5.3. The Stars and Stripes

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The United States of America


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The USA

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The United States

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The US

or simply
The States

Imagen de US Department of Interior . Dominio público.

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1. How many stars are there in the US flag?

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35 stars

50 stars

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2. How many stripes are there in the US flag?

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13 stripes

15 stripes

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3. The stripes represent...

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...Great Britain.

...the colonies that declared independence from the kingdom.

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4. The stars represent...

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...the United States.

...the British colonies.

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5. "The States" mean...

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...the first states in the Union.

...the United States of America

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6. The state of Alaska is...

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...in the mid-Pacific.

...in North America.

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7. The state of Hawaii is...

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...an archipelago /ˌɑː(r)kɪˈpeləɡəʊ/

...is between Canada and Mexico.

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