Answer:
What goes up but never comes down?
Bold are the first; true are the second; playful are the third; clever are the fourth; forceful are the fifth.
What's as small as a mouse but guards a house like a lion?
When set loose I fly away. Never so cursed as when I go astray.
Has feathers but can't fly. Rests on legs but can't walk.
They are many and one, they wave and they drum, Used to cover a state, they go with you everywhere.