UNMAS
According to the UNMAS IED LEXICON
What does the acronym HME stand for?
Homemade Explosive
What lakeside Geneva restaurant is known for their Fondue?
Bains des Pâquis
What is the name of the bus stop outside of Pregny gate?
Appia
The United Nations was founded in 1945, in what United States city?
San Francisco
What is the world's most spoken language?
Mandarin Chinese (Over 1 billion people)
What is the name of UNMAS spokesperson Daniel Craig's upcoming James Bond movie?
No Time To Die
The famous St. Pierre Cathedral became the "adopted home" of John Calvin, a leader of what religious movement?
Protestant Reformation
If you wanted a muffin from the Serpent Bar, you would have a choice between which two flavors?
Chocolate and Blueberry
The UN has how many member states?
193
What is acknowledged as the official language of Ethiopia?
Amharic
Which country became home to an all-female demining team in 2018?
Afghanistan
What renowned philosopher, writer and musician was born in Geneva in 1712?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Which of these main courses is available everyday in the Palais Cafeteria?
Chicken
Pasta
Salmon
Duck
Salmon
In what year was Kofi Annan and the United Nations awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize?
2001
What famous physicist's last words were not understood because his nurse did not speak German?
Albert Einstein
What are the Five Pillars of Mine Action
Clearance
Mine Risk Education
Victim Assistance
Advocacy
Stockpile Destruction
What Swiss Politician and member of the Socialist Party is the current mayor of Geneva?
Sandrine Salerno
Where in the Palais can you buy both pajamas and cookies at the same time?
Safi Shop
What is the name of the former Major-General of UNAMIR (the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda) who was the subject of the film Shake Hands with the Devil
Romeo Dallaire
What river in Africa carries the most water?
The Congo River
Following years of dedicated work from UNMAS and UNOPS, on 14 June 2011, this country was declared landmine free.
Nepal
There are five 17th century cannons on display in Old Town Geneva known as the "Old Arsenal".
These cannons were intended to be used as defense from France and what no longer existing state?
Kingdom of Savoy
The recently inaugurated room XIX in building E was made possible by donation of which country?
Qatar
What UN Convention has been signed by the most countries?
The 2016 Paris Agreement
(Paris Agreement Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change)
In 1967, a man named Paddy Roy Bates, declared his own country on an abandoned former WWII gun platform located in international waters about seven miles off the coast of England.
What was the name of this unrecognized state?
Principality of Sealand