← Ìdánwò Ọmọ Orílẹ̀-Èdè Amẹ́ríkà · Question 121 / 128
★ 121. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
Kí ló dé tí àsíá fi ní ìlà mẹ́tàlá (13)?
Ìdáhùn · Answer
Because there were 13 original colonies
Nítorí ìletò ìpilẹ̀ṣẹ̀ 13 ló wà tẹ́lẹ̀
All USCIS-accepted answers
- (Because there were) 13 original colonies
- (Because the stripes) represent the original colonies
Any of these is a correct answer at the interview. The red answer above is the simplest one to memorize.