Question 97Why does the flag have 50 stars?
- Because there is one star for each state✓Correct answer
- Because there are 50 amendments to the Constitution
- Because the flag has been redesigned 50 times
- Because 50 men signed the Declaration of Independence
Official answer
- because there is one star for each state
- because each star represents a state
- because there are 50 states
Explanation
Each star stands for one state, so the count has risen as states joined the Union, reaching fifty when Hawaii was admitted in 1959.