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'The Star Spangled Banner' Trivia Quiz

Here is a quiz dedicated to 'The Star Spangled Banner'. It combines the first verse and all the other verses.

A multiple-choice quiz by daisyduke71. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
daisyduke71

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
52,662

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1766

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is the first word?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is missing 'On the shore dimly seen through the mists of the ________'? Hint

deep

fog

sea

shadows

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who wrote the 'Star Spangled Banner'?

Answer: (First Middle and Last)

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the song originally written as? Hint

A song

Or nothing

A sonnet

A poem

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Question 5 of 10

5. With which word does the song end?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Finish this lyric 'And where is this band who so vauntingly _____'? Hint

played

swore

marched

triumphed

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Question 7 of 10

7. Finish the lyric 'Oh thus be it ever when free men shall ---------'? Hint

fight

stand

save

die

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the motto they refer to in the song? Hint

In God We Trust

Liberty For All

Pride In America

In God Is Our Trust

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Question 9 of 10

9. Finish the lyric 'What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last -------'?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Finish the lyric 'Gave proof through the night that our flag was still ----------'?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the first word?

Answer: O

The first word of the 'National Anthem' is O, as in 'O say can you see'.

2. What is missing 'On the shore dimly seen through the mists of the ________'?

Answer: deep

This phrase is the first phrase of the second verse.

3. Who wrote the 'Star Spangled Banner'?

Answer: Francis Scott Key

He wrote it on September 13, 1814. It was when he went aboard the British fleet to secure the release of Dr. William Baynes. The release of the doctor was secured but Francis Scott Key was detained because Fort McHenry was shelled, a fort defending Baltimore.

4. What was the song originally written as?

Answer: A poem

It was originally written as a poem called 'Defense of Fort M'Henry,'.

5. With which word does the song end?

Answer: brave

All verses end with 'The land of the free and the home of the brave'.

6. Finish this lyric 'And where is this band who so vauntingly _____'?

Answer: swore

7. Finish the lyric 'Oh thus be it ever when free men shall ---------'?

Answer: stand

8. What is the motto they refer to in the song?

Answer: In God Is Our Trust

9. Finish the lyric 'What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last -------'?

Answer: gleaming

10. Finish the lyric 'Gave proof through the night that our flag was still ----------'?

Answer: there

Source: Author daisyduke71

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