Historical Geography & Politics
This empire once stretched across three continents: Europe, Asia, and Africa.
What is:
The Roman Empire.
What is the world’s largest ocean?
What is:
The pacific ocean
What major global event led to the creation of the United Nations?
What is:
WW2
Canada became a country in what year?
What is:
1867
The world’s largest refugee crisis today is from which country?
What is:
Syria
This country is the second-largest in the world by land area, after Russia.
What is:
Canada
Who wrote 1984, a novel about authoritarian surveillance?
Who is:
George Orwell.
Before the UN, early simulations were based on what predecessor organization?
What is: League of Nations
The 1917 Battle of Vimy Ridge took place during which war?
What is: World War I.
This international agreement aims to limit global warming to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels.
What is: The Paris Agreement
This Asian country was formerly known as Persia until 1935.
What is:
Iran
What global health organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic in 2020?
What is:
WHO
The six official UN languages
What is: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish
In 1982, which Prime Minister patriated the Constitution?
Who is:
Pierre Trudeau.
Rising sea levels threaten this Pacific island nation that may become uninhabitable.
What is: Tuvalu
This Cold War wall fell in 1989, symbolizing the end of division in Europe.
What is: The Berlin Wall
Which economic system is based on private ownership and free markets?
What is:
Capitalism
What city is the main headquarters of the United Nations located in?
What is:
New York
This province held two major sovereignty referendums, in 1980 and 1995.
What is: Quebec
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine escalated significantly with an invasion in what year?
When is:
2022
This desert, stretching across northern China and southern Mongolia, is one of the fastest-expanding deserts in the world.
What is:
What is the Gobi Desert?
What treaty ended World War I and placed blame on Germany?
What is:
Treaty of Versailles
This major U.S. university hosted one of the first modern Model UN conferences in 1953, helping establish the format used today.
What is: Harvard University
Which Indigenous resistance leader famously led the North-West Rebellion and was executed in 1885?
Who is:
Louis Riel
The Rohingya crisis involves mass displacement from which country?
What is:
Myanmar