FFA Greenhand Info
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lilyshilow on October 17, 2010
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questions and awsers section a
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For use in determining the "Best Informed Greenhand"
Secion A
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Northern Burlington Middle FFA, Madison FFA / Quiz Bowl
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Star Farmer of America | 1.The (_____________) was one of the first awards created by the National Organization. |
| E.M. Tiffany | 2.Who wrote the original FFA Creed? |
| 10 cents to 50 | 3.In 1965, dues were changed from (__) cents to (__) cents so each member could receive the National Future Farmer Magazine. |
| Three | 4.No more than (_____) medals should be worn on the official FFA jacket |
| 1949 | 5.The first calendar, which was published in (_____), had 12 different scenic farm paintings for monthly illustrations. |
| leadership from ourselves and respect from others | 6.The 3rd paragraph of the FFA Creed begins with "I believe in (___________________________________________.)" |
| shield of friendship | 7.The (___________________) is the symbol for the Sentinel. |
| 12 months | 8.To receive the American FFA Degree you must have graduated from high school at least (___________) prior to the national convention at which the degree is to be granted. |
| State FFA Degree | 9.To become a State Officer you must hold the (________________). |
| Smith-Hughes | 10.The (___________) act provided for the original administration of vocational eduation programs by a Federal Board. |
| 1928 | 11.The National FFA Organization was chartered in (______). |
| 4-Eastern Western, Central, and Southern | 12.How many FFA regions has the nation been divided into? Name them. (_______________________________) |
| Henry Groseclose | 13.(__________________) is known as the founder of the FFA. |
| reporter | 14.The (____________) is responsible for sending news releases to local and regional news media. |
| Ken Dunagan | 15.(____________) of Arizona was named the first Star Agribusinessman of America in 1969 |
| Vice President | 16.The chapter (_____________) is in charge of committee work in general. |
| Agricultural Education | 17.Only schools offering (_______________) may establish an FFA Chapter. |
| three years | 18.A State FFA Degree recipient must have completed (__________) of Agricultural Education/laboratory experience. |
| State FFA Leadership Conference | 19.The State dues are determined by the delegates at the annual (________________________________). |
| $500.00 | 20.The Star State Farmer of Arizona is awarded (________) by the Arizona FFA. |
| vice president | 21.If the office of the president becomes vacant, the (______________) is next in line to fill the position. |
| challenging | 22.The FFA Creed says, "...to live and work on a good farm is pleasant as well as (____________)." |
| vice president | 23.The Arizona Association elects a state (____________) for each district. |
| Dr. C. H. Lane | 24.The first National FFA Advisor was (_________________). |
| H.W. Miller | 25.The first Arizona FFA Advisor was (_____________). |
| FFA emblem | 26.The (______________) is copyrighted and cannot legally be used by other organization. |
| Agricultural Education | 27.The FFA is an essential part of and supplements the instruction offered in (____________________.) |
| Louisville, Kentucky | 28.The National FFA Convention was held annually in (________________) through 2005. |
| Indianapolis, Indiana | 29.The National FFA Convention moved to (________________) in 2006. |
| Chapter | 30.FFA District Officers must hold at least the (________) FFA Degree. |
| 53 | 31.The National FFA Organization is made up of (__) associations. |
| committee chairperson | 32.The (__________________) should move the adoption of a committee report given at a meeting. |
| State Association | 33.Charters to local chapters are issued by the (______________). |
| President | 34.The State FFA (__________) presides over meetings of the State FFA Executive Committee. |
| National FFA Constitution | 35.The National FFA Constitution provides that an FFA Chapter Constitution shall not conflict with the (________________). |
| Kansas City, Missouri | 36.Previous to 1999, the National FFA Convention was held in (__________________). |
| Erwin Milton | 37.The initials E.M., of FFA Creed author E.M.Tiffany, stand for (____________). |
| National FFA Foundation | 38.The (_____________________) was organized in 1944. |
| FFA New Horizons | 39.The ("________________") magazine is published six times a year. |
| 1952 | 40.The FFA Code of Ethics was adopted by the delegates at the (_____) National FFA Convention. |
| 1929 | 41.The Arizona Association FFA was chartered in (_____). |
| 1990 | 42.The "National Future Farmer" magazine's name was changed to "FFA New Horizons" in (_____). |
| fixed 475 | 43.Delegates at the National FFA Convention voted to raise the number of the official delegate assembly to "(__________)" in 1990. |
| George Bush | 44.President (______________) addressed the 64th National FFA Convention. |
| www.azffa.org | 45.Arizona FFA's Internet Homepage address is (___________). |
| ten | 46.To charter an FFA Alumni Affiliate (____) members must pay dues. |
