Q 01/05

In which French city is Interpol headquartered?

A) Marseille

B) Paris

C) Strasbourg

D) Lyon

Answer · why

D) Lyon

The General Secretariat moved there in 1989 from the Paris suburb of Saint-Cloud.

Q 02/05

How many member countries does Interpol have?

A) 150

B) 172

C) 210

D) 196

Answer · why

D) 196

That includes three dependent territories of the Netherlands: Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten.

Q 03/05

In which city was the forerunner of Interpol founded in 1923?

A) Berlin

B) Paris

C) Vienna

D) Geneva

Answer · why

C) Vienna

It was set up as the International Criminal Police Commission at the close of a five-day congress led by Vienna's police president Johannes Schober.

Q 04/05

What was Interpol's original name from 1923?

A) The World Police Bureau

B) The International Criminal Police Commission

C) The League of Nations Police Office

D) The International Detective Alliance

Answer · why

B) The International Criminal Police Commission

The 22 delegates came from countries including Austria, Germany, China, Egypt and Japan.

Q 05/05

Where does the name 'Interpol' come from?

A) The name of its first computer system

B) A contraction chosen by the UN

C) Its telegraphic address, used since 1946

D) A 1923 newspaper headline

Answer · why

C) Its telegraphic address, used since 1946

The name was adopted officially with a new constitution in 1956.