Question 86 of 128 · 2025 test
George Washington is famous for many things. Name one.
2025 test only
This question is from the 2025 test, which applies if you filed Form N-400 on or after Oct 20, 2025: the officer asks up to 20 of the 128 questions and 12 correct answers pass. Earlier filers take the 2008 test - check your version on the official USCIS test-updates page.
4 accepted answers
- “Father of Our Country”
- First president of the United States
- General of the Continental Army
- President of the Constitutional Convention
Related 2008 questions
The 2008 test covers the same fact from another angle.
The 65/20 special consideration
Question 86 is one of the 20 questions USCIS marks with an asterisk. An applicant who is 65 or older and has been a lawful permanent resident for 20 years or more may study only those 20; the officer asks 10 of them and 6 correct answers pass.
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.
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Question and answers from the USCIS document 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version), M-1778 (09/25), U.S. government public domain.