Citizenship Symbols & Holidays Practice Questions
Symbols & Holidays makes up 4 of every 50 questions on a Tigertest Citizenship practice test. Here are 10 of the 16 questions on it, each with the answer and the reason.
Updated by the Tigertest team. Built from the official USCIS 2025 civics test list (128 questions). Officials' names change; check uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates.
1. What is the capital of the United States?
- A.Boston
- B.Washington, D.C.
- C.Los Angeles, California
- D.Philadelphia
Answer: B. The capital of the United States is Washington, D.C.
2. Where is the Statue of Liberty?
- A.San Francisco Bay
- B.Boston Harbor
- C.Washington, D.C.
- D.New York Harbor
Answer: D. The Statue of Liberty is in New York (Harbor), on Liberty Island. Also acceptable: New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson (River).
3. The Statue of Liberty stands on which island?
- A.Liberty Island
- B.Governors Island
- C.Staten Island
- D.Ellis Island
Answer: A. The Statue of Liberty is on Liberty Island in New York (Harbor). Also acceptable: New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson (River).
4. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
- A.Because 13 presidents signed the Constitution
- B.Because there were 13 battles in the Revolution
- C.Because there were 13 original colonies
- D.Because the Bill of Rights has 13 amendments
Answer: C. The flag has 13 stripes because there were 13 original colonies. Also acceptable: the stripes represent the original colonies.
5. What do the 13 stripes on the American flag represent?
- A.The original amendments
- B.The Founding Fathers
- C.The original colonies
- D.The first presidents
Answer: C. The stripes represent the original colonies. Also acceptable: (because there were) 13 original colonies.
6. Why does the flag have 50 stars?
- A.There is one star for each state
- B.There is one star for each senator
- C.There is one star for each Founding Father
- D.There is one star for each president
Answer: A. The flag has 50 stars because there is one star for each state. Also acceptable: each star represents a state, or there are 50 states.
7. What does each star on the American flag represent?
- A.An amendment
- B.A president
- C.An original colony
- D.A state
Answer: D. Each star represents a state. Also acceptable: there is one star for each state, or there are 50 states.
8. What is the name of the national anthem?
- A.My Country, 'Tis of Thee
- B.The Star-Spangled Banner
- C.America the Beautiful
- D.The Battle Hymn of the Republic
Answer: B. The national anthem is The Star-Spangled Banner.
9. "The Star-Spangled Banner" is the name of what?
- A.The national motto
- B.The national anthem
- C.The Pledge of Allegiance
- D.The Bill of Rights
Answer: B. The Star-Spangled Banner is the name of the national anthem.
10. The Nation's first motto was "E Pluribus Unum." What does that mean?
- A.In God we trust
- B.Liberty and justice for all
- C.We the People
- D.Out of many, one
Answer: D. "E Pluribus Unum" means "Out of many, one." Also acceptable: we all become one.
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