What do the thirteen stripes on the flag of the United States represent?
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Correct answer: The original thirteen colonies.
The thirteen alternating red and white stripes honor the British colonies that declared independence in 1776.
What letter begins the registration number of U.S.-registered civil aircraft?
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Correct answer: N.
The N mark was allotted to the United States in the 1919 Paris convention's radio-style letter split — which is why American pilots still call a registration an "N-number" — and early marks carried a class letter too, like NC for commercial aircraft. See the full list of aircraft registration prefixes by country.
What do the fifty stars on the flag of the United States represent?
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Correct answer: The fifty states.
Each star is a state and each of the thirteen stripes an original colony; a new star is added on the Fourth of July after a state joins.
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