USG Programs
U.S. Trivia
Riddles & Brain Teasers
Geography
Science & Nature
100

Which program, established in 2007 and sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, has provided four-year scholarships to over 400 young leaders from Central Asia?


U.S.-CAEF Enterprise Fellowship Program

100

Which is the largest state in the United States by area?

Alaska

100

The more you take from me, the more I grow. I am not alive, yet I change shape constantly. What am I?

A hole

100

Which country has no rivers at all, yet is one of the richest in the world?

Saudi Arabia

100

Which element, essential for life, makes up the largest part of the human body and is found in water and all organic molecules?


Oxygen

200

Which U.S. Department of State program offers fully online short-term professional development and networking opportunities for educators worldwide?




OPEN Program (Online Professional English Network)

200

Which American landmark, a gift from France, is located on an island in New York City?


Statue of Liberty

200

I am a path you can follow but never walk on; I have no walls, no doors, yet I connect everything. What am I? 

A Network

200

Which country produces nearly 80% of the world’s vanilla but is also one of the poorest in the world?

Madagascar

200

Which organ is the largest in the human body? 

Skin 

300

Which section of the U.S. Embassy funds the USANT program?

Public Diplomacy Section (PDS)

300

Which U.S. founding document begins with the words “We the People”?

Constitution

300

I am invisible, yet I govern everything in the universe. I can be counted but not held, and I never stop. What am I?  


Time 

300

Which country lies on two continents, and whose largest city is not its capital?


Turkey

300

Discovered in 1895, what invisible radiation can pass through most materials and is widely used in medical imaging?


X-rays

400

Which U.S. government program selects emerging women leaders from around the world to study leadership, American society, politics, and culture in the U.S. for five weeks during the summer?


SUSI (Study of the U.S. Institutes for Women Leaders)

400

Which sport in the United States is nicknamed “America’s pastime” and includes famous teams such as the Yankees and the Red Sox?

Baseball

400

I start with “e” and end with “e” but contain only one letter. What am I?

Envelope

400

Which river in Central Asia, once one of the region’s largest, has drastically shrunk due to irrigation projects, leading to the Aral Sea disaster?


Amu Darya (Syr Darya can also be accepted)

400

Which planet in our solar system has the shortest day, completing a full rotation in about 10 hours?


Jupiter

500

Which U.S. senator proposed the FLEX program in 1992 as part of the Freedom Support Act?  

Bill Bradley

500

Which U.S. president is famous for leading the country during the Civil War?

Abraham Lincoln

500

I am something people love to keep but hate to lose. I can be broken without being touched. What am I?


Promise

500

Which lake, is the deepest in the world and holds about 20% of all unfrozen fresh water on Earth?


Lake Baikal

500

Which animal can survive being frozen solid and then come back to life when it warms up?

Wood frog