Questions 1-3 are about the following passage.

The Star-Spangled Banner is the United States of America's national anthem. The lyrics to this song were written by Francis Scott Key, American lawyer and poet. When Key wrote the lyrics, he did not expect them to become a song. Instead, the lyrics were a part of a poem he wrote called Defence of Fort McHenry. The poem was about the War of 1812. Key saw British ships bombing Fort McHenry and was inspired to write the poem.

Oddly enough, the words written by Francis Scott Key were paired with a popular British drinking song. At the time, this drinking song was widely known in America. Although Key's original poem was written in 1814, The Star-Spangled Banner did not become America's official anthem until 1931. Before that, it was recognized as an important song in the navy in 1889. It had been part of American patriotic music for a long time.

Today, The Star-Spangled Banner is sung on many occasions. It technically has four verses, but only the first one is commonly sung. The song is known as being especially difficult to sing. It has a wide range from very low to very high notes. Now, the national anthem is played at all national sports games. This began in 1916 on President Woodrow  Wilson's orders. It is amusing that The Star-Spangled Banner was not the official national anthem at that time.