Color Guard Questions
1. What does the color blue stand for on the American flag?
Vigilance, perseverance, and justice
2. What does the color white stand for on the American Flag?
Purity and innocence
3. What does the color red stand for on the American Flag?
Hardiness, courage, and valor
4. What are the three sizes of flags?
Storm, Post, and Garrison
5. What is the size of each?
Storm: 5 feet by 9 1/2 feet
Post: 10 feet by 19 feet
Garrison: 20 feet by 38 feet
6. What is the correct way for posting the American Flag at half-staff?
Raise the Flag to its peak, and then lower it to half-staff
7. What does it mean when you raise the American Flag upside-down?
distress or emergency
8. When should you salute the American Flag?
When it is raised or lowered; when the Flag passes by you in a parade. When in uniform and the flag passes you, present your salute six paces before the flag approaches you and hold it until six steps after the flag has passed you
9. Can a Color Guard perform an "About face"?
No, because the Flag must always be in the Position of Honor on the right side
10. How many white stripes are on the American Flag?
Six
11. How many red stripes are on the American Flag?
Seven.
12. What are the other names used in the military for flags?
Color, Standard, and Ensign
13. What are two ways you can reverse directions on a Color Guard?
Left about, and Colors reverse
14. What do you do with a flag that is old and worn?
Dispose of it in a respectful manner
15. Can the American Flag be worn as an outer garment?
No
16. When displaying the U.S. Flag from a staff or a flagpole, the Flag must be positioned so that the Union is in what position?
The union of the Flag should be at the staff's peak
17. Can the American Flag be used to cover a table or podium?
No. The American Flag can never be used as a decoration, table cloth or bunting
18. Can you move a Color Guard in a column?
Yes, provided the American Flag is in front of all other flags
19. What is the "Position of Honor"?
The right side, the highest point, or in front of
20. What is the arrangement of the Stars on the American Flag?
Five rows of six each, and four rows of five stars each, alternating
21. When can the garrison flag be flown?
Veteran's Day or special ceremonies
22. When can the storm flag be flown?
During inclement weather
23. When is the only time the flag can be flown during hours of darkness?
When it is properly illuminated
24. When did the "Star Spangled Banner" become the National Anthem of the United States?
1931
25. What is the union?
The blue field of stars on the flag
26. How do you place the flag on a casket?
Place the union at the head and over the left shoulder
27. When a president or past president dies, what are you required to do?
You are required to fly the flag at half-staff for 30 days
28. What should be showing when you fold the flag?
The thirteen stars should be showing
29. When the U.S. flag is flown in a group of two or more nations or states fly them from separate flagstaffs of the same height, what else should be the same?
The flags should be of similar size
Color Guard Commands
1. REPORT IN
2. Colors Reverse March(Left About, March)
3. Forward March
4. Left Wheel March(Half Left About, March)
5. Forward March
6. Colors Reverse March(Right About, March)
7. Forward March
8. Colors Halt
9. Order Arms
10. Parade Rest
11. Colors Attention
12. CARRY COLORS
13. Forward March
14. Right Wheel March(Half Right About March)
15. Forward March
16. Right Wheel March(Half Right About March)
17. Forward March
18. Colors Reverse March(Left About March)
19. Forward March
20. Eyes Right
21. Ready Front
22. Left Wheel March(Half Left About March)
23. Forward March
24. Left Wheel March(Half Left About March)
25. Forward March
26. Left Wheel March(Half Left About March)
27. Forward March
28. COLORS HALT
29. Case Colors Before Reporting Out
30. REPORT OUT