World Power Trivia Quiz

Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt declared a need for a 'trusteeship of the powerful' after the League of Nations had failed to prevent World War II, and in 1945, the United Nations came into being.

Answer: 191

The original 51 member nations has grown to 191 in 2003, representing nearly all the countries of the world.

Answer: To save succeeding generations from the scourge of war

The United Nations Charter, signed by 51 nations in 1945, calls on the United Nations 'to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war' and gives it the authority to approve military action if deemed necessary.

Answer: Britain, China, France, Russia and the USA

The five permanent members of the UN Security Council can cancel any measure with a veto. They can also abstain, to express reservations about a resolution without blocking it. The Council has a total of 15 members, 10 are elected by the General Assembly for two-year terms.

The Presidency of the Council rotates monthly following the alphabetical listing of the member States' names in English!

Answer: Brazil, Germany, India, Japan and Nigeria

Brazil and India, which joined the UN in October 1945 (India as part of the British Commonwealth prior to Independence in 1947) and Nigeria, which joined in October 1960, whose populations are far greater than those of France and Britain, have argued that they deserve a greater say in the operation of the Security Council, as have economic powers such as Germany whose membership of the Security Council ends in December 2004 and Japan, who joined the UN in December 1956.

Answer: 1950 and 1991

Along with dozens of peacekeeping and monitoring operations, the United Nations sanctioned both the Korean War in 1950 and the Gulf War in 1991.

Answer: Africa, Asia, Europe and The Middle East

In Africa the United Nations peace keepers are active in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sierra Leone and Western Sahara; in Asia, they are active in East Timor and on the India-Pakistan border; in Europe they are represented in Cyprus, Georgia and Kosovo; and, in the Middle East, they are operating in the Golan Heights, on the Iraq-Kuwait border and in Lebanon.

Answer: Humanitarian Affairs Council

The main organs of the United Nations are the General Assembly, the International Court of Justice, the Secretariat, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council and the Trusteeship Council.

Answer: World Health Organisation

The United Nations has fourteen specialised agencies coordinated by the Economic and Social Council. Some of the best known are the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), and the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Answer: True

In 1945, representatives of 50 countries met in San Francisco at the United Nations Conference on International Organisation. Poland, the 51st original member of the United Nations was not represented at the Conference. The United Nations Headquarters is at First Avenue and 46th Street, New York.

Answer: 24 October

The United Nations officially came into existence on 24 October 1945, when the United Nations Charter was ratified by China, France, Russia, Britain, the USA and a majority of other signatories.

Answer: Trygve Lie

Serving his term from 1946 to 1952 when he resigned, Trygve Lie led the Norwegian delegation to the inaugural United Nations Conference in 1945.

Answer: 1946

The United Nations emblem, a map of the world centred on the North Pole with a wreath of olive branches and five concentric circles is shown in white, centred on a light blue background on the official flag. It was formally adopted on December 7th 1946.

Answer: Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS

In February 2003 the Executive Director of UNAIDS stated that realising human rights is fundamental to the global fight against AIDS and went on to say that action to combat discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS or AIDS-related issues were to be discussed in Geneva.

Answer: The Hague, Netherlands

The principal judicial organ of the United Nations sits at the Peace Palace in The Hague and began working in 1946, when it replaced the Permanent Court of International Justice which had operated from the Peace Palace since 1922.