Anarchy 1
Which 37‑year‑old banana‑heir politician is the current president of Ecuador, first elected in 2023 and re‑elected in 2025?
Who is Daniel Noboa?
Which European microstate is the only country in the world whose head of state is the Pope?
What is Vatican City?
How many member states does the United Nations have today?
What is 193?
Which European country triggered “Brexit” by voting in 2016 to leave the European Union?
What is the The United Kingdom?
Which Asian nuclear‑armed state was created in 1947 as a separate homeland for Muslims of British India and later split from what is now Bangladesh?
What is Pakistan?
Which country is led by the monarch officially titled the “Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques”?
What is Saudi Arabia?
Which European country has both a president and a prime minister and is often cited as a “semi‑presidential” system, currently led by President Emmanuel Macron?
What is France?
Besides the 193 member states, the UN recognizes two permanent observer states. Name one of them.
What is Vatican City or Palestine?
Which small Middle Eastern monarchy is ruled by a king from the Hashemite dynasty and hosts large numbers of refugees from regional conflicts?
What is Jordan?
Which Middle Eastern country’s long‑ruling president Bashar al‑Assad led a government accused of widespread human rights violations during a brutal civil war?
What is Syria?
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is headquartered in which European city?
What is Geneva, Switzerland?
Brazil is almost always the first country to speak during the UN General Assembly’s annual General Debate. In which city does this tradition take place?
What is New York City, USA?
China has been in the news for the past few years for militarizing this area to assert land claims.
What is the South China Sea?
Which global health agency, headquartered in Geneva, is a specialized UN agency with a three‑letter acronym that looks like a question?
What is The World Health Organization (WHO)?
Which East African country’s prime minister Abiy Ahmed won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize, then later ordered a controversial military operation in Tigray in 2020?
What is Ethiopia?
Which small European country hosts the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court?
What is the Netherlands?
In what year was the UN founded?
What is 1945?
The African Union has its headquarters in which capital city?
What is Addis Ababa, Ethiopia?
Which landlocked South American country still maintains a navy, despite losing its coastline in a 19th‑century war with Chile?
What is Bolivia?
China's ruling Communist Party is led by _________, often described as the most powerful leader there since Mao Zedong?
Who is Xi Jinping?
Which intergovernmental organization, created in 1948 to monitor a truce in the first Arab–Israeli war, is considered the UN’s first peacekeeping‑style mission?
What is The United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO)?
In which country did long‑time leader Evo Morales’s party return to power in 2020 after a turbulent election period?
What is Bolivia?
Which country experienced massive Amazon deforestation and democratic backsliding under President Jair Bolsonaro in the late 2010s and early 2020s?
What is Brazil?
In 2022, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping declared their “no limits friendship” on the opening day of which major international sporting event?
What is the The 2022 Winter Olympics (Beijing)?
Which Asian city is home to the headquarters of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)?
What is Jakarta, Indonesia?