2001 Greenhand Quiz

73 rd State Leadership ConferenceGreenhand QuizIndicate the MOST correct answer for each numbered question by filling in the corresponding letter on theanswer sheet provided.1. The National FFA Center is located in:a) Washington, D.C.b) Indianapolis, INc) Kansas City, MOd) Louisville, KY2. The Iowa FFA Association was chartered in:a) 1928b) 1929c) 1932d) 19363. The first Star Farmer of America was:a) Andrew Tygrettb) Ken Dunaganc) Leslie Applegated) Carlton Patton4. The 2000-2001 National FFA President is:a) J.D. Cantb) Brad Hammesc) Trent McKnightd) Corey Rosenbusch5. The winner of the 2000 John Deere Credit FFA Classic 4020 tractor Giveaway was:a) Jimmy Schuellerb) Patrick Blackc) James Barkd) Michael Clark6. This Greco-Roman wrestling Olympian was an FFA member of the Star Valley FFA in Wyoming:a) Lance Armstrongb) Rulon Gardnerc) Dan O'Briend) Mia Hamm7. This individual was the founder of the World Food Prize and has been nicknamed the "Father of theGreen Revolution":a) Dr. Norman Borlaugb) Dr. John Mottc) Dr. Larry Cased) Dr. Surinder Vasal8. This Iowa FFA member was selected as an American Star in Agribusiness finalist at the 73 rd NationalFFA Convention:a) Joel Strandb) Roy Becker, Jr.c) Tammy Yeldond) Aaron Peterson

18. In 1990, delegates at the national convention voted to raise the number of the official delegateassembly to:a) 400b) 450c) 475d) 52519. It is the responsibility of this chapter officer to prepare and post the agenda for each chapter meeting:a) Sentinelb) Secretaryc) Parliamentariand) Reporter20. The Sentinel is responsible for:a) serve as the chapter photographerb) assist the president in maintaining orderc) establish and maintain the chapter resource filed) represent the chapter in official and public relations functions21. The three divisions of the National Chapter Award Program does not include:a) Student developmentb) Community developmentc) Officer developmentd) Chapter development22. The Treasurer is stationed by the:a) Bust of Washingtonb) Shield of Friendshipc) Scroll and Pend) American Flag23. The start of the meeting is signaled by:a) One tap of the gavelb) Two taps of the gavelc) Three taps of the gaveld) Four taps of the gavel24. Which motion does NOT require a second:a) Amendb) Lay on tablec) Point of Orderd) Main motion25. The author of the Parliamentary Procedure Rules (Rules of Order) used by FFA is:a) Robertb) Jeffc) Peterd) Paul26. Which of the following is not signaled by one tap of the gavel:a) sitb) standc) adjournd) completion of a business item

27. The Official FFA Creed was adopted in:a) 1928b) 1929c) 1930d) 193228. Public Law 740:a) Granted FFA a federal charterb) Established vocational educationc) Allowed females into the FFAd) Changed the name from Future Farmers of America to FFA29. The FFA Creed is presented in which Official FFA Ceremony:a) Opening Ceremoniesb) Greenhand FFA Degree Ceremonyc) Chapter FFA Degree Ceremonyd) Ceremony for Installing Officers30. What is the Chapter FFA Degree pin made of:a) bronzeb) silverc) copperd) gold31. ALD is a leadership conference that stands for:a) Advancing Leadership Discoveryb) Advanced Leadership Developmentc) Accelerated Learning Disciplinesd) Advancing Learning Degrees32. The national FFA magazine was first called:a) New Horizonsb) The Future Farmerc) FFA Todayd) Successful Farming33. The first National FFA Convention was held at:a) The Marriott Hotel in Tulsa, OKb) The Executive West Hotel in Louisville, KYc) The Baltimore Hotel in Kansas City, MOd) The Plaza Hotel in New York City, NY34. MFE and ALD leadership conferences were held in Iowa in:a) Octoberb) Novemberc) Januaryd) March35. The last paragraph of the FFA Creed includes which of the following ideas:a) Your role in exerting an influence in your communityb) Your belief in being fairc) Your belief in working efficiently and using your skillsd) Your belief in the future through advancements in agriculture

