Can You Pass This US Citizenship Test?

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US Citizenship Test Quiz Questions

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Question 1

Who gave the famous “I Have a Dream” speech during the Civil Rights movement?

  • A
    W. E. B. DuBois
  • B
    Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • C
    Malcolm X
  • D
    Rosa Parks

Question 2

What are the first three words of the U.S. Constitution?

  • A
    “We the people…”
  • B
    “We the rulers…”
  • C
    “We the government…”
  • D
    “We the majority…”

Question 3

What is the name of the famous statue in New York Harbor that has greeted many immigrants to the United States?

  • A
    The Statue of Liberty
  • B
    The Statue of Integrity
  • C
    The Statue of Justice
  • D
    The Statue of Freedom

Question 4

What somewhat controversial national holiday celebrates the arrival of a famous explorer to the Americas?

  • A
    Columbus Day
  • B
    Viking Day
  • C
    Lewis & Clark Day
  • D
    Magellan Day

Question 5

What are the two main political parties in the United States?

  • A
    Democrats and Libertarians
  • B
    Objectivists and Republicans
  • C
    Green Party and Whigs
  • D
    Democrats and Republicans

Question 6

What is the name of the highest court in the United States?

  • A
    The Supreme Court
  • B
    Justice of the Peace Court
  • C
    The Court of Appeals
  • D
    There is no such thing as a “highest” court in the U.S.

Question 7

What December day is a public holiday in many nations worldwide, including the United States?

  • A
    Veterans Day
  • B
    Christmas Day
  • C
    Boxing Day
  • D
    Thanksgiving

Question 8

Who can vote in presidential elections in the United States?

  • A
    Any citizen over the age of 18.
  • B
    Any man over the age of 18.
  • C
    College-educated citizens over the age of 18.
  • D
    Any citizen over the age of 21.

Question 9

Which federal holiday honors the contributions of workers in America?

  • A
    Union Day
  • B
    Workers Day
  • C
    Factory Day
  • D
    Labor Day

Question 10

On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence stated the American colonies' independence from what country?

  • A
    Great Britain
  • B
    Canada
  • C
    Russia
  • D
    Ireland

Question 11

Which American federal holiday commemorates the life and work of the nonviolent leader of the Civil Rights Movement?

  • A
    Juneteenth
  • B
    Rosa Parks Day
  • C
    Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • D
    Malcolm X Day

Question 12

Which country borders the United States to the north?

  • A
    Mexico
  • B
    British Columbia
  • C
    Canada
  • D
    Greenland

Question 13

Which United States government agency is responsible for space exploration?

  • A
    DASA
  • B
    The Space Program
  • C
    The Department of Space
  • D
    NASA

Question 14

An astronaut walked on this celestial body for the first time in 1969.

  • A
    Mars
  • B
    Venus
  • C
    The Moon
  • D
    Saturn

Question 15

This event prompted rapid expansion on the United States West Coast.

  • A
    The Mine Crawl
  • B
    The Gold Rush
  • C
    The Dust Bowl
  • D
    The Bronze Search

Question 16

What federal holiday celebrates George Washington’s birthday?

  • A
    Presidents' Day
  • B
    Memorial Day
  • C
    Labor Day
  • D
    Independence Day

Question 17

New York City's Wall Street is most famously the home of what?

  • A
    The Grand Canyon
  • B
    America's Financial Center
  • C
    Walt Disney World
  • D
    The Capitol Building

Question 18

Which war was fought between the U.S. North and South?

  • A
    Mexican-American War
  • B
    The Civil War
  • C
    War of 1812
  • D
    Spanish-American War

Question 19

If the President of the United States is unable to serve, who becomes the President?

  • A
    The First Lady
  • B
    The Speaker of the House
  • C
    The Vice President
  • D
    The Prime Minister of Canada

Question 20

What is an amendment?

  • A
    A congressional speech
  • B
    A change or addition to the U.S. Constitution
  • C
    A branch of government
  • D
    A Supreme Court verdict

Question 21

Who was the first president of the United States?

  • A
    Thomas Jefferson
  • B
    James Madison
  • C
    George Washington
  • D
    Alexander Hamilton

Question 22

What day is usually Tax Day in the United States?

