The United Nations

Who was the first Secretary-General of the United Nations?

• Javier Perez de Cuellar

• Trygve Lie

• Dag Hammerskjold

• Boutros Boutros-Ghali

What countries composed the first ever UN Security Council in 1946?

• Brazil, USA, Netherlands, Albania, Spain, and the United Kingdom

• Mexico, Australia, Poland, Brazil, Egypt, and the Netherlands

• Australia, China, Norway, India, Pakistan and North Korea

• UK, USA, USSR, China, France and Australia

Which of the following is not a permanent member of the Security Council?

• USA

• China

• Germany

• France

Which permanent member has been the most frequent user of the veto in the United Nations?

• Russia

• UK

• Germany

• USA

Which two nations met in 1941 during WWII and discussed the idea of an international trusteeship of the powerful nations?

• China and USA

• France and UK

• GB and USA

• Russia and USA

What year was the United Nations set up?

• 1919

• 1920

• 1945

• 1962

What was the UN's forerunner and predecessor organisation created at the end of WWI?

• The United Nations

• The Tripartite Pact

• The Warsaw Pact

• The League of Nations

Where is the headquarters of the United Nations

• Paris, France

• Bern, Switzerland

• London, Great Britain

• New York, USA

How many members make up the Security Council, including permanent members?

• 5

• 10

• 15

• 20

How many countries were represented at the first session of the United Nation's General Assembly?

• 51

• 75

• 99

• 193