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  1. 1. The United Nations conducts business in six official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. Which major world language is notably absent from that list?

    1. Japanese
    2. French
    3. Arabic
    4. Spanish

  2. 2. What year was named by the United Nations as the Year of the Dolphin?

    1. 1999
    2. 1985
    3. 2007
    4. 2000

  3. 3. Which of these events did not occur in 1947?

    1. Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier.
    2. The United Nations is founded.
    3. The Polaroid Camera is invented.
    4. The Dead Sea Scrolls are found.

  4. 4. Which United Nations representative was forced to leave Sudan in October,2006 because of comments made about the Sudanese Army?

    1. John R. Bolton
    2. Angelina Jolie
    3. Jan Pronk
    4. Kofi Annan

  5. 5. How many original Member States did the United Nations have in 1945?

    1. 50
    2. 51
    3. 57
    4. 61

  6. 6. When was the United Nations founded?

    1. 1948
    2. 1946
    3. 1947
    4. 1945

  7. 7. This was the first country that starts with the letter J to join the United Nations.

    1. Jordan
    2. Jurasconia
    3. Jamaica
    4. Japan

  8. 8. The United Nations was founded as a successor of this organization.

    1. Arctic Council
    2. Inter-Parliamentary Union
    3. Union of International Associations
    4. League of Nations

  9. 9. Which of these is a current United Nations Member State?

    1. Timor-Leste
    2. West African Republic
    3. East Cyprus
    4. West Virginia

  10. 10. Which United Nations organ elects the Security Council’s non-permanent members?

    1. International Court of Justice
    2. Secretariat
    3. Economic and Social Council
    4. General Assembly

  11. 11. Which country is a founding member of both the United Nations and the European integration project, and is a permanent member of the UN Security Council?

    1. United Kingdom
    2. Spain
    3. France
    4. Germany

  12. 12. The United Nations Secretary-General is appointed for a term of how many years?

    1. 3
    2. 2
    3. 5
    4. 4