USGC Sample MS NQE

What was the major force behind the creation of the Grand Canyon?

Which island is home to territory of only one country?

What symbol appears on the flag of Canada?

Which of the following rivers is not in Africa?

The Wright Brothers were from Dayton, Ohio, but flew the first airplane in Kitty Hawk, on the Outer Banks of what state?

Which of the following countries does not include part of the Alps?

Which natural disaster, by definition, does not directly impact Arctic regions?

Which country has not seen a major civil war during the past 200 years?

The Petronas Towers, once the tallest buildings in the world, are in Kuala Lumpur, the largest city in which country?

Which state is the largest in area?

Which state has its highest point at Britton Hill which at just 345 feet makes it the lowest high point of any state?

Which ocean borders both Africa and South America?

New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania are all what?

Which of the following time zones does NOT include territory in the continental United States?

Which city’s cultural life benefited from being a place of exile in Siberia?

Which would you not find currently in Bolivia?

Which archipelago is a popular vacation spot between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean?

Which country has had a woman as head of state?

Which of the following cities is not considered part of California’s Bay Area?

What is the name for the craft of mapmaking?

Which country’s continued existence is most threatened by global warming?

Which city on the Mediterranean Sea is home to most embassies in Israel?

Which Great Lake is furthest east?

Which African country was colonized by France?

Robben Island, located near Cape Town, was the site of a prison that held what man?

How many countries does Africa have?

Which of the following islands is not Canadian?

The Mojave, Atacama, Nubian, and Negev are all what?

Which biome lies in between the savannah and the Sahara Desert?

Which location saw fighting during the Battle of the Bulge in 1944?

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in the US, inundating the Lower Ninth Ward of what city?

What is the currency of Spain?

Which of the following seas is not directly connected to the Mediterranean Sea?

The Yellow Sea is on the western shore of which peninsula?

What is the name for the imaginary lines that run east to west across the Earth parallel to the Equator?

Which of the following pairs of countries do not border?

Which of the following state capitals is also the largest city by population in its state?

Sikhism originated in and is practiced the most in which country?

Cheese production is most associated with which U.S. state?

In the 2014 Brazil World Cup, USA played Portugal to a draw in a city at the confluence of the Negro and Amazon Rivers.

The Space Needle is a landmark in which city?

If you planned to live with a family in Patagonia, you’d be looking forward to spending time on which continent?

Which Asian country’s king died in 2016, leading to political instability?

If you wanted to climb the highest mountain on each continent, which of the following mountains could you skip?

Which activity can you do in Andorra?

Which European country’s official language is classified as a Germanic language?

Which river forms part of the border between the USA and Mexico?

Mark Twain wrote primarily about life on and around what body of water in his book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?

The Tower of London and the Houses of Parliament are found along what river?

Which mountain’s famous glaciers may disappear by 2050 due to climate change?