Q 01/05

The Charter of the United Nations was signed in 1945 in which city?

A) San Francisco

B) New York City

C) Washington DC

D) Philadelphia

Answer · why

A) San Francisco

Fifty nations attended the conference that opened on 25 April 1945; the Charter was signed on 26 June and the UN came into existence on 24 October.

Q 02/05

Which US president is credited with coining the term 'United Nations' to describe the wartime Allies?

A) Franklin D. Roosevelt

B) Woodrow Wilson

C) Harry S. Truman

D) Herbert Hoover

Answer · why

A) Franklin D. Roosevelt

Churchill accepted the name, noting that Lord Byron had used it; the Declaration by United Nations was signed on New Year's Day 1942.

Q 03/05

The United Nations officially came into existence on which date, now marked as United Nations Day?

A) 26 June 1945

B) 24 October 1945

C) 10 January 1946

D) 8 May 1945

Answer · why

B) 24 October 1945

That was when the five permanent Security Council members and a majority of the other 46 signatories had ratified the Charter.

Q 04/05

How many member states does the United Nations have?

A) 190

B) 191

C) 192

D) 193

Answer · why

D) 193

The Holy See and Palestine are the two non-member observer states.

Q 05/05

Which country joined the UN in July 2011, becoming its 193rd member state?

A) Montenegro

B) Kosovo

C) South Sudan

D) East Timor

Answer · why

C) South Sudan

It joined five days after declaring independence from Sudan.