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This answer to this quiz is only partially correct. A six star rank was proposed but never approved in the U.S. Army. To denote his rank, General Pershing chose to wear four golden stars (vice silver) and no law or legislation every specified anything different even though it placed this grade above the five star General of the Army grade.
The great John Joseph Pershing
Every school kids should know this, but most likely don't. Most adults cannot answer this either.