1. Pedro Menendez High School
Model United Nations
Created by: Courtney Bodor and Ari Newsome

2. How it works……
• You are split up into teams of 4-6 people.
• Each team has a number and an envelope.
• Inside the envelope is 16 answer cards.
• You must fill out the card with
the information about the
question being answered.
• Circle the letter of your
answer.
• Give your completed answer
card to the scorer.

3. Any Questions?

4. Let’s get started!!

5. Culture Sports Language Music Climate
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6. Sports: Question
1a Table Tennis
What are the only two colors
allowed for the ball in
competition?
a) White and Yellow
b) Yellow and Orange
c) Orange and White
d) Blue

7. Sports: Question
1a Table Tennis
What are the only two colors
allowed for the ball in
competition?
a) White and Yellow
b) Yellow and Orange
c) Orange and White
d) Blue

8. Sports: Question
2
Where were the 2006 Winter
Olympic Games held?
a) Vancouver, Canada
b) Beijing, China
c) Athena, Greece
d) Torino, Italy

9. Sports: Question
2
Where were the 2006 Winter
Olympic Games held?
a) Vancouver, Canada (W-2010)
b) Beijing, China (S-2008)
c) Athena, Greece (S-2004)
d) Torino, Italy (W-2006)

10. Sports: Question
3
Which of the following 4 nations
was NOT a founding member of
the International Hockey
Federation in 1910?
a) Canada
b) Czech Republic
c) Belgium
d) France

11. Sports: Question
3
Which of the following 4 nations
was NOT a founding member of
the International Hockey
Federation in 1910?
a) Canada
b) Czech Republic
c) Belgium
d) France

12. Music: Question 1
Which national anthem opens the
Beatles’ song “All You Need Is Love”?
A. Djibouti C. France
B. U.K. D. Congo

13. Music: Question 1
Which national anthem opens the
Beatles’ song “All You Need Is Love”?
A. Djibouti C. France
B. U.K. D. Congo

14. Music: Question 2
What style of music is this?
A. Merengue C. Flamenco
B. Salsa D. Cha Cha

15. Music: Question 2
What style of music is this?
A. Merengue C. Flamenco
B. Salsa D. Cha Cha

16. Music: Question 3
What musical instrument’s sales
escalated from 228,000 in 1950 to 2.3
million in 1971?
A. Guitar C. Drums
B. D.
Saxophone Keyboard

17. Music: Question 3
What musical instrument’s sales
escalated from 228,000 in 1950 to 2.3
million in 1971?
A. Guitar C. Drums
B. D.
Saxophone Keyboard

18. Language: Question 1
Of the following languages,
which one is the most widely
spoken in the world?
A. Spanish
B. French
C. English
D. Mandarin

19. Language: Question 1
Of the following languages,
which one is the most widely
spoken in the world?
A. Spanish (425 million)
B. French (129 million)
C. English (514 million)
D. Mandarin (1.075 million)

20. Language: Question 2
What language is this common phrase
in? And what does it mean? *Faux Pas*
A. Italian: Out of fashion; archaic
B. French: A social blunder; a violation of
social or cultural norms
C. Chinese: Fitting traditional customs or
cultures
D. German: Government uprising; rebellion

21. Language: Question 2
What language is this common phrase
in? And what does it mean? *Faux Pas*
A. Italian: Out of fashion; archaic
B. French: A social blunder; a violation of
social or cultural norms
C. Chinese: Fitting traditional customs or
cultures
D. German: Government uprising; rebellion

22. Language: Question 3
What language is this common phrase
in? And what does it mean?
*Veni Vidi Vici*
A. Greek: One, Two, Three
B. Arabic: Money, Life, Family
C. Dutch: One lives, One learns, One loves
D. Latin: I came, I saw, I conquered

23. Language: Question 3
What language is this common phrase
in? And what does it mean?
*Veni Vidi Vici*
A. Greek: One, Two, Three
B. Arabic: Money, Life, Family
C. Dutch: One lives, One learns, One loves
D. Latin: I came, I saw, I conquered

24. Culture: Question 1
In Japan, it is customary to do this before engaging in
formal conversation (even over the telephone).
Great the person by
A their first name.
Bow in a respectful
B manner.
Ask the person
C about their family.
Greet the person by
D hugging them.

25. Culture: Question 1
In Japan, it is customary to do this before engaging in
formal conversation (even over the telephone).
Great the person by
A their first name.
Bow in a respectful
B manner.
Ask the person
C about their family.
Greet the person by
D hugging them.

26. Culture: Question 2
In which of the following countries is it taboo to
shake hands with members of the opposite gender?
A Yemen
B Taiwan
C Uganda
D India

27. Culture: Question 2
In which of the following countries is it taboo to
shake hands with members of the opposite gender?
A Yemen
B Taiwan
C Uganda
D India

28. Culture: Question 3
This tradition of riding a cut down tree trunk down a
hill, called Onbashira, occurs in which nation?
A Japan
B Vietnam
C Spain
D Mexico

29. Culture: Question 3
This tradition of riding a cut down tree trunk down a
hill, called Onbashira, occurs in which nation?
A Japan
B Vietnam
C Spain
D Mexico

30. Climate: Question 1
This coastal region is famous for its appealing climate.
A Italy
B Australia
C Ecuador
D Japan

31. Climate: Question 1
This coastal region is famous for its appealing climate.
A Italy
B Australia
C Ecuador
D Japan

32. Climate: Question 2
This natural calamity, known as a monsoon, most
likely affects which of the following regions?
A Brazil
B U.S.A.
C Azerbaijan
D Uzbekistan

33. Climate: Question 2
This natural calamity, known as a monsoon, most
likely affects which of the following regions?
A Brazil
B U.S.A.
C Azerbaijan
D Uzbekistan

34. Climate: Question 3
What is the typical weather of winter in Hawaii?
A Hot and Humid
B Freezing
C Wet and Rainy
D Mild

35. Climate: Question 3
What is the typical weather of winter in Hawaii?
A Hot and Humid
B Freezing
C Wet and Rainy
D Mild

36. Tie-Breaker There are 193
nations in the
United
Nations. In
what year
did the 193rd
nation join
the UN?

37. Tie-Breaker There are 193
nations in the
United
Nations. In
what year
did the 193rd
nation join
the UN?
South Sudan was added into the
organization on July 14th, 2011

38. And the
winner is……