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Question 98

What is the name of the national anthem?

  1. God Bless America
  2. The Star-Spangled BannerCorrect answer
  3. America the Beautiful
  4. My Country, 'Tis of Thee

Official answer

The Star-Spangled Banner

Explanation

Francis Scott Key wrote the words in 1814 after watching the bombardment of Fort McHenry, and Congress made the song the national anthem in 1931. The others are patriotic songs without that status.

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