Organizations Trivia

1. Twelve states signed the NATO alliance agreement in which year?

From Quiz North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Answer: 1949

The NATO alliance agreement was signed on 4 April 1949 by twelve states in Washington, D.C.: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Britain, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and the United States.

From Quiz Secret Societies

Answer: The Assassins

The Assassins founder was Hasan-i-Sabbah, circa 11th-12th century. His headquarters were in the mountains of northern Persia. It was alleged that Hassan had his men under a magic spell for if directed they would martyr themselves. He and each subsequent leader of the Assassins were known throughout the Middle East as the "Old Man of the Mountain".

From Quiz The Commonwealth of Nations

Answer: 1926

In 1926, the Commonwealth was officially formed after the Balfour Declaration of the Imperial Conference, which recognized the full sovereignty of the dominions. Initially known as the British Commonwealth, the original member states were the UK itself, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Irish Free State and Newfoundland. Ireland (formerly known as the Irish Free State) left the Commonwealth on 18 April 1949.

From Quiz All About the Antarctic Treaty System

Answer: International Geophysical Year

The International Geophysical Year ran from 1957-58. The twelve countries involved established more than fifty permanent research stations on the solid ground of the continent. The IGY was an important milestone in the increased exchange of ideas and information between scientists from East and West after the death of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin in 1953.

From Quiz History of Freemasonry - The 18th Century

Answer: Grand Lodge of London and Westminster (Moderns)

The Grand Lodge of London and Westminster was founded on 24 June 1717. Later it became known as the Grand Lodge of England.

From Quiz Duvet Know the Answer?

Answer: San Francisco, California, USA

To remember those that had died due to AIDS, marchers created posters with the names of those departed. These were taped to the outside of the San Francisco Federal Building. The arrangement of the posters reminded some of a patchwork quilt, thus the inspiration.

From Quiz Radio Chatter: NATO vs NYPD

Answer: Adam

To get the pedantry out of the way early on, although it is known as the "NATO phonetic alphabet", it is more precisely an alphabet to which words are aligned acrophonically to letters. While NATO/Nato is used in this quiz, the alphabet is also known as the the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) alphabet. ICAO developed the system in the 1950s and it is recognised by leading transportation organisations. The International Phonetic Alphabet. is something different altogether. The A word is spelt out "Alfa" rather than "Alpha" since some non-English speakers may not be familiar pronouncing "ph" spellings as an "f".

From Quiz Fairtrade: Chocolate, Coffee and More

Answer: Netherlands

Coffee was the first product to be available as a certified Fairtrade product. It was sold under the name of Max Havelaar, the fictional character from a novel published in 1860. The novel, written under the pen name Multatuli, exposed the corrupt practices of the colonial Dutch government in Indonesia, which included the exploitation of the local labour force. The name was an apt choice for a scheme designed to avoid malpractice. The scheme soon spread - to other European countries initially, and then to others such as Canada, Japan and USA.

From Quiz I Need Some Organization

Answer: International Federation of Robotics

Headquartered in Frankfurt, IFR was established in 1987. The organization's members include robotics institutes, companies and associations. With the goal of advancing research and development, and cooperation between different entities in the robotics field, IFR assists young companies as well as the major industries. Robby appeared in 1956's Forbidden Planet, Rosie is the robotic maid in the animated television show "The Jetsons", and Gort is the robot in 1951's and 2008's "The Day the Earth Stood Still".

From Quiz What Are We? British Institutions

Answer: Universities

Heriot-Watt and Napier are both in Edinburgh. Durham is a prestigious collegiate university, similar to Oxford and Cambridge.

From Quiz The Masonic Lodge

Answer: Worshipful Master, Senior Warden, Junior Warden

The term "Worshipful" is derived from an old English word, 'worchyp' which means to respect. The title 'Worshipful Master' therefore means respected master. Other titles in many English speaking countries are preceded by the word 'Worshipful', as in 'Worshipful Lord Mayor', or 'His/Her Worship The Mayor'.

From Quiz Lest We Forget: The Royal British Legion

Answer: World War I

The Legion was founded in 1921, and organised the first Remembrance Day 'Poppy Day Appeal' that year. It has been held every year since, and has raised millions of pounds to help make life easier for disabled or disadvantaged veterans and their families.

From Quiz The Cato Institute

Answer: Edward H. Crane

Edward H. Crane established the Cato Institute with Charles Koch, the current chairman of the board, and Murray Newton Rothbard, who passed away in 1995.

From Quiz Freemasonry: A Historical Account

Answer: Michelangelo

It has been said that as you look at the hands of God and Adam as they approach each other, you will notice both figures hold their ring and middle fingers together allowing the pointer and pinky fingers to be spread further apart. This creates, on both figures, the letter "M" which is used to represent Masonry. Michelangelo's own signet ring is said to contain a carving of a piece from the Sistine Chapel. Remarkable; or just coincidence?