| PALS (Partners in Active Learning Support) | 47.The (_________________________________)mentoring program is based on partnering FFA members with younger students. |
| Department of Education | 48.The State FFA Office is located at the (________________) in Phoenix. |
| 1953 | 49.The US Postal Service issued a commemorative FFA stamp in (____________). |
| official gold owl pin | 50.Collegiate FFA chapter members and FFA advisors shall be entitled to wear the (________________). |
| take an active part | 51.For a chapter to operate effectively, each member must (_________________). |
| 10 cents | 52.When FFA started, members were sometimes charged (_______________) for missing chapter meetings. |
| twenty five dollars | 53.The minimum earning requirement for the Chapter FFA Degree in 1953 was (__________________). |
| Smith-Hughes Act | 54.The (__________________) established vocational agricultural classes. |
| 33 | 55.In October 1928 (__) students from 18 states gathered in Kansas City, Missouri, to form the National Future Farmers of America Organization. |
| 1930 | 56.The first official dress uniform- a dark blue shirt, blue or white trousers, blue cap, and yellow tie- was adopted in (____). |
| Fredericktown, Ohio | 57.The official FFA jacket was introduced by members of the (______________) chapter. |
| $8.5 million | 58.Today the National FFA Foundation is located in Indianapolis and raises more than (___________) annually. |
| National FFA Camp | 59.Prior to becoming the National FFA headquarters in 1959, the land it was located on was used as the (_______________). |
| 1959 | 60.The first National Leadership Conference for State Officers was held in (_____). |
| Fred McClure | 61.The first FFA African-American national officer was (_______________) of Texas, elected to the position of national secretary. |
| Jan Eberly | 62.The first female National FFA president, elected in 1982, was (___________) of California. |
| 1988 | 63.FFA membership was opened to middle school students in (_____). |
| Corey Flournoy | 64.Chicago's (______________) was elected to the position of National FFA president in 1994, becoming the organization's first African-American president and first urban student leader. |
| 1996 | 65.The official website of the National FFA, www.ffa.org, debuted in (_____). |
| Karlene Lindow | 66.The first Star Farmer award given to a female went to (_____________) of Wisconsin in the year 2002. |
| Indianapolis, Indiana | 67.After being held in Louisville, Kentucky for six years, the National FFA Convention, beginning in 2006, will be held in (_________________________). |
| 1948 | 68.In (_____) National FFA week was adopted. |
| Alumni | 69.The National FFA (______) Association was organized in 1972. |
| Proficiency | 70.FFA (__________) Awards recognize members for achievement toward their occupational goals and are an incentive to excel in agriculture. |
| FFA Jacket | 71.The (__________) is the most recognizable symbol of the organization. |
| Layton S. Hawkins | 72.Who is the author of the FFA motto? (_________________) |
| 1933 | 73.In what year were blue corduroy jackets adopted as part of official dress? (_____) |
| Career Development Events | 74.(_____________________) help develop technical knowledge, judgment, reasoning, and sportsmanship. |
| Agricultural Career Show | 75.In 1966 the first (___________________) for members was held in conjunction with the National FFA Convention. |
| Star Agribusinessman | 76.Recognizing the importance of agribusiness, the FFA Foundation initiated the (____________________) Award to provide recognition to the growing number of students studying agribusiness. |
| Henry Groseclose | 77.(_____________________) was awarded the first Honorary American Farmer in 1929. |
| Kenneth England | 78.(________________) from Arizona was named the National Star Farmer in 1949. |
| Agricultural Mechanics | 79.(___________________) was the first agricultural proficiency program that was started in 1944. |
| fourth | 80.Members may retain active membership until November 30, following the (_______) National FFA Convention after high school graduation. |
| 180 hours | 81.Chapter Degree recipients must have satisfactorily completed at least (__________) of systematic school instruction in Agricultural Education. |
| a new era in agriculture | 82.On the FFA emblem, the rising sun represents (_________________). |
| eagle | 83.The national scope of the organization is represented on the emblem by the (______). |
| standing and addressing the chair | 84.A member should secure recognition of the chairperson by (_____________________). |
| 15 | 85.A Chapter FFA Degree recipient must demonstrate ability to effectively lead a group discussion for (__) minutes. |
| ear of corn | 86.All FFA Degree insignia for active members carry the cross section of the (_________) underneath an eagle. |
| Virginia | 87.The National FFA Constitution was patterned closely after that of the FFA in the State of (____________). |
| respect from others | 88.The FFA Creed says, "I believe in leadership from ourselves and (___________________)." |
| national blue and corn gold | 89.The official colors of the FFA are (________________) and (________________.) |
| Agricultural Education | 90.The official emblem carries the letters FFA and the words (____________________). |
