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2025 Civics Test · Question 127 of 128
What is Memorial Day?
En español: ¿Qué es el Día de la Recordación (Memorial Day)? — ver en español
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Accepted answers (USCIS M-1778)
- A holiday to honor soldiers who died in military service
Why this is the answerMemorial Day honors those who died serving. Veterans Day honors everyone who served, living or dead — that is the difference between the two, and it is the thing people get backwards.
This answer is free — here and everywhere else on the internet. Still having it in the interview room, out loud, in English, under pressure: that’s what Naturalizer trains.
In the Naturalizer app, this question is taught inside “Symbols & identity” — the flag, the anthem, the holidays, and what they stand for. On the real test, an officer asks up to 20 of the 128 questions out loud; 12 correct answers pass.
The real test is oral — practice answering out loudFree to start — no card needed.
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