Question 120: Where is the Statue of Liberty?
Official answers (any one counts)
USCIS accepts any of these answers. If the question asks for more than one, give as many as it asks.
- New York (Harbor)
- Liberty Island
- New Jersey
- Near New York City
- On the Hudson (River)
Grandpa explains
It stands on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. It was a gift from France and welcomed immigrants.
Careful: these are NOT the answer
These are the common mix-ups. The app uses them as traps so you practice.
- Washington, D.C.
- Philadelphia
- San Francisco
On the 2008 test this is question 95
If you filed your N-400 before October 20, 2025, you take the 2008 version. Which one is mine?
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
★ 65/20 Also one of the 20 for 65/20 on the 2008 test.
- New York (Harbor)
- Liberty Island [Also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson (River).]
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Official sources:
- USCIS · 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version), M-1778 (09/25) ↗ · checked October 6, 2026
The plain explanation is ours; the official answers are USCIS's, word for word.