USA! USA!
What freedoms are guaranteed by the First Amendment?
speech; religion; press; assembly; petition for redress of grievances (3/5 acceptable)
What are FIVE current UN member states?
Any five of the 193 current UN member states are acceptable answers
What is the specific code of dress for MUN conferences (and debate tournaments)?
Western business attire
1492 (& 1493 & 1498 & 1502)
What is democracy?
A form of government which derives its power from 'the people' or the consent of the governed, who vote on and influence policy directly and/or through elected officials
What are TWO of the nineteen current presidential candidates?
RED: D Trump, N Haley, R DeSantis, A Hutchinson, V Ramaswamy, C Christie, D Burgum, T Scott, M Pence, L Elder, P Johnson, W Hurd, F Suarez
BLUE: J Biden, M Williamson, D Phillips
THIRD: R Kennedy Jr., K West, J Stein
When and why was the United Nations founded?
1945
(Any apply) because of WWII; to promote international cooperation or world peace; to support global development and human rights
What is an example of a request for a moderated caucus?
Motion for a ___ minute moderated caucus with a speaking time of ___ on the topic of ___
Which world leader oversaw the Great Leap Forward (1958-1962)?
Mao Zedong
Which UN member state recently changed its name?
Turkey -> Türkiye
What time is it right now in Carson City, Chicago, and New York?
Carson City, NV: PST
Chicago, IL: PST +2hrs
New York City, NY: PST +3hrs
Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations?
António Gutierrez
What year did KnightsMUN start in?
2014 (making next year KnightsMUN Session X!)
Who were the Bolsheviks?
(Mention any) A far-left political faction led by Vladimir Lenin who seized power of Russia in the 1917 October Revolution and became the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
What are THREE of the seven countries that once composed Yugoslavia?
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, (North) Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia,
Who is the current mayor of San Diego?
Todd Gloria
What are FOUR of the six official languages of the UN?
Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish
What are FOUR examples of MUN committees?
Crisis or JCC, Security Council, UNEP, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNODA, UNODC, UNOOSA, WHO
What was the Warsaw Pact?
A collective defense agreement between the USSR and other eastern European states; the eastern bloc equivalent of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
What countries were involved in the Iran-Contra affair?
The United States, Iran, Nicaragua
What are the FIVE populated territories of the US?
Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands
What are the TWO current permanent non-member observer states of the UN?
The Vatican City State (technically the Holy See of Rome, or pope, in his role as bishop of Rome) and the State of Palestine
In what FIVE roles could one participate in an MUN conference (including staffing)?
Delegate, crisis backroom staff, page, committee chair, or committee vice chair
What NINE countries currently hold nuclear weapons and which ONE has the most?
USA, Russia, Iran, North Korea, France, China, Pakistan, India, and the UK
Russia has the most total warheads
What country is completely surrounded by South Africa?
Lesotho