Old Board Trivia
What Month Did Kartikey Resign?
January
How do you spell __ name?
Kiran
What company launched the first-ever successful private spacewalk?
SpaceX
Which British Monarch was pregnant more than 15 times?
Queen Anne
What % of votes are needed to pass a resolution?
50%
What are the names of our 7 board members?
Audrey, Kiran, Micah, Eric, Deeksha, Emily, Becky
What instrument does Emily play?
The Cello.
Who has the best odds to become pope and what are the odds?
Pietro Parolin. +225
In WW1, the Central Powers launched their final major-offensive against the Entente. What was the name of the campaign?
Kaiserschlacht/Ludendorff Offensive.
If a delegate wants to change the speaking time during formal debate, what motion should they make, and does it require a vote?
A motion to set (or change) the speaking time.
Where is Micah going to school next year?
The Technion in Haifa
What did Kalyan almost fall off of?
The Grand Canyon.
Which world leader was recently diagnosed with Cancer?
King Charles
In 1219, Genghis Khan personally led what is considered his most significant scale invasion. What and where was the empire that was conquered.
The Khwarazmian Empire in modern-day Iran
What is the difference between a “motion to close debate” and a “motion to table debate,” and what are the consequences of each?
A motion to close debate ends discussion on the topic and moves to voting procedure; a motion to table debate postpones discussion indefinitely without voting on the resolution.
Which two board members get crumble together every week?
Audrey and Deeksha
Who was born in Warsaw?
Arihant
What planet did scientists recently find potential signs of life on?
K2-18b
Name 15 leaders/rulers and the nation they led during WW2.
1. Germany, Hitler ; 2. Italy, Mussolini ; 3. Japan, Hirohito ; 4. United Kingdom, Churchill; 5. Soviet Union, Stalin ; 6. USA, Roosevelt/Truman ; 7. China, Chiang Kai-shek ; 8. Free France, Charles De-Gaulle ; 9. Vichy France, Philippe Pétain ; 10. India, Linlithgow/Wavell ; 11. Canada, Mackenzie King ; 12. Hungary, Miklós Horthy ; 13. Romania, Ion Antonescu ; 14. Bulgaria, Boris III/Simeon II ; 15. Finland, Risto Ryti ; 16. Australia, John Curtin/Robert Menzies ; 17. New Zealand, Fraser/Savage ; 18. South Africa, Jan Smuts ; 19. Belgium, Hubert Pierlot ; 20. Greece, Metaxas/Koryzis
What is the difference between a public and private directive in a crisis committee?
A private directive is a letter written to someone not in the room, creating chaos in the background while a public directive is similar to a resolution in regular MUN.
Why does Audrey like MUN?
Jennifer Wen spent years inducting her into the cult.
How many languages does Kiran speak?
1, English
What country is the U.S. sending cinematic, propaganda social media videos to in order to get officials alienated by corruption to share secrets?
China
Name a year that these figures were alive in, at least 6 of them:
Confucius, Alexander the Great, Emperor Augustus, Constantine the Great, William the Conqueror, Timur/Tamerlane, King Montezuma II, Ivan the Terrible, Isaac Newton, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, James A. Garfield, Menelik II.
Confucius: 551 BC to 479 BC ; Alexander: 356 BC to 336 BC ; Augustus: 63 BC to 14 AD ; Constantine: 280 to 337 ; William: 1028 to 1087 ; Timur: 1336 to 1405 ; Montezuma II: 1466 to 1520 ; Ivan: 1530 to 1584 ; Newton: 1643 to 1727 ; Mozart: 1756 to 1791 ; Garfield: 1831 to 1881 ; Menelik: 1844 to 1913.
In what situation might a “point of order” override the chair's ruling, and how should it be handled procedurally?
A point of order may be raised if a delegate believes the chair has made a procedural error; it is addressed immediately by the chair and may be overruled if the chair corrects their mistake or upheld if the procedure was followed correctly.