International Day of Peace Quiz

#1. The resolution to annually observe the International Day of Peace on 21 September was passed in 2001. Before that, on which day was the International Day of Peace observed?

The first Monday of September

The third Tuesday of September

The last Monday of September

The second Sunday of September

#2. Mahatma Gandhi said that "an eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind". Who made the famous quote "if you want peace, you do not talk to your friends, you talk to your enemies"?

Martin Luther King Jr.

Desmond Tutu

Aung San Suu Kyi

Dalai Lama

Desmond Tutu was a South African Anglican cleric and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist.

#3. What is the theme of the 2021 International Day of Peace?

Partnerships for Peace - Dignity for All

Shaping Peace Together

Stand-Up For International Peace

Recovering better for an equitable and sustainable world

#4. Who made the statement "if we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other"?

Abraham Lincoln

Mahatma Gandhi

Barack Obama

Mother Teresa

#5. War and Peace written by Leo Tolstoy is an essential book in world literature. What is the book about?

Spain and the Dutch Republic 1568-1648

King Alexander's battle with the Persian King Darius III

Spanish-American War in 1898

Napoleon's European War in 1812

The novel chronicles the French invasion of Russia and the impact of the Napoleonic era on Tsarist society through the stories of five Russian aristocratic families.

#6. Which was the first UN peacekeeping mission?

Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka

United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus

United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation to the Middle East

United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo

#7. The International Day of Peace, sometimes officially known as World Peace Day, is inaugurated at the UN Headquarters by

Sending an email to heads of all nations

Cutting of a red ribbon by the Secretary-General

Ringing the United Nations Peace Bell

Switching on all lights at the UN Headquarters

To inaugurate the day, the United Nations Peace Bell is rung at UN Headquarters (in New York City). The bell is cast from coins donated by children from all continents except Africa, and was a gift from the United Nations Association of Japan, as “a reminder of the human cost of war”; the inscription on its side reads, “Long live absolute world peace”.

#8. Which peace treaty was signed to bring the World War I to an end?

Treaty of Versailles

Potsdam Agreement

Moscow Conference

Treaty of San Francisco

The Treaty of Versailles was the most important of the peace treaties that brought World War I to an end. The Treaty ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June 1919 in the Palace of Versailles, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which led to the war.