Question 118 of 128 American History
Name one example of an American innovation.
Answers USCIS accepts
- Light bulb
- Automobile (cars, internal combustion engine)
- Skyscrapers
- Airplane
- Assembly line
- Landing on the moon
- Integrated circuit (IC)
Give any one of these answers at your interview.
Examples of American innovations include the light bulb, the airplane, the automobile, skyscrapers, the assembly line, landing on the moon and the integrated circuit.
What it means
Americans invented or developed many world-changing technologies, from Thomas Edison’s practical light bulb to the Wright brothers’ airplane and the 1969 moon landing.
Any one is enough. “Light bulb” or “airplane” are easy answers.
Memory tip: Easy: light bulb or airplane.
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Name one example of an American innovation.
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Official source: USCIS M-1778 (09/25), 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version). Last checked: .