  • A
    April 15
  • B
    January 15
  • C
    September 15
  • D
    June 15

Question 23

Which United States president was responsible for the Emancipation Proclamation?

  • A
    Millard Fillmore
  • B
    John Adams
  • C
    Abraham Lincoln
  • D
    George Washington

Question 24

Which of these is NOT one of the three branches of the federal government of the United States?

  • A
    Executive
  • B
    Legislative
  • C
    Capitalist
  • D
    Judicial

Question 25

What incident led to United States involvement in World War II?

  • A
    Operation Barbarossa
  • B
    Attack on Pearl Harbor
  • C
    Hitler invading Poland
  • D
    Attack on New York Harbor

Question 26

Which federal holiday honors retired United States military service men and women?

  • A
    Veterans Day
  • B
    Thanksgiving
  • C
    Easter
  • D
    Christmas

Question 27

How long is one presidential term?

  • A
    6 years
  • B
    4 years
  • C
    2 years
  • D
    8 years

Question 28

What is the name of the movement that occurred in the 1950s and 60s to fight racial discrimination?

  • A
    The Civil Rights Movement
  • B
    Manifest Destiny
  • C
    The Great Movement
  • D
    The Right Fighters

Question 29

Which of the following is NOT a war in which the United States was directly involved?

  • A
    The American Civil War
  • B
    World War II
  • C
    The Vietnam War
  • D
    The Spanish Civil War

Question 30

Which of the following mountain ranges is NOT found in the United States?

  • A
    The Appalachian Mountains
  • B
    The Himalayan Mountains
  • C
    The Rocky Mountains
  • D
    The Sierra Nevada Mountains

Question 31

What is the national anthem of the United States?

  • A
    The Star-Spangled Banner
  • B
    My Country, ‘Tis of Thee
  • C
    America the Beautiful
  • D
    This Land Is Your Land

Question 32

Why does the US flag have exactly 50 stars?

  • A
    50 is the United States' official number
  • B
    This number of stars makes the flag look best
  • C
    There are 50 states in the Union
  • D
    It was the 50th country founded in the world

Question 33

What is the name of the body of water that borders the US west coast?

  • A
    West Ocean
  • B
    Atlantic Ocean
  • C
    Pacific Ocean
  • D
    Indian Ocean

Question 34

What large body of water borders the United States on the east coast?

  • A
    Atlantic Ocean
  • B
    East Ocean
  • C
    Arctic Ocean
  • D
    Pacific Ocean

Question 35

Which of the following is an American Indian tribe in the United States?

  • A
    Cherokee
  • B
    Seminole
  • C
    Apache
  • D
    All of these

Question 36

What month are the U.S. general elections held?

  • A
    January
  • B
    September
  • C
    November
  • D
    December

Question 37

What are the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution called?

  • A
    The Bill of Wrongs
  • B
    The Amendments
  • C
    The Bill of Rights
  • D
    The Original Ten

Question 38

Which United States president famously said, “Mr. Gorbachev - tear down this wall!”?

  • A
    Bill Clinton
  • B
    Ronald Reagan
  • C
    Barack Obama
  • D
    George H.W. Bush

Question 39

Which national holiday traditionally celebrates the fall harvest?

  • A
    Labor Day
  • B
    Christmas
  • C
    Halloween
  • D
    Thanksgiving

Question 40

Which of the following is NOT a cabinet position?

  • A
    Secretary of Education
  • B
    Secretary of Agriculture
  • C
    Governor of Law
  • D
    Secretary of State

Question 41

How many colonies were originally part of the United States?

  • A
    10
  • B
    13
  • C
    15
  • D
    18

Question 42

Who was the 44th president of the United States?

  • A
    Barack Obama
  • B
    George W. Bush
  • C
    Al Gore
  • D
    Bill Clinton

Question 43

Who are the Joint Chiefs of Staff?

  • A
    Military advisers
  • B
    Education advisers
  • C
    Judicial advisers
  • D
    Transportation advisers

Question 44

What year was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

  • A
    1805
  • B
    1812
  • C
    1700
  • D
    1776

Question 45

What are the three branches of the United States federal government?

  • A
    Legislative, State, Judicial
  • B
    Executive, Judicial, Press
  • C
    Judicial, State, Press
  • D
    Executive, Legislative, Judicial

Question 46

Which countries did the United States fight in World War II?

