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End-of-the Year Quiz 2007

Take the end-of-the year quiz to test your knowledge of the UN in 2007 and for a chance to win a WFUNA t-shirt!
Each question has only one correct answer.
Please sumbit your name, country and email address at the end of the quiz. 
The first three winners will be notified by January 14th, 2008.  

The topic of the Human Development Report 2007/2008 is:
Energy challenges: turning into a green world
Beyond scarcity: Power, poverty and the global water crisis
Fighting climate change: Human solidarity in a divided world
Financing Human Development
The IPCC AR4 Synthesis Report was launched in:
Valencia, Colombia
Valencia, Spain
Valencia, California, USA
Valencia, Peru
The topic of the 61st Annual DPI/NGO Conference (2008) will be:
Human Rights
Climate Change
Sustainable Development
Peace
On November 2007 Ban Ki-Moon became the first UN Secretary-General to visit:
Antarctica
North Pole
Greenland
Tierra del Fuego
What is the UN planning to do with its New York Headquarters?
Move it to Washington
Turn it into a green building
Move it to Africa
Build a complete new Secretariat building
The United Nations Climate Change Conference 2007 will be held in:
Thailand
Malaysia
Singapore
Indonesia
Who was elected President of the 62nd Session of the General Assembly?
Kofi Annan
Srgjan Kerim
Angelina Jolie
Sheikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa
How many priority areas for youth were identified by the World Program of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and Beyond?
5
7
10
12
How many millions of youth live on less than US$1 a day?
150
200
250
300
During which General Assembly Session did Member States adopt a resolution on programs and policies involving the youth?
58th Session
59th Session
60th Session
61st Session
How many countries sent Youth Delegates to this year’s 62nd Session of the General Assembly?
8
10
15
23
The UN Global Compact office recently launched a new engagement platform, the “PRME”. What does“PRME” stand for?
Platform for Responsible Management Exercises
Principles of Realized Management Education
Platform for Researching Management Education
Principles for Responsible Management Education
Which of the following celebrities has NOT been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador?
Jackie Chan
Ricky Martin
Brad Pitt
Paris Hilton
On Monday, 19 November 2007, UNDP Goodwill Ambassadors organized the 5th Match Against Poverty. What type of sport was played?
Badminton
Football
Rugby
Ping Pong
On which date was the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima?
1 August 1945
4 August 1945
6 August 1945
9 August 1945
How many weapons make up the World’s estimated total active nuclear arsenal?
1000-2000
7000-10000
12000-15000
25000-27000
How many states currently have nuclear weapons?
4
5
8
9
How many US and Russian strategic nuclear weapons are currently on high-alert status?
100-200
500-1000
3000-4000
5000-6000
The largest bomb dropped during WWII yielded the equivalent of 6 tons of TNT; how big was the largest nuclear bomb ever tested?
500 tons of TNT
5000 tons of TNT
5 million tons of TNT
50 million tons of TNT
What are the three pillars of the United Nations?
Peace and Security, Development and Human Rights
Reform, Education and Health
Security, Peace and Human Rights
Reform, Education and Development
During what month does the United Nations celebrate Human Rights Day?
March
June
September
December
The years 2005-2015 are the UN Decade for International Action on what issue?
Gender equality
Water
Solar Energy
Disarmament
In what year was the UN Human Rights Commission formally replaced by the Human Rights Council?
2002
2004
2006
2008
What is the theme of the 52nd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women which will be held in February-March 2008?
Equal participation of women and men in decision-making processes at all levels
Financing for gender equality and the empowerment of women
Women’s equal participation in conflict prevention, conflict resolution and peace-building
The Elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child
Promoting the UN Reform agenda, the "Delivering as One" pilot initiative was recently launched in 8 countries. Which 8 countries?
Vietnam, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bulgaria, Russia, Uruguay, Brazil and China
Mozambique, Cape Verde, Vietnam, Tanzania, Pakistan, Albania, Uruguay and Rwanda
Ivory Coast, Vietnam, Albania, Uruguay, Ecuador, India, Ethiopia and Iran
Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sudan, Chile, Bulgaria, Tanzania, Cape Verde and Mozambique
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