Question: Which U.S. state’s flag was designed by a 13-year-old?
Answer: Alaska’s state flag was designed by 13-year-old Benny Benson in 1927. A seventh-grade student living at an orphanage in Seward, Benson created the winning design featuring the Big Dipper and the North Star on a blue background. His design symbolized strength, the Alaska sky, and the territory’s future statehood. When Alaska became a state in 1959, Benson’s design officially became the state flag.