| Washington Leadership Conference | 91.WLC stands for (______________________) and is held during the summer in Washington DC for FFA members, chapter officers and state officers. |
| 1990, 63rd | 92.During what year or convention proceeding was the term "farming" in the FFA Creed changed to "agriculture?" (_____________) |
| The University of Arizona | 93.The State FFA Spring Conference is held at (_____________________). |
| Arizona State University East | 94.The State Mid Winter Conference is held at (_____________________.) |
| National Convention Proceedings | 95.The Annual National Program of Activities is found in the (_________________________). |
| Superior Chapter Award Program | 96.A chapter may gain recognition in the (___________________) by listing 15 major activities on Form 1 of the National Chapter Award Application. |
| 33rd | 97.Arizona was the (______) state to be chartered nationally. |
| parliamentary procedure | 98.State FFA Degree recipients must perform ten (_________________) activities. |
| 2 | 99.The local chapter may send (_) voting delegates to the State FFA Leadership Conference. |
| district advisor | 100.The chapter advisor of the district president also serves as the (_______________). |
| American | 101.The National FFA Organization awards the (___________) FFA Degree to members who meet minimum qualifications. |
| unlimited | 102.A state association is entitled to an (_________) number of American FFA Degree candidates/degree recipients each year. |
| one year | 103.American FFA Degree candidates must have been out of high school for at least (____________) prior to the national convention at which the degree is granted. |
| State | 104.The gold charm is worn by (_____) FFA Degree recipients. |
| American | 105.The golden key is worn by (___________) FFA Degree recipients. |
| Downloads | 106.Proficiency award application forms are found in the (_______________) section on the Arizona FFA website. |
| integral | 107.The FFA is an (________) part of any Agricultural Education program in high schools throughout the nation. |
| Dr. Larry D. Case | 108.The National FFA Advisor is (__________________). |
| 1800's | 109.Agricultural societies helped establish educational fairs to help spread information about agriculture in the early (______). |
| Smith-Hughes | 110.After the Congressional Act passed in 1917 allowing for systematic agriculture instruction, students were often called (_____________) boys. |
| 1930 | 111.The first FFA manual was produced in (_____) with a grant from Farm Journal Press. |
| Alaska | 112.In 1976, (________) was the last of the 50 states to join the National FFA Organization. |
| NFA Boys Are We | 113.At the national convention in which the NFA and the FFA merged, the NFA national chorus sang (______________), and afterwards received a long standing ovation. |
| local | 114.The heart of the FFA organization is at the (_______) level. |
| Chapter Officer Leadership Training | 115.COLT stands for (____________________________). |
| State Leadership Conference | 116.SLC stands for (______________________________). |
| 25 | 117.In 1953 Arizona FFA membership dues were (__) cents per member. |
| 10 | 118.In 1953 National FFA membership dues were (__) cents per member. |
| 1930 | 119.FFA membership was officially restricted to boys only in (_____) |
| August 4,1959 | 120.The National New Famers of America organization was formed on (___________) |
| 1959 | 121.The first National FFA Center, located in Alexandra, Virgina, was established in (_____) |
| collegiate chapters | 122.FFA first authorized (____________) in 1931. |
| October 1952 | 123.The National Future Famer Magazine began publication in (____________) |
| !926-1927 | 124.The New Farmers of Virginia was organized in the winter of (____________) at Petersburg. |
| 1934 | 125.In (____), female membership was permited on the local and state levels, but was no allowed on the national level. |
| Tyler Grandil | 126.(_________) is the state FFA Executive Secritary. |
| Jimmy Wojcik | 127.(___________) is the state FFA Advisor. |
| Dr.C.H. Lane | 128.Who sugested the FFA motto? |
| Livestock Evaluation, Dairy Evaluation, Agriculteral Mechanics | 129.What were the fist three CDE's? |
| 1996 | 130.The H.O. Sargent award, created to honor the NFA, is given to FFA members and non-members who are active in supporting and recognizing cultural diversity in agricultural education, within their communities, and was reinstated in what year? (_____) |
| FFA Archives | 131.Where can copies of all FFA movies be found? |
| 3rd | 132.At what National FFA Convention was the FFA Creed adopted? |
| No, it is not necessary | 133.Is it necessary to have been an FFA member to join the National FFA Alumni Association? |
| Placement and Entrepreneurship | 134.Proficiency Awards come in 2 categories. What are they? |
| Ken Julian | 135.Who was Arizona's first National Officer? |
| National Leadership Conference for State Officers | 136.What does NLCSO stand for? |
| San Tan | 137.The Superstition District was split into 2 separate districts in 1999. Name the district that came from this split. |
| Made for Excellence | 138.What does MFE stand for? |
| State FFA Degree and American FFA Degree | 139.What 2 medals can be worn above the name or attached to a standard key chain? |
