What is the capital of the United States?

On the 2008 test

The 2008 test asks this as Question 94, in the same words.

The 2008 question lists the same answer.

Background

The capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. D.C. is a federal district, not part of any state, and is home to the three branches of government.

From this site's page for 2008 Question 94.

The 65/20 special consideration

Question 119 is not one of the 20 asterisked questions, so an applicant who qualifies for the 65/20 special consideration would not be asked it. Everyone else studies all 128.

Answers that get mixed up with this one

These are the wrong options the 2025 practice test puts beside this question. Each one is the correct answer to a different 2025 question.

• Terrorists attacked the United Statesanswers Question 115: What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?
• A holiday to honor people in the (U.S.) militaryanswers Question 128: What is Veterans Day?
• (U.S.) Constitutionanswers Question 2: What is the supreme law of the land?

More Symbols questions

• Question 120: Where is the Statue of Liberty?New York (Harbor) · Liberty Island [Also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson (River).]
• Question 121: Why does the flag have 13 stripes?(Because there were) 13 original colonies · (Because the stripes) represent the original colonies
• Question 122: Why does the flag have 50 stars?(Because there is) one star for each state · (Because) each star represents a state · (Because there are) 50 states
• Question 123: What is the name of the national anthem?The Star-Spangled Banner
• Question 124: The Nation’s first motto was “E Pluribus Unum.” What does that mean?Out of many, one · We all become one