VT Trivia: Geopolitics

1) What does NATO’s Article 5 commit members to?

Permanent troop deployments in all member states

Wrong — deployments are sovereign decisions, not automatic.

Collective defense if a member is attacked

Correct — an attack on one is considered an attack on all, enabling collective defense.

Automatic UN Security Council intervention

Not quite — the UN is separate from NATO commitments.

A single common military budget

No — members fund their own militaries; NATO has a small common budget.

2) Where is the International Court of Justice (ICJ) located?

Geneva

Close — many UN bodies are in Geneva, but not the ICJ.

The Hague

Correct — the ICJ sits at the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands.

New York

No — New York hosts the UN headquarters, not the ICJ.

Vienna

Incorrect — Vienna hosts other international organizations.

3) Under UNCLOS, how far does a state’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) extend from its coast?

12 nautical miles

That’s the typical territorial sea limit, not the EEZ.

200 nautical miles

Correct — EEZs generally extend up to 200 nautical miles for resource rights.

350 nautical miles

350 nm can apply to extended continental shelves, not the standard EEZ.

500 nautical miles

Too far — beyond UNCLOS norms for EEZs.

4) Which city hosts the headquarters of OPEC?

Vienna

Correct — OPEC’s secretariat is based in Vienna, Austria.

Riyadh

No — not the OPEC HQ city.

Abu Dhabi

Incorrect — OPEC is headquartered elsewhere.

Doha

Not this one — