United Nations 101
How many members are in the UN?
193
I am a founding member of the UN
I was the first country to develop nuclear weapons
I am home to the world's largest aviation industry
The United States (USA)
A. Every UN member state has one vote in the General Assembly.
B. The United Nations officially came into existence in 1945.
C. The International Court of Justice is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
C- The ICJ is headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands.
What is the formal name for a person representing a country at a Model UN conference?
A Delegate
What year was the United Nations founded?
1945
I was divided into two countries during the Cold War.
I am a memeber of NATO and the European Union.
I have a festival where people gather to drink beer.
Germany
A. The UN Security Council has 15 members.
B. The five permanent members can exercise veto power over substantive resolutions.
C. The Security Council presidency is held by the same country for an entire year.
C — The presidency rotates monthly among the Council's members.
What is a formal proposal asking the committee to take a particular procedural action?
A motion
What international conflict ended shortly before the UN was founded?
World War 2
I am home to the world's largest muslim population.
I was colonized by the Netherlands.
I joined the UN in September of 1950.
Indonesia
A. A veto can block a substantive UN Security Council resolution.
B. A country serving as a non-permanent Security Council member also has veto power.
C. The Security Council has 15 members.
B - Only the five permanent members have veto power.
What is the small sign delegates raise to indicate they want to speak?
A placard
What city is the UN headquarters located?
New York City
I hosted the 2022 Fifa World Cup
I declared independence from the British and became a sovereign state in 1971
I am home to Al Jazeera, one of the world's most internationally recognized news networks.
Qatar
A. The UN has an official postal administration that issues UN stamps
B. The UN headquarters in New York has its own fire department.
C. Switzerland was one of the original 51 UN founding members in 1945.
C — Switzerland joined in 2002.
What is the person leading a committee session called?
Chair
Name 3 of the 6 principle organs of the UN
General Assembly, Security Council, ECOSOC, ICJ, Secretariat, Trusteeship Council
My country produced the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations.
I became a UN member in 1991
I have an entire theme park dedicated to toilets and toilet culture.
South Korea
A: The American delegation reportedly consumed more than 10 pounds of strawberry-flavoured Twizzlers during negotiations of the Iran Nuclear Negotiations.
B: During peace negotiations, two countries agreed to settle a border dispute by flipping a coin.
B: Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev famously removed his shoe and banged it on his desk during a UN General Assembly meeting in 1960.
B - that never happened
What is the name for a group of countries working together because they share similar interests?
A bloc