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When was the National FFA Creed adopted?
1930
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When was the National FFA Foundation formed?
1944
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Who created the FFA jacket?
Gus Litner
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What are subsidiary motions?
Motions that alter, change, or dispose of main motons.
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When was the first Star Farmer named? Who was it?
1929; Carlton Patton
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Who was the first African-American to be elected to National FFA Office? When?
1974; Fred McClure
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What is a quorum?
The amount of members present required to conduct a meeting.
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When did Harry S. Truman speak during National Convention?
1957
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What year was FFA established?
1928
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How many states are in the Central Region?
12
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What year was the first issue of the National Future Farmer Magazine published?
1952
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When were the National Colors adopted?
1929
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Who began Parliamentary Procedure? When?
Sir Thomas Smyth; 1562
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What year did President Nixon attend National Convention?
1968
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What is the bible of Parliamentary Procedure?
Robert's Rules of Order;1876
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Who was the first female elected as National FFA President?
Jan Eberly;1982
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When was 'Robert's Rules of Order' revised for the first time? The last time?
First Revised: 1915
Last Revised: 1990
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What is the Chapter Degree pin made of?
Silver
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FFA Official Dress standards created when?
1973
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What does germane mean?
Related to the original topic?
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Which state was last to join the FFA?
Virgin Islands
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The Outstanding Middle School FFA Chapter is recognized in the _?
National Chapter Award Program
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Premier leadership is defined as what?
Influence
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In the Greenhand Degree Ceremony, which officer says, 'Career development is a life-long process.'?
Sentinel
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What is the floor?
A point where the attention of the meeting should be focused.
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What degree recognizes individuals who have rendered outstanding service to agricultural education and FFA?
Honorary American FFA Degree
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What should Official Business be completed before?
Recreation and Refreshments
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Who handles the refreshments at the meetings?
Sentinel
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Which degree is selected by the Executive Committee?
State Degree
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What is Parliamentary Procedure?
A set of rules for running a successful meeting
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What are the three goals of parliamentary procedure?
Smoothly running meetings, Maintain order, Everyone has a say
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What year did the magazine change it's name? What did it change to?
1989;FFA New Horizons
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Who is the National FFA President? (2014)
Brian Walsh
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Who is the National FFA Treasurer? (2014)
Marion Fletcher
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What year did a group of officers make a pilgrimage to Washington, D.C., where they greeted President Roosevelt?
1933
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How many levels is the FFA structured upon? What are they?
3; Local, State, National
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What article in the Constitution is responsible for the name?
Article 1
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What is the address of the National FFA Organization?
6060 FFA Drive, Indianapolis, Indiana
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What is the address of the National FFA Organization Headquarters?
550 12th Street, Washington, D.C.
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What is the address of the National FFA Headquarters Operations Office?
1410 King Street, Alexandria, Virginia
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What is the Vice President stationed by?
The Plow
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What is the secretary stationed by?
The Ear of Corn
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What year was the first FFA Week celebrated?
1948
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When was the Smith-Hughes National Vocational Education Act established?
1917
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When was NFA established? Where?
1935; Tuskegee, Alabama
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Where was the first National FFA Center dedicated? When?
Alexandria, Virginia; 1959
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Where was FFA established?
Baltimore Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri
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How many delegates and States attended the first convention?
33 delegates, 18 states
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What state was the first to be chartered for the FFA?
Virginia; 1928
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How many states are in the Southern Region?
11
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What are the symbols on the FFA Emblem?
Eagle, Owl,Cross Section of the Ear of Corn, Rising Sun,Plow
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What year did membership hit an all time high of 557,318 members in 7,498 chapters?
2012
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Who was the first Star Farmer of America? When?
Carlton Patton;1929
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What year did Dr. Larry Case retire after 26 years as National Advisor?
2010
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Who was the first National Star in Agriscience?
Steven Offer;2001
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When was the first sectional gathering of the NFA?
1928
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Who was the winner of the first National Creed Speaking event?
Michael Van Winkle;1999
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When was PALS (Partners in Learning Support) launched?
1990
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How many states are in the Western Region?
12
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What year did the National FFA Foundation raise $1 million in one year for the first time?
1980
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What year was land purchased for the first FFA-owned national headquarters? How Much? Whose estate was it part of?
1939;28.5 acres;George Washington's estate
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What year did FFA merge with NFA?
1965
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Who was the first African-American elected to a national FFA office? When?
Fred McClure;1974
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When was a federal charter granted to FFA? Who granted FFA the chapter?
1950;President Truman
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What is Article 2 of the FFA Constitution?
Objectives of the Organization
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How many states are in the Eastern Region?
18
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What level is at the heart of the FFA?
Local
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Chapters are chartered through _ associations?
State
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What is the Greenhand Degree pin made of?
Bronze
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What state is number one in membership?
Texas
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When was the first Extemporaneous Public Speaking Event? Who won?
1979; Christe Peterson
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What year was President Gerald Ford the guest speaker at National FFA Convention?
1974
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What year did the National FFA Supply Service begin operation?
1948
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What year were Official Dress standards revised?
2002
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What year did FFA members and supporters pack lunches for FFA's Rally to Fight Hunger?
2012
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What year did George H.W. Bush speak at National Convention?
1987
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What does FFV stand for?
Future Farmers of Virginia
(later served as a model for FFA)
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What year was FFV organized?
1925
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What year did delegates restrict membership to boys only?
1930
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What year did Active FFA Membership exceed 100,000 members for the first time?
1935
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What year did President Dwight D. Eisenhower speak at National Convention?
1953
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Who was the first female elected to National FFA Office? When? Where was she from?
Julie Smiley; 1976; Washington, D.C.
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Who were the first people to share the title of Star Farmer? When? Where were they from?
Albert and Arthur Lacy (identical twins); 1939; Hondo, Texas
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When did the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis present NFA with a Certificate of Appreciation?
1958
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When did FFA change it's name to National FFA Organization?
1988
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What year did members earn a record 3,449 American FFA Degrees?
2010
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Who was the first African-American to be elected National FFA President? When? Where were they from?
Corey Flournoy; 1994; Illinois
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Who was the first female Star Farmer? When? Where was she from?
Karlene Lindow; 2002; Wisconsin
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Who was the first FFA member to later become the President of the United States?
President Jimmy Carter
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Who was the first FFA President? Where was he from?
Leslie Applegate; New Jersey
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Who was the first FFA President from Missouri? When?
Leslie Fry;1930-1931
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Who was the first FFA president to resign? When? Where was he from? Who replaced him?
Harold Gum;1942-1943;West Virginia;Marvin Jagels;Idaho
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How many FFA Presidents have been from Missouri?
(As of 2014)
Two; Leslie Fry, Zach Kinne
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Who was the first NFA President? Where was he from?
David Simmons; Alabama
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Who was the last NFA President? Where was he from?
Adolphus Pinson; Texas
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Who was the first National FFA Advisor?
Harry Oscar Sampson
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What is the FFA Motto?
Learning to Do,
Doing to Learn,
Earning to Live,
Living to Serve.
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How many pins may be worn on the FFA Jacket?
Three
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What is the FFA Salute?
The Pledge of Allegiance
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How many times should an FFA Chapter 'tweet' a day?
Three to five times
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