Question

during the battle of baltimore, francis scott key penned a poem that will later become the national anthem of the united states. how good is your memory? write down as much of the first stanza of the star spangled banner as you can recall.

Explanation:

The first - stanza of "The Star - Spangled Banner" is a well - known piece of American literature. It was written during the Battle of Baltimore and later became the US national anthem.

Answer:

Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star - spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?