WAMUN 2023 FINAL JEOPARDY

Capitals

100

Capital of the United Kingdom

What is London

200

This Canadian provincial capital was formerly called York

What is Toronto?

300

Under Japanese occupation, the capital of Manchukuo was officially set here.

What is Changchun

400

I used to be two different cities but merged into one, and am the capital of a European nation on the Danube.

What is Budapest. 

500

I am a city that was destroyed by a meteor and was eventually rebuilt into a futuristic city. I am also the de facto capital of a famous island.

What is Tilted Towers?

United Nations

100

I am the founding document of the United Nations drafted in the 1940s

What is The Charter of the United Nations 

200

The goal of my committee is "To build a culture of peace, sustainable development and intercultural dialogue through education, the sciences, culture, communication and information."

What is UNESCO

300

I am the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Who is António Guterres

400

I am the man who coined the term the "United Nations" in 1942, while also being known for the New Deal reforms. 

Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?

500

There are 193 of me

How many UN Member states are there?

History

100

In 1936, this prominent country experienced a socialist revolution.

What is Spain?

200

Although not as well known for his invention of dynamite, this person has a series of famous awards named after him.

Who is Alfred Nobel?

300

This scandal entailed the leaking of over 11 Million documents regarding financial and attorney-client information.

What are the Panama Papers?

400

In 1710, the Russian royal family moved to the nation's capital to here.

What is St. Petersburg?

500

This 1971 war led to the creation of Bangladesh

3rd Indo-Pakistan War/Bangladesh Liberation War

Empires

100

I was the largest empire in all of history. 

What is the British Empire?

200

I am a philosophy that encouraged Americans to expand westward, settle, and conquer. 

What is Manifest Destiny?

300

I am a Middle Eastern and North African empire destroyed by the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. 

What is the Ottoman Empire?

400

I was also known as the Eastern Roman Empire.

What is the Byzantine Empire?

500

This dynasty experienced the golden age of China. 

What is the Tang Dynasty?

Borders

100

I border both Mongolia and Vietnam.

What is China?

200

I border both North Korea and Finland

What is Russia?

300

I border both Greece and Armenia.

What is Turkey?

400

I border both Austria and Romania

What is Hungary?

500

I border both Ecuador and Chile.

What is Peru?