36. The National FFA Foundation is based in:a) Milwaukee, WIb) Cincinnati, OHc) Alexandria, VAd) Indianapolis, IN37. Who is the Iowa FFA Association President:a) Andrew Hansenb) Brad Hammesc) Nikki Schaad) Kimberly Anderson38. The 2000-2001 FFA Board of Directors Chairperson is:a) Greg Millerb) Marla Shifflettc) Laurie Dennistond) Kevin Carpenter39. The FFA Creed was written by:a) E.M. Tiffanyb) C. H. Lanec) H. O. Sargentd) W. A. Ross40. Complete this phrase from the FFA Creed, "I believe that to live and work on a good farm…"a) or to be engaged in other agricultural pursuits, is pleasant as well as challengingb) and to understand the principles of harvest are important in a production enterprisec) or to work in an agricultural field is important to our American economyd) and to learn how to keep good records promote a wealth of knowledge41. Which of the following is NOT proper use of the FFA jacket:a) the jacket should be kept neat and cleanb) the jacket should only be worn to places that are appropriate for members to visitc) school letters and insignia of other organizations may be attached to or worn on the jacketd) when the jacket becomes faded and worn, it should be discarded or the emblems and letteringremoved42. The Agricultural Education National Headquarters houses which of the following:a) National FFA Foundationb) National FFA Organizationc) National Council for Agricultural Educationd) FFA Unlimited43. Which of the following is not in the FFA Mission:a) Career successb) Personal growthc) Award recognitiond) Premier leadership44. Which of the following is the governing body of the National FFA Organization:a) The National FFA Officersb) The National FFA Advisor, Executive Secretary, and Executive Treasurerc) The National FFA Staffd) The National FFA Foundation Board of Trustees

45. Which individual is the Chairperson of the National FFA Organization Board of Directors:a) National FFA Advisorb) National FFA Presidentc) National FFA Alumni Council Presidentd) National FFA Student Services Team Leader46. The background of the FFA emblem is the cross-section of an ear of corn; the background for the NFAemblem was a:a) Boll of cottonb) Leaf of tobaccoc) Ear of cornd) Stalk of wheat47. Two taps of the gavel:a) restores order at a meetingb) follows the announcement of adjournmentc) signals for all members to stand in unisond) calls the meeting to order48. The number of Iowa FFA State Officers is:a) 3b) 6c) 9d) 1249. The largest percentage of Agricultural Careers are in the following field:a) Marketing, Merchandizing and Salesb) Agricultural Productionc) Social Servicesd) Education and Communication50. Which of the following is the FFA mentoring program based on partnering FFA members withyounger students:a) PLANSb) BUDDIESc) PALSd) SPIN51. Which President of the United States addressed the Silver Anniversary Convention in 1953?a) John F. Kennedyb) Dwight D. Eisenhowerc) Lyndon B. Johnsond) Gerald Ford52. When FFA was established, membership dues were:a) 25 centsb) 10 centsc) 50 centsd) 80 cents53. The Washington Conference Program was renamed to the:a) Washington Leaders for Tomorrowb) Seattle Youth Conferencec) Washington Leadership Conferenced) Washington Citizens Program

54. The National FFA Organization was formerly housed in Virginia on land once owned by which UnitedStates President:a) Thomas Jeffersonb) Theodore Rooseveltc) Abraham Lincolnd) George Washington55. The American FFA Degree requires applicants to have earned and productively invested at least:a) $1500b) $5000c) $6000d) $750056. The man labeled as the “Father of the FFA” is:a) Henry Grosecloseb) Milton Hermanc) Gordon Hughesd) Edwin Mobley57. Proficiency awards are split into two general categories, they are:a) entrepreneurship and placementb) agriscience and productionc) application and placementd) production and labor58. Which of the following is an ex-officio, or non-voting member, of the executive committee:a) Advisorb) Presidentc) Sentineld) Secretary59. There are approximately how many FFA members nation wide:a) 300,000b) 450,000c) 600,000d) 150,00060. Which chapter officer develops the Program of Activities and serves as an ex-officio member of allcommittees:a) Presidentb) Secretaryc) Advisord) Vice-President61. Which of the following is NOT a type of FFA membership:a) activeb) collegiatec) alumnid) chapter62. The American FFA Degree is made of:a) silverb) bronzec) platinumd) gold

