Question 123 of 128 Symbols and Holidays
What is the name of the national anthem?
Answers USCIS accepts
- The Star-Spangled Banner
Give any one of these answers at your interview.
The national anthem is “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
What it means
Francis Scott Key wrote the words in 1814 after seeing the American flag still flying over Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. It became the official anthem in 1931.
Say “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
Memory tip: Anthem = The Star-Spangled Banner (the flag full of stars).
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What is the name of the national anthem?
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Official source: USCIS M-1778 (09/25), 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version). Last checked: .