QUIZ BOWL

ABOUT THE

UNITED
NATIONS

EASY ROUND = ONE

POINT/QUESTION

Which government established a

committee to study the plan for the
formation of League of Nations?

A.
B.
C.
D.

B RI T I S H A M E R IC A N GO VE R N M E N T
A M ER I C A N G O V ER N M E N T
FR E N C H GO VE RN M EN T
G ER M A N GO VE R N M E N T

When was the United Nations

set up?

A.
B.
C.
D.

24 T H OCTOBER, 1945
24 T H APRIL, 1945
21 S T NOVEMBER, 1945
21 S T OCTOBER, 1945

How many countries

attended the First United
Nations General Assembly?

What is the name of the name of the

document which sets out the main aims
of the UN and the rights and obligations
of the member states?

A.
B.
C.
D.

UN
UN
UN
UN

COVENANT
PEACE AGREEMENT
DECLARATION
CHARTER

Which disease was according to the

UN World Health Organization in
May 1980, globally eradicated?

A. POLIO
B. SMALLPOX
C. RINDERPEST
D. MALARIA

What the UNs predecessor

organization which failed after being
created at the end of World War I?

As of 2015, how members are

there in the United Nations?

A.
B.
C.
D.

188
189
191
192

How many votes can be exercised

by a member state in UN General
Assembly?

A.
B.
C.
D.

TWO VOTES
ONE VOTE
THREE VOTES
FOUR VOTES

How many active councils or organs are there

in the United Nations?

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7

Which institution carries out the

day-to-day operation of the UN?

A . T H E S E C R E T A RI A T
B . S E C U R IT Y C O U N C I L
C . T H E GEN E RA L A S S E M BL Y
D . T H E E C O N O M IC A N D S O C IA L
COUNCIL

On whose internal affairs, UN General

Assembly shall not pass any resolution?

A. SECURITY COUNCIL
B . I N T E RN A T IO N A L L A BO R
ORGANIZATION
C . W O R L D H E A L T H O RG A N I Z A T I O N
D. STATE

What country is the most important

member of the Collective Security Treaty
Organization?

Which UN member country

challenged and criticized the UNs
resolution Uniting for Peace?

A.
B.
C.
D.

INDIA
JAPAN
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
USSR

Which type of members in the

Security Council have veto power?

A.
B.
C.
D.

T H E P E R M A N EN T M E M BE R S
N O N - O F F IC I A L M E M BE R S
N O N - P ER M A N E N T M EM BE R S
N O N E O F T H E A BO VE

What is the main judicial

organ of the UN?

The following are official

languages of the UN, except?

A.
B.
C.
D.

ARABIC
GERMAN
CHINESE
ENGLISH

UN soldiers are often referred to as

_____ Helmets/Berets?

A.
B.
C.
D.

RED
GREEN
WHITE
BLUE

As of 2014, which continent has

had the most UN Peacekeeping
missions?

During the Cold War Era, which

permanent member of the United Nations
Security Council has casted the most vetoes
on UN resolutions?

A.
B.
C.
D.

FRANCE
SOVIET UNION
CHINA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

True or False: The conflict that

initiated the first UN peacekeeping
mission is the Arab-Israeli War.

DIFFICULT ROUND
= TWO
POINTS/QUESTION

In which city was the

United Nations created?

Which secretary general died

during the course of his
mandate?

A.
B.
C.
D.

BOUTROS BOUTROS-GHALI
U THANT
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD
TRYGVE LIE

At which conferences
was the United Nations
Charter adopted?

What was the 1st United Nations

Peace keeping Force?

A . U N I T ED N A T I O N S T R U C E
S U P E R V I S IO N O RGA N I Z A T I O N
B . U N I T E D N A T IO N S E M ER GE N C Y
FORCE
C . U N I T ED N A T I O N S I N T E RI M
F O R C E I N L E BA N O N
D . N O N E O F T H E A BO VE

Who became the 1st Secretary

General of United Nations
Organization?

A.
B.
C.
D.

TRYGVE LIE
KOFI ANNAN
HORST KOEHLER
BAN KI- MOON

Which UN body draws attention to

the Security Council to situation that
is likely to endanger international
peace and security?

A. SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF UN
B. GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF UN
C. DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
COMMITTEE
D. NONE OF THE ABOVE

Which article of the UN General Assembly shall

initiate studies and make recommendations for the
purpose of promoting inter-national co-operation in
the political field and encourage the progressive
development of international law and codification?

A. ARTICLE 13
B. ARTICLE 12
C. ARTICLE 14
D. ARTICLE 10

Which institution of the United

Nations is like a parliament of
nations which meets to consider
the worlds most pressing problem?

What do the initials UNESCO

stand for?

Who is the American president who put

forward his famous Fourteen Point
programmed for the formation of the
League of Nations?

A. FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT
B. BILL CLINTON
C. GEORGE BUSH
D. WOODROW WILSON

Normally, the elected members of the

Security Council served two- year terms,
which country is the exemption to the rule?

A. COMOROS
B. MOROCCO
C. BURKINA FASO
D. LIBERIA

Which of the following is not a

World Bank constituent?

A. INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

B . I N T E RN A T I O N A L D E VE L O P M EN T
ASSOCIATION
C . M U L T I L A T ER A L IN VE S T M E N T
G U A RA N T EE A GEN C Y
D . I N T E R N A T I O N A L FI N A N C E
C O R P O RA T I O N

What Function does not belong

to UN General Assembly?

A.
B.
C.
D.

WORLD LEGISLATIVE BODY

DECISION MAKING BODY
POLICY MAKING BODY
ALL OF THE ABOVE

In which year, UN passed a

resolution establishing the
International Law Commission?

A. 1947
B. 1948
C. 1946
D. 1989

Who is the present SecretaryGeneral of United Nations?

In June 12 1941, the ____ was

created which became the first
step towards the establishment of
the United Nations.
A. INTER- ALLIED DECLARATION
B. WORLD INTERNATIONAL
ALLIANCE
C. ATLANTIC CHARTER
D. NONE OF THE ABOVE

True or False: The Security Council

is the organ that determines on
who should be the United Nations
Secretary General.

Which was the first woman

appointed to the post of Deputy
Secretary- General of the UN?

A. EMILY STOWE
B. LOUISE FRECHETTE
C. KOFI ANNAN
D. EMILY ROSS

The headquarters of the

International Court of Justice is in
which city?

A. HAGUE
B. LONDON
C. GENEVA
D. STRASBOURG

UNIFIL is an UN interim force

deployed in which country?