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World Power game quiz
"What do you really know about the 'big brother' of the World?"

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1. Who inspired the creation of the United Nations?
    Theodore Roosevelt
    Margaret Thatcher
    Winston Churchill
    Franklin D. Roosevelt


2. At the beginning of 'Operation Iraqi Freedom', how many member nations did the UN have?
    191
    151
    200
    199


3. What does the United Nations Charter call for?
    To prevent succeeding generations going to war
    To save succeeding generations from the scourge of war
    To stop succeeding generations suffering from war
    To give succeeding generations the option to go to war


4. Which member nations are permanent members of the United Nations Security Council?
    Britain, China, Germany, Russia and the USA
    Britain, France, Germany, Russia and the USA
    Britain, China, France, Russia and the USA
    China, France, Germany, Russia and the USA


5. Which five nations have argued that they deserve a greater say in the operation of the Security Council?
    Brazil, Germany, Japan, South Africa and Nigeria
    Argentina, Brazil, Germany, India and Japan
    Argentina, Germany, India, Japan and Nigeria
    Brazil, Germany, India, Japan and Nigeria


6. In which two years has the United Nations sanctioned full-scale wars?
    1950 and 1991
    1950 and 1993
    1945 and 1990
    1952 and 1989


7. In which four world areas was the United Nations undertaking peace keeping operations in 2002?
    Africa, Asia, North America and The Middle East
    Asia, Africa, South America and The Middle East
    Europe, North America, South America and The Middle East
    Africa, Asia, Europe and The Middle East


8. Which of the following is not one of the main 'organs' of the United Nations?
    The International Court of Justice
    The General Assembly
    The Secretariat
    Humanitarian Affairs Council


9. Which of the following is a specialised agency of the United Nations?
    Red Cross
    World Health Organisation
    The Salvation Army
    International Fund for Animal Welfare


10. The United Nations was created in San Francisco and has its headquarters in New York.
    True
    False


11. What date is United Nations' Day?
    24 October
    24 February
    24 June
    24 December


12. Who was the first Secretary-General of the United Nations?
    Javier Perez de Cuellar
    Trygve Lie
    Dag Hammarskjold
    Boutros Boutros-Ghali


13. In what year was the flag of the United Nations officially approved?
    1945
    1947
    1946
    1950


14. A United Nations entity, UNAIDS is an acronym for what?
    Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS
    United Nations Aid International
    United Nations AIDS Program
    United Nations Asiatic Interdenominational Service


15. Where does the International Court of Justice sit?
    The Hague, Netherlands
    New York, USA
    Geneva, Switzerland
    Berlin, Germany


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