UN Basics
What city is the UN headquarters located in?
New York city
What gas is the main cause of climate change?
Carbon dioxide
What country currently has the largest population?
India
What list shows the order in which delegates will speak?
The General Speakers' List (GSL) or Speakers' List (SL)
Which country has the Eiffel Tower?
In what year the United Nations founded?
1945
What term describes the lack of clean water?
Water scarcity
Which continent has the most countries?
Africa
What is a document called before it becomes a resolution?
A working paper
What is the largest ocean on Earth?
The Pacific Ocean
Which UN body is responsible for maintaining international peace and security?
The Security Council
What do we call people who flee their country due to danger or war?
Refugees
Which country is known as the "Land of the Rising Sun"?
Japan
What do we call groups of countries working together in MUN?
Blocs
Which country invented pizza?
Italy
How many member states are in the UN?
193
What global health crisis began in 2020?
The COVID-19 pandemic
Which country has the longest coastline the world?
Canada
What motion is used to allow timed back-and-forth debate?
A moderated caucus
Which continent has no permanent residents?
Antarctica
Name the five permanent members of the Security Council.
US, UK, France, China and Russia
What is the name of the 17 global goals to be achieved by 2030?
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
What is the largest desert in the world?
Antarctic Polar Desert
What phrases traditionally begins a MUN speech?
"Honorable chair, distinguished delegates..."
What South American country has Portuguese as an official language?
Brazil