UN General Trivia
The UN was founded in this year.
1945
This country had the highest GDP per capita in 2022.
Monaco
This 1997 treaty prevented the use of landmines.
Ottawa Treaty
Who is the current United Nations Secretary General?
Antonio Guterres
The UN headquarters are located in this city.
New York City
What countries are permanent members of the Security Council?
China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States
This country has the longest coastline on the planet.
Canada (125,000 miles)
This treaty officially ended the American Revolution and established the United States.
The Treaty of Paris (1783)
This person was the first woman to serve as a United States delegate to the United Nations.
Eleanor Roosevelt
This billionaire gave up land so the UN headquarters could be built in this city.
John D. Rockefeller
How many states are members of the UN?
193
The tallest building in the world is in this country.
The United Arab Emirates. The building is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai
This 1968 treaty aimed to stop the expansion of nuclear states.
Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons, or NPT for short.
This person serves as the United States ambassador to the United Nations today.
Linda Thomas-Greenfield
How many main bodies are under the UN?
Six. They are: General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council, Trusteeship Council, International Courts of Justice, Secretariat
What are the six official languages of the UN?
Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish
This country has the highest sand dune on the planet
Peru
This treaty formally ended World War I, yet is today largely viewed as a failure.
Treaty of Versailles (1919)
This man is currently the United States Secretary of State.
Antony Blinken
How many times has the Nobel Peace Prize been awarded to a branch or program of the UN?
11 times
How many member states originally ratified the UN Charter?
51
This country's national animal is a unicorn.
Scotland
This 1691 treaty ended the Williamite War in Ireland.
Treaty of Limerick
This actress stepped down as Special Envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in 2022 after holding the position for nine years.
Angelina Jolie
How many committees are under the United Nations?
There are six main committees. They are as follows: Disarmament and International Security, Economic and Financial, Social Humanitarian and Cultural, Special Political and Decolonization, Administrative and Budgetary, and Legal.