? | | | | the left shoulder. The flag should not be lowered into |
| Answer: The flag should be displayed daily at the | | | | the grave or allowed to touch the ground. |
| main administration building of every public institution, | | | | Question: What do the colors of red, white and blue |
| including schools and polling places on election days. | | | | stand for on the American Flag? |
| Question: During parades, where should the American | | | | Answer: The flag consists of thirteen horizontal |
| Flag is placed? | | | | stripes, seven red alternating with 6 white. The |
| Answer: It should be at the center and at the highest | | | | stripes represent the original 13 colonies, the stars |
| point of the group when flags of states, cities or | | | | represent the 50 states of the Union. |
| other groups are displayed. | | | | |