International Affairs Quiz

Interested in International Affairs? Test your knowledge of this field with our 5-minute Quiz.

Almost 60,000 people were admitted into the United States as refugees in 2012. The three leading countries of nationality for refugees were?
1. Iraq, Egypt, Ethiopia
2. Iraq, Haiti, Burma
3. China, Iraq, Bhutan
4. Bhutan, Burma, Iraq
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programs. It's official goal is to reduce poverty. The World Bank comprises which two institutions?
1. International Finance Corporation & Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
2. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development & the International Development Association
3. International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes & International Finance Corporation
4. International Monetary Fund & the Clean Technology Fund
Where does over 60% of the world's youth live?
1. Asia-Pacific
2. India
3. United States
4. Europe
China is by far the largest recipient of net capital flows among developing countries accounting for what percentage of net debt?
1. 36%
2. 41%
3. 27%
4. 32%
Hunger kills more people every year than malaria, tuberculosis, and AIDS combined. How many people are suffering from chronic hunger?
1. 870 million
2. 640 million
3. 980 million
4. 550 million
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is a group of 34 of the world's most advanced countries (but include emerging countries as well). The organization has written a set of guidelines for multinational corporations that covers ethical issues such as human rights, the environment, bribery, consumer interests, science and technology, information disclosure, and more. Where is the OECD's headquarters located?
1. London, England
2. Brussels, Belgium
3. Geneva, Switzerland
4. Paris, France
The Global Terrorism Index (GTI) is the first index to systematically rank and compare 158 countries according to the impact of terrorism. Which country was ranked #1 as the most affected country by Terrorism in 2011?
1. Pakistan
2. Iraq
3. Afghanistan
4. Somalia
True or False. The United Nations was founded in 1945 after World War II.
1. True
2. False
Human Trafficking is the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of persons by means of coercion, fraud, deception or abuse of power for the purpose of exploitation. Approximately how many women, men, and children are trafficked each year across international borders?
1. 1 million - 1.2 million
2. 350,000 - 500,000
3. 600,000 - 800,000
4. 200,000 - 300,000
What is the life expectancy at birth of the global population (2011)?
1. 82 years old
2. 91 years old
3. 78 years old
4. 70 years old

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