MARIBOJOC INTEGRATED SCHOOL
UNITED NATIONS CELEBRATION
DATE: October 28, 2024
S.Y. 2024 - 2025
UN POP QUIZ
EASY ROUND
1. Who suggested the term "United Nations"?
a) Franklin D. Roosevelt
b) Winston Churchill
c) Dag Hammarskjöld
Answer: The term “United Nations” was suggested by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Second
World War. It was first used in the United Nations Declaration of January 1, 1942.
2. On what date was the United Nations formally established?
a) October 14, 1945
b) October 4, 1945
c) October 24, 1945
d) October 23, 1945
Answer: The UN Charter was signed on 26 June 1945, and following its ratification, the UN formally came into
existence on October 24, 1945.
3. On June 26, 1945, the UN charter was signed at which location?
a) San Francisco
b) New York
c) Delaware
d) California
Answer: The UN charter was signed on this day in San Francisco, at the conclusion of the UN Conference on
International Organization and came into force on 24 October 1945.
4. Which of the following languages is not one of the official languages of the United Nations?
a) Hindi
b) Arabic
c) English
d) Chinese
Answer: There are six official languages of the UN. These are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and
Spanish.
5. Which state joined the United Nations most recently?
a) Montenegro
b) Timor-Leste
c) South Sudan
Answer: South Sudan is the most recent state to join the Organization, becoming the 193rd Member State in
2011.
6. Who was the first Secretary-General of the United Nations?
a) Dag Hammarskjöld
b) Boutros Boutros-Ghali
c) Trygve Lie
d) Javier Perez de Cuellar
Answer: Trygve Lie from Norway was the first Secretary-General of the United Nations, serving from 1946-
1952.
7. How many peacekeeping operations are currently deployed around the world?
a) 11
b) 4
c) 7
d) None
Answer: More than 60,000 peacekeepers are currently deployed across 11 missions worldwide (July 2024
figures).
MODERATE ROUND
1. The Security Council is composed of...
a) all Member States, including five permanent members
b) 15 members, including five permanent members
c) the Secretary General and his/her cabinet
Answer: The Council is composed of 15 Members: Five permanent members: China, France, Russian
Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and ten non-permanent members elected for two-year
terms by the General Assembly (with end of term year).
2. What is the longest speech given at the United Nations?
a) Fidel Castro (Cuba) in 1960
b) Colonel Muammar Al-Qadhafi (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, today Libya) in 2009
c) V.K. Krishna Menon (India) in 1957
Answer: Fidel Castro holds the record for the longest speech to the General Assembly (269 minutes, or almost
5 hours). But the longest statement was made to the Security Council by V.K. Krishna Menon, representative of
India, in 1957.
3. Which organization is not part of the United Nations system?
a) World Food Programme
b) International Committee of the Red Cross
c) World Bank Group
d) UNICEF
Answer: Created in 1945 as the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the World
Bank is one of the specialized agencies of the United Nations system. For more information on the United
Nations system
4. Where is the seat of the International Court of Justice?
a) Geneva, Switzerland
b) Berlin, Germany
c) New York, USA
d) The Hague, Netherlands
5. How many Nobel Peace Prizes have the UN, its specialized agencies, funds, programs and related organizations,
as well as its officials, been awarded?
a) 2
b) 7
c) 12
d) 5
Answer: In almost 80 years, the United Nations, its specialised agencies, funds, programmes, related
organizations, and staff were awarded the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize twelve time
DIFFICULT ROUND
1. Who are the five permanent members of the UN Security Council?
a) US, UK, Russia, France, China
b) Russia, US, Germany, China, Spain
c) UK, France, Russia, Japan, France
d) China, US, Switzerland, China, Japan
Answer: The five permanent members are the only countries who can never get thrown off the council, whereas
the other members keep trading off.
2. The first UN peacekeeping mission was authorized in 1948. Today (in 2006) it is also the longest running mission of
the UN. With which conflict is it concerned?
a) Russia/Ukraine
b) Iran/Palestine
c) North Korea/US
d) Israeli/Palestine
Answer:
The United Nations Truce Supervision Operation (UNTSO) was established to ensure the keeping of the truce
after the Israeli war of independence. The truce was effectively broken in the Sinai War (1956), the 6-Day War
(1967), the Yom Kippur War (1973) and the Lebanon Wars (1978 and 1982), and is constantly being threatened
by terror attacks from Palestinian side and ensuing retaliation from Israeli side. The effective evacuation of
Israeli settlements from the occupied territories of Gaza and the West Bank in 2005 was a seminal step in the
peace progress that has started with the Oslo agreements of 1993 and 1995.
3. The role of the UN Secretariat is to set the agenda for the deliberative and decision-making bodies of the UN. A
diplomat from what country was officially appointed as the first UN Secretary General (UNSG) in 1946?
a) Netherlands
b) Norway
c) England
d) France
Answer: Gladwyn Jebb (1900-1966), a British civil servant and diplomat, served as the acting UNSG between
1945 and 1946.
Norwegian politician Trygve Lie (1896-1968) was the first to be officially appointed at the UNSG. He served
from 1946 to 1952.
4. In countries where there has been a war, the UN can send in soldiers to help prevent any more violence. What do we
call these soldiers?
a) Peacemaking Troops
b) Peacekeeping Troops
c) Peacebuilding Troops
Answer: Peacekeeping troops are made up of soldiers from countries that are members of the UN.
5. Name the forerunner organization of the UN and the year of its establishment?
a) League of Nations
b) NATO – National Atlantic Treaty Organization
c) International Labour Organization (ILO)
d) Allied Nations
Answer: League of Nations, established in 1919 under the Treaty of Versailles. Q. 86 Where did the University of
Peace get established? Ans. The General Assembly in 1980 approved the establishment of the University of Peace,
in San Jose, Costa Rica.
Prepared by:
ESTRELLITA L. SALAS
AP Coordinator
