World Quiz: International Organizations | 20 Questions

We all know the United Nations, but do you know about other general or specialized intergovernmental organizations?

A multiple-choice quiz by pericles34. Estimated time: 7 mins.

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pericles34

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7 mins

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Dec 03 21

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1. What was the first generally recognized international organization? Hint

Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine

World Trade Organization

League of Nations

Organization of American States

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2. What global organization was founded in the Treaty of Versailles and sought to guarantee global peace through "collective security"? Hint

League of Nations

Freedom House

United Nations

SEATO

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3. What were the three organizations envisioned by the negotiators at the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire in 1944? Hint

International Monetary Fund (IMF), European Central Bank (ECB), and the World Trade Organization (WTO)

International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), and the World Trade Organization (WTO)

International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), and the International Trade Organization (ITO)

International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS)

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4. What organization is made up of mostly former British colonies? Hint

Commonwealth of Nations

League of Nations

Organization for African Unity

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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5. What two security organizations dominated the Cold War Era? Hint

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the Commitern

The Security Council and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

The Anti Comintern Axis Organization and the League of Nations

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the Warsaw Pact

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6. How many representatives to the International Labour Organization (ILO) does each participating country have? Hint

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7. What security organization was founded to contain Communist advances in Asia by the Manila Pact of 1954? Hint

Australia New Zealand United States Security Organization (ANZUS)

East Asian Security Organizations (EASO)

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO)

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8. What large international organization had its humble beginnings with the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC)? Hint

European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom)

European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)

Western European Union (WEU)

European Union (EU)

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9. What organization promotes free trade between Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay? Hint

SAFTA

Mercosur

OAS

APEC

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10. What international organization is effectively a cartel seeking to control prices and quantities of oil on the world market? Hint

CPLP

OECD

OPEC

NATO

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11. What is the organization founded as a cooperative forum between the nations of Scandinavia? Hint

Scandinavian Union

Northern European Treaty Organization

Organization for Baltic Cooperation

Nordic Council

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12. What "technical organization" is charged with coordinating postal policies with its members? Hint

International Mail Organization (IMO)

United Nations Conference on Postal Regulations (UNCPR)

World Postal Organization (WPO)

Universal Postal Union (UPU)

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13. What international organization is charged with coordinating safety regulations for international ships? Hint

International Maritime Organization (IMO)

International Shipping Union (ISU)

World Ship Safety Union (WSSU)

United Nations Committee for Law of the Seas (UNCLoS)

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14. What UN specialized organization is charged with facilitating the sharing of weather and climate information? Hint

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

United Nations Committee on Meteorological Information (UNCMI)

International Weather Union (IWU)

World Weather Union (WWU)

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15. What specialized UN organization, established in 1964, deals with financial, trade and development issues? Hint

Universal Council on Trade and Development (UCTD)

World Trade Organization (WTO)

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

International Organization to Promote Trade and Development (IOPTD)

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16. What organization is charged with developing policies to protect patents throughout the world? Hint

Universal Patent Organization (UPO)

World Patent and Trademark Office (WPTO)

World Patent Organization (WPO)

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

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17. What international organization seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy? Hint

International Protocols for Atomic Energy (IPAE)

International Nuclear Power Organization (INPO)

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

World Nuclear Organization (WNO)

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18. Where are the headquarters of the UN specialized organization the United Nations Environmental Program? Hint

Geneva, Switzerland

Dayton, Ohio, USA

Montevideo, Uruguay

Nairobi, Kenya

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19. What is the name of the loose confederation for Eurasia founded after the fall of the Soviet Union? Hint

Russian Imperial Federation (RIF)

Union of Former Soviet Republics (UFSR)

Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

Eurasian Treaty Organization (ETO)

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20. What is the name of the international organization charged with prosecuting war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity? Hint

International Court of Justice (ICJ)

International Criminal Court (ICC)

World Court for Genocide (WCG)

United Nations Court of Genocide (UNCG)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the first generally recognized international organization?

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.

2. What global organization was founded in the Treaty of Versailles and sought to guarantee global peace through "collective security"?

Answer: League of Nations

The League of Nations was founded in 1920. However without the two of the most powerful nations in the world, the Soviet Union and the United States, it was a failure. Japan and Italy both flaunted the mandate of the league for collective security in Manchuria and Ethiopia respectively.

3. What were the three organizations envisioned by the negotiators at the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire in 1944?

Answer: International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), and the International Trade Organization (ITO)

The IMF handled the stability of currency conversion by guaranteeing money to nations as they needed to prop up the exchange rates of their currencies. The World Bank was originally intended to loan money to rebuild Europe and Asia after World War II; but, the US's Marshall Plan took on this challenge and the World Bank became an institution that lent money to many countries for large development projects.

