How Well do You Know the Star-Spangled Banner
Take our multiple-choice National Anthem quiz to test your knowledge.

Use this Activity:

Before you assign to students, it might be helpful to define some of the vocbulary words in the National Anthem

  • Ramparts - Defensive walls around a city
  • Perilous - Dangerous
  • Twilight - The time of the day when light fades to dark or vice versa
  • Gleaming - Shining
  • Broad stripes and bright stars refers to the American flag.
Introductory Activity - This can serve as a great introductory whole-class activity if you're teaching a lesson on the Siege of Fort McHenry, the Star-spangled Banner, or the War of 1812 in general. Project it to the whiteboard and solicit answers from students.