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Smith-Hughes Act

What was the law that provided funds and encouraged high school vo-ag programs?

1928

What year was the FFA organized?

EM Tiffany

Who wrote the FFA Creed?

Charles Browne

National FFA Executive Secretary?

Leslie Applegate

First National FFA President?

Western, Southern, Central, Eastern

Regions of the National FFA Organization are?

12

How many states are in the Western Region?

11

How many states are in the Southern Region?

12

How many states are in the Central Region?

18

How many states are in the Eastern Region?

5

How many symbols make up the national FFA emblem?

Shield of Friendship

What is the symbol for the sentinel?

Rising sun

What is the symbol for the president?

Plow

What is the symbol of the Vice President?

Ear of Corn

What is the symbol of the Secretary?

Bust of Washington

What is the symbol of the treasurer?

American Flag

What is the symbol of the reporter?

Owl

What is the symbol of the Advisor?

Indianapolis, IN

The National FFA Organization is located in?

Washington, DC

The National FFA Organization Headquarters in?

Alexandria, VA

The National FFA Headquarters Operations Office is?

Baltimore Hotel

The FFA was established in which hotel?

Opening ceremony, minutes of previous meeting, officer reports, special features, unfinished business, committee reports, new business, ceremonies, closing ceremony, recreation

What is the correct order of business for a chapter meeting?

1944

What year was the National FFA Foundation founded?

September 1st through August 31st

How long is the FFA membership year?

Active, honorary, alumni, collegiate

What are the four types of membership?

Discovery

What is the name of the degree, adopted by delegates at the 72nd National FFA Convention, specifically for middle school students?

1965

What year did the NFA merge with the FFA?

New Farmers of America

What does NFA stand for?

1935

When did the NFA start?

1969

When were women allowed in the FFA?

1933

In what year was the curduroy jackets adopted?

23

After what age does active membership end?

1929

What year was Missouri Association of FFA chartered?

28

What order was the Missouri Association of FFA chartered?

2

The gavel is tapped \__ times to call the meeting to order

All members stand

What does three taps of the gavel do?

Task

What is the last word in the FFA Creed?

To make sure majority rules

What are the purposes of parliamentary procedure?

1917

The Smith-Hughes Act was established in?

Doing to learn

The second line of the FFA motto is:

Third

Which paragraph of the creed includes the phrase "which such knowledge and skill as I can secure"?

Discovery, Greenhand, Chapter, State, American

What are the different FFA degrees?

Career Development Event

What is a CDE?

1969

The national FFA Alumni was founded in what year?

FFA New Horizons

The name of the FFA magazine is?

Symbol of unity

What is the meaning of the cross section of the ear of corn?

New opportunity

What is the meaning of the rising sun?

Labor and tillage of the soil

What is the meaning of the plow?

Freedom and ability to explore new horizons

What is the meaning of the eagle?

Knowledge

What is the meaning of the owl?

I believe

What words begin every paragraph of the FFA creed?

National FFA Organization

What is the official name of the FFA?

1988

In what year did the FFA officially change its name?

Kansas City

What town was the FFA founded in?

Partners in Active Learning Support

PALS is an acronym for what?

3 years

In order to receive the American degree, a member must have been an active FFA member for at least:

Public Law 740

What gave the FFA a federal charter?

Harry Truman

Which president passed the law that gave FFA a federal charter?

10 cents

Original dues were?

National blue and corn gold

The colors of the FFA are?

Black and gold

The colors of the NFA were?

Alaska

Which was the last of the 50 states to get a charter?

Jan Eberly

The first female FFA president was?

33

How many delegates were present at the first FFA convention?

Virginia

The first state charter was given to?

Leslie Applegate

Who was the first president?

New Jersey

Where was the first president from?

1947

What year did the FFA band first perform?

Boll of cotton

What is the outline of the NFA emblem?

1929

When were the official colors adopted?

Carlton Patton

What was the first Star Farmer of America?

1929

In what year was the first Star Farmer?

1930

When was the First National Public Speaking event?

Edward Drace

Who won the first National Public Speaking Event?

1930

When was the official dress adopted?

1937

When was the national FFA camp established?

1939

When was the H.O. Sargent award created?

1948

When did the first FFA Chorus and National FFA Talent take place?

1948

When was the first FFA week celebrated?

1952

When was the first issue of The National Future Farmer magazine published?

1953

In what year did the US Post Office issue a special FFA stamp?

Dwight Eisenhower

Who spoke at the silver anniversary?

1957

When did Harry S. Truman speak at the national convention?

1966

When was the first National Agricultural Career Show held?

Richard Nixon

What president attended the 1968 National convention?

Ken Dunagan

Who was the first National Star in Agribusiness?

1969

When was the first National Star in Agribusiness awarded?

1969

When was the FFA alumni started?

Fred McClure

Who was the first African American elected to a national office?

1975

When was the Food for America program launched?

Jimmy Carter

What president spoke in 1978?

1980

When was the first year that FFA Foundation raises 1 million?

1987

George H.W. Bush spoke at the convention when?

1989

In what year did the FFA magazine change its name?

David Simmons

Who was the first NFA president?

Corey Flournoy

Who was the first African America FFA president?

www.ffa.org

What is the official website for FFA?

July 20, 1998

When is the National FFA Center in Indianapolis, IN dedicated?

1998

In what year was the convention held in Kansas CIty for the last time?