FFA Greenhand Study Guide Questions & Answers(RATED A)

Official Dress - ANSWER-An official FFA Jacket zipped to the top -Black slacks/ skirt and black socks/nylon -White collard blouse/shirt -Official FFA tie/scarf -Black dress shoes with closed heels and toes Proper uses of the Jacket - ANSWER- Only FFA members can wear it -FFA member should act professional when wearing the jacket -Jackets need to be kept clean and neat Official colors - ANSWERNational Blue, Corn Gold National Blue - ANSWERFor the blue field of our nation's flag Corn Gold - ANSWERFor the golden fields of ripened corn Cross section of corn - ANSWERUnity- Unites all the states in America Rising sun - ANSWERProgress- The sun will rise and bring a new day full of opertunities Plow - ANSWERLabor and tillage of the soil- The FFA is founded on agriculture Eagle - ANSWERFreedom- Shows that we have the freedom to explore new horizons Owl - ANSWERKnowledge- Shows the knowledge required to have a successful career in the Ag industry. Agricultural Ed and FFA - ANSWERShows the combination of leadership and learning 1917 - ANSWERSmith-Hughes Act was passed 1920 - ANSWEREllis Clark started the Woodbury chapter. ( It was at the Woodbury high school before it was at Nonnewaug.) 1928 - ANSWERStart of FFA as a whole. First convention was at Kansas City, Missouri. 1930 - ANSWEREm Tiffany wrote the FFA Creed. It was adopted as the official Creed For FFA. 1965 - ANSWERNFA (All blacks) and the FFA (All whites) came together as one group. 1969 - ANSWERWomen were allowed in FFA. (Today there are more girls than boys in the FFA) 1971 - ANSWERThe national FFA Alumni was established 1978 - ANSWER50th convention of the FFA. Kansas City, Missouri. 1988 - ANSWERChanged from Future Farmers of America, to National FFA 1999 - ANSWERFFA convention moved from Missouri to Louisville, Kentucky.