Question 95 of 100 · 2008 test
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
This question is from the 2008 test, which applies if you filed Form N-400 before Oct 20, 2025; later filers take the 2025 test of 128 questions - check your version on the official USCIS test-updates page.
Acceptable answers
- New York (Harbor)
- Liberty Island
- New Jersey
- near New York City
- on the Hudson (River)
Explanation
The Statue of Liberty stands on Liberty Island in New York Harbor.
Why it matters
It was a gift from France and became a symbol of freedom for immigrants arriving by sea.
The 65/20 special consideration
Question 95 is one of the 20 questions in the 65/20 set. An applicant who is 65 or older and has been a lawful permanent resident for 20 years or more studies only those 20 questions instead of all 100, and this is one of them.
Answers that get mixed up with this one
These are the wrong options the practice test puts beside this question. Each one is the correct answer to a different question, which is what makes it tempting.
- because there is one star for each stateanswers Question 97: Why does the flag have 50 stars?
- Puerto Ricoanswers Question 91: Name one U.S. territory.
- a change (to the Constitution)answers Question 4: What is an amendment?
More Geography questions
Questions the officer draws from the same part of the test. Studying them together is what keeps their answers apart.