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I interview at my company and just finished designing an interview class for our interviewers. I am up to my eyeballs in this stuff!
Interviewers want to know what you have done that will make you successful in the position. Rather than quote a lot of interview questions for you, I will give you this advice. Take a look at the job description or the information that you received on the job. Determine what they are looking for. Look for experiences you have had in the past that demonstrate those qualities.
For instance, if the internship is for a "Program Coordinator" and you are required to organize events, then think about situations where you have had to organize events (even for school or your sorority or something) in the past. When you answer questions, organize your answers this way:
S.T.A.R
S/T = The situation or the task that you are talking about
A = Action. What specific things YOU did. Don't speak in generalities or talk about "we"
R = Results. What were the results of the action you took? Was the event successful. What made it successful? How did you know.
Another method of interviewing that is gaining popularity again is what I called "brain teaser/fantasy" questions. For a sales position, for instance, an interviewer may push a pen towards you and say "Sell me this pen." Your job is to persuade him/her to buy the pen.
Other companies use brain teasers like "How many quarters would it take to reach the top of the Empire State Building if you stacked them on top of each other." Some one else told me that for an interview in a bank he wa asked "How would you rob this bank?" With questions like that they are typically looking for creativity and thought process. The "correct" answer for the Empire State buidling one would be something like "A quarter is X inches thick and the ESB is XX feet tall, so....."
What kind of job is the internetship? I could tell you what they SHOULD ask, but I can guarantee it!! LOL
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