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UN Trivia
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Mystery!
100
This country is the largest nation in the world by land area, spanning two continents and home to over 146 million people.
What is Russia?
100
The United Nations is led by a Security Council consisting of 5 of the world's most powerful countries. Name all 5 of them.
What are the United States, Russia, China, United Kingdom, and France?
100
Before anything else in the committee, the chair will conduct this, in which you must declare your country either "present" or "present and voting".
What is roll call?
100
When you attend a Model UN conference, you should always show up wearing this.
What is Western business attire?
100
The UN building is located in this metropolis within the richest of its five Security Council members.
What is New York City?
200
After a rebellion against the United Kingdom, this country gained independence in 1921. It now boasts one of the highest qualities of life and GDP per capita in the world.
What is Ireland?
200
The United Nations famously intervened in this war, lasting from 1950 to 1953.
What is the Korean War?
200
The vast majority of time in Model UN is spent in this type of caucus, where you must raise your placard and be recognized by the chair to speak.
What is a moderated caucus?
200
You should always show up to a Model UN conference with these three essentials.
What are your position paper, research, and WBA?
200
This idyllic city is the capital of Canada, chosen partially for its central location between Quebec and Ontario.
What is Ottawa?
300
One of just two countries in the world that has not eradicated polio and among the 9 nuclear-armed nations, this country is also known for its bitter rivalry with its neighbor to the southeast, resulting in no less than four separate armed conflicts between the two.
What is Pakistan?
300
The United Nations originally grew from this military coalition of nations in the mid-20th Century.
What are the Allied Powers (or Allies)?
300
Generally speaking, Model UN committees are broken up into these, separated by breaks (and usually featuring a long lunch break in the middle). At EDUMUN, you had four.
What are sessions?
300
We will be attending these three official conferences this year (not counting EDUMUN and SeattleMUN).
What are PACMUN, NAIMUN, and NHSMUN?
300
Mount Si won its first ever international award at this Model UN conference in March of 2024.
What is NHSMUN?
400
One of just three Muslim majority countries in East Asia, this country is unique in that it spans both a peninsula and the northern portion of a neighboring island, as well as being home to three enclaves belonging to two different countries.
What is Malaysia?
400
After the conclusion of the Yugoslav Wars, top Yugoslav war criminals were tried at the UN's International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, located in this European city.
What is The Hague?
400
You may never refer to yourself by these, as you are a representative of a country, not just yourself!
What are personal pronouns?
400
Our next practice committee will take place on this Friday in November.
When is November 8th?
400
The United Nations has six official languages. Name 4 of them.
What are (name any 4 of): Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish?
500
This country, owing to its proximity to one of just 3 other communist countries in the world, is the most heavily bombed country relative to the size of its population in human history.
What is Laos?
500
This Portuguese man is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations. Name him.
Who is Antonio Guterres?
500
When writing a working paper, you should always match every ambulatory clause to one of these.
What is a preambulatory clause?
500
We've ordered these for everyone attending PACMUN, expected to arrive on November 1st.
What are flag pins?
500
This country is the newest officially recognized nation in the world, gaining its independence in 2011.
What is South Sudan?