and it's from the portrait that was painted by gilbert stuart. he was an artist from rhode island, and it's the most famous portrait of george washington. but there were brothers who were put in charge of creating the image for the flag, and they went about designing it, coming up with all the different lettering. they had it perfect, except the image they had of george washington came from a box of cough syrup, and it just wouldn't do. and in the 11th hour, they found gilbert stuart's portrait of george washington. they put it on the flag. it was accepted by the legislators in washington, and we still have that flag today. >> with "flag facts," i'm brandon. >> online quizzes can be a fun way to put your skills to the test or to take a well-deserved break from all that tedious homework. think you have what it takes to name all 50 jelly belly flavors in just seven minutes? what about naming the villains from disney movies? sporcle.com has over 100,000 stimulating games just waiting to challenge you. the website also lets you create your own quizze