| Virginia Nicholson | 140.Who was the first woman to receive the Honorary American Farmer Degree? |
| 1975 | 141.When was the Food for America program lanched? |
| 3 cents | 142.How much did the FFA's 25th Anniversary commemorative stamp post cost? |
| eagal | 143.On early versions of the FFA emblem what element was not there that is today? |
| Baltimore Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri | 144.In what hotel was the first National FFA Convention held? |
| Dr. A. Webster Tenney | 145.Who wrote the FFA at 50-A Golden Past-A Brighter Future? (___________________) |
| Julie Smiley, vice-president Western Region | 146.Who was the first female elected to National Office, and to what position was she elected? (_________________________) |
| 1964 | 147.In what year was the one millionth FFA Jacket sold? (____) |
| 1971 | 148.The FFA Alumni Association was organized in what year? (____) |
| ...The local Agricultural Education instructor | 149.Who must be the chapter advisor of the FFA? (_______________________) |
| $150.00 | 150.What is the minimum Supervised Agricultural Experience earning requirement for the Chapter FFA Degree? (_________) |
| The University of Arizona,Tucson | 151.Where is the State FFA Leadership Conference held annually? (____________________) |
| Richard and Howard Morrison | 152.Name the 2 brothers from Arizona that served as National Officers in different years.(_________________) |
| Abraham Lincoln | 153.Which United States President signed the Morrill Act, which provided support and maintenance for state colleges devoted to agricultural and mechanical arts? (________________) |
| $1,000 | 154.What is the minimum agricultural earnings requirement for the State FFA Degree? (________) |
| $7,500 | 155.What is the minimum agricultural earnings requirement for the American FFA Degree? (_____) |
| Virginia | 156.What State Association was the first to be chartered nationally? (_______) |
| Western | 157.Arizona is located in what national region? (__________) |
| Top left corner | 158.When the American flag is displayed either horizontally or vertically against the wall, the stars should be to which corner? (______________) |
| Cliff Saylor | 159.Who is the first Executive President of the Arizona Agricultural Education/FFA Foundation? (_______________) |
| Denise Davies-Reis | 160.Who was the Executive Director of the Arizona Agricultural Education/FFA Foundation? (_______________) |
| C. Coleman Harris | 161.Who is the National FFA Executive Secretary? (____________________) |
| FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through Agricultural Education | 162.What is the FFA Mission Statement? |
| Four | 163.How many regions are there in the National Organization? (____) |
| No limit | 164.How many State FFA Degree applications may a chapter submit annually? (_________) |
| Vice president | 165.What officer is responsible for developing and implementing the Chapter Program of Activities? (__________________) |
| FFA Unlimited | 166.Where can official FFA supplies be purchased? (_____________) |
| American FFA Degree | 167.What degree must a member hold to be a National FFA Officer? (__________________) |
| Upon termination of active FFA membership | 168.When does an active member become eligible for FFA Alumni membership? |
| One who is helping or has contributed to the success of FFA and Agricultural Education | 169.What is the eligibility requirement of honorary FFA membership? |
| State FFA Degree | 170.What is the highest degree a State FFA Association may award to one of its active members? (______________) |
| $150 | 171.Life membership dues in the National FFA Alumni Association are what amount? (____) |
| Only persons who are active members of the National FFA Organization | 172.Who should wear the official FFA jacket? |
| Leslie Applegate, New Jersey | 173.Who was the first National FFA President? |
| 6 | 174.How many National FFA Officers are there? |
| Alexandria, Virginia | 175.Where was the National FFA Center located until 1998? (________________) |
| Official Manual | 176.Where can the mission statement and strategies of the FFA Organization be found? (____________) |
| The State Supervisor of Agricultural Education | 177.According to the constitution, who serves as the State FFA Advisor? |
| Heber, Arizona | 178.Where is the State FFA Leadership Camp held? (________) |
| February 15 | 179.State and National FFA Scholarships are due by what date? (_____________) |
| Learning to do, Doing to learn, Earning to live, Living to serve | 180.The four lines of the National FFA Motto as quoted read: |
| Delegates to the annual National FFA Convention | 181.Who sets the amount of national dues paid by a member? |
| Local, state and national | 182.Name the three levels that the National FFA Organization is structured by? (________________) |
| Agriscience Teacher of the Year | 183.What award program recognizes teachers for their emphasis in agriculture science and technology? (__________________) |
| Public Law 105-225, formerly Public Law 81-740 | 184.In 1950, the 81st Congress of the United States, recognizing the importance of the FFA as an integral part of the program of vocational agriculture, granted a Federal Charter to the FFA entitled (_________________________). |
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