Q 01/05

Which Canadian finance minister, later prime minister, was chosen as the G20's first chairman in 1999?

A) Jean Chrétien

B) Paul Martin

C) Jim Flaherty

D) John Manley

Answer · why

B) Paul Martin

Paul Martin was a driving force behind the group, and as prime minister he proposed that it meet at leaders' level, a step the 2008 financial crisis f...

Q 02/05

Alongside finance ministers, which officials make up the G20's finance track that prepares each leaders' summit?

A) Trade ministers

B) Foreign ministers

C) Central bank governors

D) Budget directors

Answer · why

C) Central bank governors

Central bank governors and finance ministers were the whole G20 at first: they began meeting in 1999 in answer to the financial crises of 1997-99, nin...

Q 03/05

In which US city did George W. Bush convene the first G20 leaders' summit in November 2008?

A) New York City

B) Philadelphia

C) Los Angeles

D) Washington, D.C.

Answer · why

D) Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. hosted because the 2008 financial crisis had outgrown finance ministers: George W. Bush invited the leaders themselves for the first ...

Q 04/05

Which country was the first non-G8 nation to host a G20 leaders' summit, in November 2010?

A) South Korea

B) Saudi Arabia

C) Turkey

D) Australia

Answer · why

A) South Korea

South Korea used its turn to put poorer countries' growth on the leaders' agenda: the summit endorsed the Seoul Development Consensus, a plan for narr...

Q 05/05

Which regional bloc joined the G20 as its newest member at the September 2023 summit chaired by Narendra Modi?

A) Arab League

B) Andean Community

C) African Union

D) Pacific Alliance

Answer · why

C) African Union

The African Union was the first member added since the G20 formed in 1999, giving a continent that had only South Africa at the table a seat for all i...