United StatesQuestion 119 (2025 list) · Symbols

What is the capital of the United States?

  1. aNew York City
  2. bPhiladelphia
  3. cBoston
  4. dWashington, D.C.Correct answer

Why?

Washington, D.C. is the capital of the United States. New York City and Philadelphia were capitals for a short time in the early years.

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Questions and answers: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version), M-1778, and Civics Questions and Answers (2008 version), rev. 08/21 — public domain. USCIS accepts other answers too; we show one of them. The wrong options and the explanations are ours. Not affiliated with or endorsed by USCIS.

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