The ITO was dead on arrival, however, as it would not be ratified by the United States Senate who saw it infringing too much on national sovereignty.

The WTO grew out of a series of bilateral trade agreements called GATT.

4. What organization is made up of mostly former British colonies?

Answer: Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations is an organization of 53 independent states made up of mostly former British colonies (except Britain herself and Mozambique - a former Portuguese colony). It is set up to promote economic development, human rights and world peace, among other things. Its offices are in London.

5. What two security organizations dominated the Cold War Era?

Answer: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the Warsaw Pact

NATO was founded in 1949 and made up of the United States and its European Allies. It is still headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. The Warsaw Pact was founded in 1955 and consisted of the Soviet Union and its European Allies. Its headquarters were in Moscow. It was disestablished in 1991.

6. How many representatives to the International Labour Organization (ILO) does each participating country have?

Answer: 4

Each nation receives two representatives from its government plus one each from the business community and labor unions. The ILO was founded as part of the League of Nations in 1919 and currently is a United Nations specialized organization residing in Geneva.

7. What security organization was founded to contain Communist advances in Asia by the Manila Pact of 1954?

Answer: Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO)

SEATO was founded by the Manila Pact of 1954 and included Australia, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, Britain and the United States. SEATO's headquarters were in Bangkok and the organization was dissolved in 1977.

8. What large international organization had its humble beginnings with the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC)?

Answer: European Union (EU)

The ECSC was founded 1951 by the Treaty of Paris. It created a common market in coal and steel throughout the six signatory countries - Italy, France, (West) Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg. In 2002, the treaty was not renewed as it had become redundant in the European Union.

9. What organization promotes free trade between Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay?

Answer: Mercosur

Mercosur was founded with the Treaty of Asuncion in 1991. Its headquarters are in Montevideo, Uruguay. There are currently 4 full members with Venezuela in the process of joining.

10. What international organization is effectively a cartel seeking to control prices and quantities of oil on the world market?

Answer: OPEC

OPEC, or the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, is a 13 member organization founded in 1960. There are 6 Middle Eastern countries, 4 African members, two from South America and Indonesia as well.

11. What is the organization founded as a cooperative forum between the nations of Scandinavia?

Answer: Nordic Council

The Nordic Council was founded in 1952. Its charter members are Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Iceland. Finland joined in 1956.

12. What "technical organization" is charged with coordinating postal policies with its members?

Answer: Universal Postal Union (UPU)

The UPU was founded in 1874 and its headquarters are in Bern, Switzerland. The UPU eases international mailing as it allows the sender to affix only local stamps and requires that national postal services treat local and international mail equally. In 2008, there were 191 member states in the UPU.

13. What international organization is charged with coordinating safety regulations for international ships?

Answer: International Maritime Organization (IMO)

The IMO was founded in 1948 but was not fully implemented until 1958. It is officially a specialized organization within the United Nations system. IMO headquarters are in Lambeth, London.

14. What UN specialized organization is charged with facilitating the sharing of weather and climate information?

Answer: World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

The WMO was founded as the as the International Meteorological Organization in 1873. In 1950, it joined the UN under its new name. The WMO developed the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and is responsible for naming cyclones and hurricanes. Its offices are in Geneva.

15. What specialized UN organization, established in 1964, deals with financial, trade and development issues?

Answer: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

UNCTAD was founded to increase trade from the new decolonized nations of Africa and Asia. Its headquarters are in Geneva and UNCTAD holds conferences every four years. (The most recent was in Accra, Ghana in April 2008).

16. What organization is charged with developing policies to protect patents throughout the world?

Answer: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

WIPO was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Geneva.

17. What international organization seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy?

Answer: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

IAEA was founded in 1957 and has 144 member nations. Its headquarters are in Vienna, Austria.

18. Where are the headquarters of the UN specialized organization the United Nations Environmental Program?

Answer: Nairobi, Kenya

The UNEP was founded in 1972 and seeks to promote sustainable, environmentally-friendly development.

19. What is the name of the loose confederation for Eurasia founded after the fall of the Soviet Union?

Answer: Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

The CIS was founded in 1991; its headquarters are in Minsk, Belarus. Currently there are 12 members (11 full and 1 associate): all of which were former republics in the USSR.

20. What is the name of the international organization charged with prosecuting war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity?

Answer: International Criminal Court (ICC)

The ICC was founded in 2002. There are 105 members. Its seat is in The Hague, Netherlands. China, India and the United States have yet to ratify the convention for the Courts creation. The ICJ is a real organization, but it arbitrates disputes between nations. The other two I invented.

Source: Author pericles34

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