Name three national U.S. holidays.

On the 2008 test

The 2008 test asks this as Question 100: “Name two national U.S. holidays.”

Answers listed for the 2008 question (10), next to the 11 above. Compare them before you study from an older list.

• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• Presidents' Day
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Columbus Day
• Veterans Day
• Thanksgiving
• Christmas

Background

National holidays include New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, among others. These federal holidays mark shared moments of history and remembrance across the country.

From this site's page for 2008 Question 100.

The 65/20 special consideration

Question 126 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.

• Out of many, oneanswers Question 124: The Nation’s first motto was “E Pluribus Unum.” What does that mean?
• Self-governmentanswers Question 4: The U.S. Constitution starts with the words “We the People.” What does “We the People” mean?
• Declaration of Independenceanswers Question 9: What founding document said the American colonies were free from Britain?

More Holidays questions

• Question 125: What is Independence Day?A holiday to celebrate U.S. independence (from Britain) · The country’s birthday
• Question 127: What is Memorial Day?A holiday to honor soldiers who died in military service
• Question 128: What is Veterans Day?A holiday to honor people in the (U.S.) military · A holiday to honor people who have served (in the U.S. military)