The 20 quiz questions
Question 1 : The UN was founded after World War II.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: TRUE! The United Nations was created on October 24, 1945, a few months after the end of World War II, to maintain international peace.
Question 2 : France is a founding member of the European Union along with Spain.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: FALSE! The 6 founding members of the EEC in 1957 were France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg. Spain only joined in 1986.
Question 3 : Women's right to vote in France dates from 1944.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: TRUE! The ordinance of April 21, 1944 granted French women the right to vote. They voted for the first time in the 1945 municipal elections.
Question 4 : The G7 includes Russia among its members.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: FALSE! Russia was expelled from the G8 in 2014 following the annexation of Crimea. The G7 currently includes the US, Japan, Germany, France, UK, Italy, and Canada.
Question 5 : TikTok belongs to a Chinese company.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: TRUE! TikTok is developed by ByteDance, a Chinese technology company founded in Beijing in 2012.
Question 6 : The New York Times is a British newspaper.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: FALSE! The New York Times is an American daily newspaper, founded in 1851 in New York. It is one of the most influential newspapers in the world.
Question 7 : The WHO (World Health Organization) is part of the UN.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: TRUE! The WHO is a specialized agency of the United Nations, created in 1948 and based in Geneva.
Question 8 : The French minimum wage (SMIC) was created in the 2000s.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: FALSE! The SMIC (Interprofessional Growth Minimum Wage) was established in France in 1970, replacing the SMIG created in 1950.
Question 9 : Facebook changed its name to Meta in 2021.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: TRUE! In October 2021, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook Inc. became Meta Platforms, Inc., to reflect the company's ambition around the metaverse.
Question 10 : The euro is the currency of all European Union countries.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: FALSE! Some EU countries like Sweden, Poland, Hungary, or Denmark keep their own national currency.
Question 11 : The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: TRUE! Unlike other Nobel Prizes awarded in Stockholm, the Nobel Peace Prize is presented in Oslo by the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
Question 12 : UNESCO is an American organization.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: FALSE! UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a UN agency, based in Paris since its creation in 1945.
Question 13 : The Paris climate agreements were signed in 2015.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: TRUE! The Paris Agreement was adopted on December 12, 2015 at COP21, with the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C.
Question 14 : Brexit took place in 2022.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: FALSE! The United Kingdom officially left the European Union on January 31, 2020, after the June 2016 referendum.
Question 15 : Netflix was originally a DVD-by-mail rental service.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: TRUE! Founded in 1997, Netflix rented DVDs by mail before transforming into a streaming platform in 2007.
Question 16 : The UN Security Council has 10 permanent members.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: FALSE! The Security Council has 5 permanent members with veto power: United States, Russia, China, France, and the United Kingdom.
Question 17 : The Red Cross was founded in Switzerland.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: TRUE! The Red Cross was founded in Geneva in 1863 by Henry Dunant. Its emblem is the reverse of the Swiss flag.
Question 18 : The newspaper "Le Monde" was founded in the 19th century.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: FALSE! Le Monde was founded on December 18, 1944 by Hubert Beuve-Méry, at the request of General de Gaulle.
Question 19 : The French National Assembly has 577 deputies.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: TRUE! The National Assembly consists of 577 deputies elected by direct universal suffrage for a 5-year term.
Question 20 : The Universal Declaration of Human Rights dates from 1789.
Possible answers:
- True
- False
Explanation: FALSE! The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the UN on December 10, 1948. In 1789, it was the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.
