The last line of the Star-Spangled Banner isn't a question, it's a statement:
"And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave."
The last line of the first verse does end with a question, quite similar to the statement except the first part is "O, say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave".
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And where is that band who so vauntingly sworeThat the havoc of war and the battle's confusion,A home and a country should leave us no more!Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.No refuge could save the hireling and slaveFrom the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave:And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth waveO'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
it was in the war of 1812 and a man named Mr. Key saw the last battle and wrote a poem on it and it was adopted as America's national anthem. Mr. Key was looking at the land from a ship and wondering which side was victorious and in the early dawn he could see the stars glimmering from the American banner and he knew that we were victorious.
It actually has four verses, and you can read (or sing) all of them below. Americans should stand and face the flag, and many people put their hand over their heart while singing the National Anthem and men should remove their hats/caps (with the exception of active duty military personnel (only when in uniform) who should face the flag if visible or music if flag is not visible, stand at the position of attention, and render the hand salute at the first note of the music and hold it until the last note has sounded or the flag is folded, whichever is later.)The Star Spangled BannerOh, say, can you see, by the dawn's early light,What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming?Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight,O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in airGave proof thro' the night that our flag was still there.Oh, say, does that Star-Spangled Banner yet waveO'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?On the shore dimly seen, thro' the mists of the deep,Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,As it fitfully blows half conceals, half discloses?Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,In full glory reflected, now shines in the stream;'Tis the Star-Spangled Banner, Oh long may it waveO'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.And where is that band who so vauntingly sworeThat the havoc of war and the battle's confusionA home and a country should leave us no more?Their blood has washed out their foul footstep's pollution.No refuge could save the hireling and slaveFrom the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave,And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth waveO'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.Oh, thus be it ever when free men shall standBetween their loved homes and the war's desolation!Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the heaven rescued landPraise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation!Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,And this be our motto, "In God is our trust"And the Star-spangled Banner in triumph shall waveO'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
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, thro' 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 thro' 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?
Please don't assume that every old bill is a silver certificate. As the bill's green seal and banner across its front indicate, it's a Federal Reserve Note. There's more information at the question "What is the value of a 1934 US 500 dollar bill?".