20 UNITED NATIONS AT A GLANCE
Test your knowledge 1. Who first mentioned the idea of an organization to safeguard a community of nations living in peace? 2. What is the name of the first-ever international organization whose aim was to maintain world peace? 3. What was the League of Nations? 4. When and why was the League of Nations dissolved? 5. In what year was the United Nations founded? 6. Who coined the phrase “United Nations�? 7. In which European capital city did the UN General Assembly first meet? 8. When was the Declaration by United Nations signed? 9. Only 50 countries were represented at the San Francisco Conference, so how did the United Nations come to have 51 original Member States? 10. Which country was the first to sign the United Nations Charter and why? 11. What is the list of rules and regulations of the United Nations called? 12. What are the four purposes of the United Nations? 13. What surrounds the world map on the United Nations flag, and what does it symbolize? 14. Why was New York City chosen as the site of the United Nations Headquarters? 15. Name three of the top contributors to the United Nations regular budget. 16. How many Member States does the United Nations have today? 17. Has any country ever left the United Nations? 18. Can an individual person become a Member of the United Nations? 19. How many principal organs does the United Nations have? 20. What are the official languages of the United Nations?