From Quiz Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity

Answer: Immortal Eleven

Charles C. Moskowitz founded the fraternity because no other fraternity at his school of commerce would take his friends into it. There were already seven fraternities at that time there, and three of them were non-local fraternities. Nevertheless, Moskowitz organized his friends, and they met in a German ratskellar and decided to, despite the odds against them, found their own fraternity. The result? Alpha Epsilon Pi. Moskowitz and his ten friends are now known as the "Immortal Eleven" and their names have to be memorized by every pledge that wants to join the fraternity. Isador M. Glazer, Herman L. Kraus, Arthur M. Lipkint, Benjamin M. Meyer, Hyman Schulman, Emil J. Lustgarten, Arthur E. Leopold, Charles J. Pintel, Maurice Plager, David K. Schafer were that group, and they elected Moskowitz as the first Master (President) of the fraternity.

From Quiz Are You a Member?

Answer: Gibraltar

Malta established a recognised unit shortly after Gibraltar. Canada was the first dominion to establish a unit, and Chile was the first non-dominion nation to do so. As at 2009 there are over 28 million scouts in 160 nations around the globe.

From Quiz The U.S. National Academy of Sciences

Answer: 1863 by Abraham Lincoln

It was no coincidence that the NAS was created during the U.S. Civil War. Science and technology were developing rapidly, and the government of Lincoln was eager to have a formal way to bring scientists together to advise it on both military and civil uses of the new knowledge.

From Quiz Sixty Years of the NHS

Answer: Manchester

Park Hospital in Trafford, Manchester, was the place chosen to launch the new National Health Service and so is regarded as the first NHS hospital. The 'first' patient was a teenaged girl suffering from a liver complaint, from which she survived. The girl was the first patient the Secretary of State for Health spoke to on his visit to the hospital on the day the NHS was launched.

From Quiz International Organizations

Answer: Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine

The CCNR was founded in 1815 and sought to guarantee free and safe passage of all nations on the Rhine. It offices are currently in Strasbourg and its current signatories are Germany, Belgium, France, Switzerland and the Netherlands.

From Quiz UK Guide Dogs Organisation

Answer: Cheshire, 1931

The three people responsible were Muriel Crooke, Rosamund Bond and a wealthy American, Dorothy Harrison Eustis. The two English women had heard of the work of Mrs Eustis in Switzerland and America. Muriel Crooke lived in Wallesey, Cheshire and so they chose a piece of land near her home.

From Quiz International Atomic Energy Agency

Answer: 1957

The IAEA was created as an autonomous, independent organization on July 29, 1957. This does not really mean that the IAEA 'exists on its own' though - while it is not technically subordinate to any body of the United Nations, and derives its operating budget from direct levies on member states and voluntary contributions to its Technology Cooperation Fund, its real power stems from its close association with the United Nations Security Council.

From Quiz 60 Years of The National Health Service

Answer: Aneurin Bevan

Aneurin Bevan was appointed to the role of Health Minister by Clement Attlee after the election in 1945. Bevan oversaw the setting up of the National Health Service. The NHS was 'born' on 5 July 1948.

From Quiz Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity

Answer: Equilateral Triangle

This shape is the approximate geographic relationship between the first three chapters, and proper wearing of the badge orients the points of the triangle to reflect this relationship. On an initiate's badge a pearl rests on each point of the triangle to enhance the significance of this symbol.

From Quiz International Organizations

Answer: United Nations

With 192 countries representing almost the entire world population, the United Nations is the largest international organization in the world. It was founded by 51 countries in 1945.

From Quiz Not So Secret Societies

Answer: The Hashishim

Marco Polo, back in the late 1200s, wrote about the Hashishim. They used intimidation and targeted murders for political purposes. The English word 'assassinate' and its various derivatives, such as 'assassination' come from the name of this sect. It is said that they 'emboldened' themselves for some of their exploits by getting high on 'hash' first.

From Quiz Headquarters of World Organizations

Answer: Geneva

The Red Cross is an international organization that provides medical aid for people throughout the world. Geneva has been the headquarters of the Red Cross since 1863. Bern is the capital of Switzerland and Zurich is another Swiss city. Vaduz is the capital of the principality of Liechtenstein.

From Quiz National FFA Organization

Answer: 1928

To help young men in gaining skills in agricultural careers, an organization dedicated to the development of agricultural and leadership skills was born.

From Quiz Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity

Answer: 1904

Pi Kappa Phi was founded on December 10, 1904.

From Quiz RNLI

Answer: Sir William Hillary

Sir William Hillary was horrified at the loss of life from shipwrecks in the Irish Sea. (He was living on the Isle of Man at the time). In March 1824 he set up the 'National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck' (NIPLS). Fortunately, 30 years later the name was changed to RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institute) which is still used today.

From Quiz 4-H and FFA

Answer: Four leaf clover

It is a green four leaved clover with a white H on each leaf.

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