Sample Citizenship Questions

The following sample citizenship questions are examples of what may be asked of you on your examination for citizenship. You may practice for the exam by attempting to answer them. Your actual test may have questions that are not on this document.

When you are having an interview with the Citizenship Officer, they will ask some of the questions listed below. This interview is usually called "civics test", or the US Citizenship Knowledge Test.

1. What are the colors of our flag?

   Answer :Red, white and blue

2. How many stars are there on our flag?

   Answer :50

3. What color are the stars on our flag?

   Answer :white

4. What do the stars on the flag mean?

   Answer : is one star for each state in the Union. Each star represents a state.

5. How many stripes are on the flag?

   Answer :13

6. What color are the stripes?

   Answer :Red and white

7. What do the stripes on the flag mean?

   Answer :They represent the original 13 states

8. How many states are there in the union?

   Answer :50

9. What do we celebrate on the 4th of July?

   Answer :Independence Day

10. What is the date of Independence Day?

    Answer :July 4, 1776

11. Independence Day celebrates independence from whom?

    Answer :England

12. What country did we fight during the Revolutionary War?

    Answer :England

13. Who was the first President of the United States?

    Answer :George Washington

14. Who is the President of the United States today?

    Answer :William Jefferson Clinton

15. Who is the Vice President of the United States today?

    Answer :Albert Gore