United StatesQuestion 121 (2025 list) · Symbols
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
- aBecause there were 13 original coloniesCorrect answer
- bBecause the Bill of Rights has 13 amendments
- cBecause there were 13 Founding Fathers
- dBecause the Constitution has 13 articles
Why?
The 13 stripes stand for the 13 original colonies that became the first states. You could also say the stripes represent the original colonies.
Check yourself
Would you know these too?
The same number of questions and the same pass mark as the real test, marked at once. Your first mock is free and needs no account.
Take a free mock examQuestion 122 (2025 list)
Why does the flag have 50 stars?Correct answer:Because there is one star for each state
Question 123 (2025 list)
What is the name of the national anthem?Correct answer:The Star-Spangled Banner
Question 124 (2025 list)
The Nation’s first motto was “E Pluribus Unum.” What does that mean?Correct answer:Out of many, one
Question 119 (2025 list)
What is the capital of the United States?Correct answer:Washington, D.C.
Source
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.
Official informationTry it under exam conditions.
The same number of questions and the same pass mark as the real test, marked at once. Your first mock is free and needs no account.
The pass $14.99 · 180 days of access for one payment — it never renews