63. The National FFA's fundraising arm is the:a) National FFA Supply Serviceb) National FFA Foundationc) National FFA Alumni Associationd) FFA Unlimited64. Which individual designed the first FFA jacket:a) Dr. C. H. Laneb) Dr. David Doerfertc) Dr. Gus Lintnerd) Dr. W.T. Spanton65. How many medals may be worn on the FFA jacket:a) no more than 3b) 4c) no more than 6d) as many as a member wants66. National FFA dues are set at:a) $5.00b) $6.50c) $8.00d) $10.0067. Which of the following is NOT a part of the FFA Motto:a) Learning to Dob) Doing to Learnc) Living to Learnd) Living to Serve68. What is the name of the official National FFA magazine:a) The FFA Timesb) The National Future Farmerc) FFA Unlimitedd) FFA New Horizons69. The degree following the Greenhand Degree is the:a) American FFA Degreeb) Local FFA Degreec) Chapter FFA Degreed) State FFA Degree70. Which of the following is NOT a component of the FFA emblem:a) cross section of an ear of cornb) owlc) shield of friendshipd) rising sun71. Parliamentary procedure does NOT ensure which of the following:a) that one item is addressed at a timeb) that courtesy is extended to everyonec) that the majority rulesd) that the rights of the majority are protected

81. Delegates to the National FFA Convention in 1948 witnessed the first:a) National FFA Talent Showb) National FFA Agriscience Student of the Year Award Ceremonyc) President of the United States to Address the Conventiond) National FFA Convention Chorus82. Iowa is in the ________________ region of the National FFA Organization:a) Midwestb) Centralc) Easternd) North Central83. Which of the following is NOT one of the six constitutional offices:a) Treasurerb) Sentinelc) Vice-Presidentd) Historian84. In addition to the six constitutional offices, chapters may choose to elect additional officers to meettheir needs:a) Trueb) False85. The Iowa FFA Association was the __________ state to be chartered:a) 5 thb) 14 thc) 22 ndd) 36 th86. In 1969:a) the National FFA Convention Chorus program beganb) women were admitted membership to the FFAc) a special postage stamp was issued to commemorate the founding of the FFAd) the National Future Farmer magazine was first published87. Delegates at the National Convention changed "Future Farmers of America" to the "National FFAOrganization in which year:a) 1980b) 1984c) 1988d) 199688. The FFA emblem is a registered trademark:a) Trueb) False89. The letters LPS stand for:a) Local Policy Standardsb) Local Program Successc) Level of Proximal Standardsd) Local Promises for Students

90. The 2000-2001 Iowa FFA Secretary is:a) Kimberly Andersonb) Nikki Shaac) Jared Stewartd) Jennifer Edwards91. This years PALS workshop was sponsored by:a) Ritchie Industries through the Iowa FFA Foundationb) GROWMARK through the Iowa FFA Foundationc) Case Corporation through the Iowa FFA Foundationd) Hy-Vee through the Iowa FFA Foundation92. Which of the following Iowa FFA Officers traveled on the International Leadership Seminar for StateOfficers:a) Randy Dreher and Jared Stewartb) Brittany Greene and Jesse Ulrichc) Nikki Schaa and Tim Hibmad) Susannah Eddy and Michael Huston93. This individual is a keynote speaker at the 73 rd Iowa FFA State Leadership Conference:a) Rick Rigsbyb) Tina Parisc) Jim Armbrusterd) Guy Rice Doud94. The Stars Over Iowa pageant will be held on which evening of the 73 rd Iowa FFA State LeadershipConference:a) Wednesdayb) Thursdayc) Fridayd) Saturday95. Erich Gaukel is the:a) Publisher of FFA New Horizonsb) Editor of New Horizonsc) Chief Executive Officer of the FFAd) Chief Operating Officer of the FFA96. FFA members can spend the summer living and working on George Washington's Mount VernonEstate through the:a) Cargill Summer Internship Programb) Iowa State University Exchange Programc) Better Homes and Gardens Internship Programd) Pioneer Farmer Internship Program97. Which of the following groups needs over 3000 volunteers to help escort people between conferencesessions and locations at their annual convention to be held in Des Moines:a) National Council for the Blindb) National Council for the Hearing Impairedc) National Council for Humans with Disabilitiesd) National Council for the Physically Challenged

98. FFA members can shop for FFA merchandise online at:a) www.ffaunlimited.orgb) www.ffafoundation.comc) www.myffa.orgd) www.ffamerchandise.com99. Laurie Denniston serves as the:a) National FFA Western Region Vice Presidentb) Iowa FFA State Advisorc) Iowa FFA Alumni Presidentd) Iowa FFA Foundation Executive Director100. Which of the following Iowa FFA Chapters has been holding a summer cattle show for about six yearsin correlation with the Iowa Junior Beef Breeds Association:a) Horn O'Plenty FFA at Jeffersonb) Maquoketa FFAc) I-K-M FFA at Manillad) Indianola FFA

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