  • A
    Italy, China, Japan
  • B
    England, Japan, China
  • C
    Germany, Italy, Japan
  • D
    Germany, England, Italy

Question 47

What is the national anthem of the United States?

  • A
    The Pledge of Allegiance
  • B
    The Star-Spangled Banner
  • C
    Born in the USA
  • D
    America the Beautiful

Question 48

Who did the United States fight during the Cold War?

  • A
    Italy
  • B
    Germany
  • C
    The USSR
  • D
    Poland

Question 49

How many stripes are there on the United States flag?

  • A
    13
  • B
    15
  • C
    12
  • D
    10

Question 50

What US government agency, established by President Woodrow Wilson, is responsible for promoting and regulating national parks, monuments, and reservations?

  • A
    National Park Service
  • B
    National Travel Service
  • C
    National Wildlife Service
  • D
    National Outdoor Service

Question 51

Who is the leader of the United States government executive branch?

  • A
    The Supreme Court
  • B
    The Speaker of the House
  • C
    The President
  • D
    Congress

Question 52

What date did terrorists attack the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in the United States?

  • A
    October 11, 2011
  • B
    November 11, 2001
  • C
    September 1, 2000
  • D
    September 11, 2001

Question 53

What 2,320-mile-long river starts in Lake Itasca in Minnesota and ends in the Gulf of Mexico on the coast of Louisiana?

  • A
    Columbia River
  • B
    Missouri River
  • C
    Rock River
  • D
    Mississippi River

Question 54

What document is the supreme law of the land in the United States?

  • A
    The Federalist Papers
  • B
    U.S. Constitution
  • C
    Bill of Rights
  • D
    Declaration of Independence

Question 55

What was the Underground Railroad?

  • A
    A freedom route North for Southern slaves
  • B
    A way to transport slaves from the North to the South
  • C
    The first railroad built in the United States
  • D
    A railroad built underground

Question 56

Which of these is the name of a mountain range in the eastern United States?

  • A
    Cascade Mountains
  • B
    Appalachian Mountains
  • C
    Sierra Nevada Mountains
  • D
    Rocky Mountains

Question 57

Which of these states does NOT border Mexico?

  • A
    Nevada
  • B
    Arizona
  • C
    California
  • D
    Texas

Question 58

Which former U.S. President was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

  • A
    Aaron Burr
  • B
    George Washington
  • C
    Alexander Hamilton
  • D
    Thomas Jefferson

Question 59

What US territory is located in the Caribbean Sea, southeast of Miami, Florida?

  • A
    Cuba
  • B
    Puerto Rico
  • C
    Dominican Republic
  • D
    Guam

Question 60

This Massachusetts senator narrowly defeated Richard Nixon to become the 35th president of the United States.

  • A
    Bill Clinton
  • B
    Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • C
    John F. Kennedy
  • D
    Jimmy Carter

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I got 58/60 and I'm from the UK

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it was well put together and i enjoyed it. thx

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Was easy for me , I’m not a American citizen but I’m leaving more than 15 years here and I learned more every day because I love this country

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Your quizzes have too many glitches.It marked me wrong two times when I answered correctly

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Similar questions to those that the You Tube contributors ask during their college visits. Most students cannot answer even one question correctly.

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Actually I totally passed it 100%. It said I missed one, and I had answered it correctly.

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I'm Hispanic, born and raised in the United states, I scored 100%, just listen, it's basic skills, average person is only getting 17%

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Very useful to get ready for the citizenship test.

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60 out of 60

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60 out of 60. Not too difficult.

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Not bad for being Canadian

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Being Canadian means I went to school and learned instead of dodging bullets. 🇨🇦

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Not bad I guess as I’m from Canada.

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Very interesting. I think it's a good thing to learn about this country . Thank you for your help 🙏

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Easy for a Canadian, only missed the age to vote question…didn’t realize it was changed from 21 to 18!

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Very easy test only missed 2. Not too bad considering that I am a Mexican American.

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It was neat

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I missed one. Way TOO easy. Common knowledge.

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I made 56 out of 60.Thanks for the Great Quiz.

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Is amazing, thank you

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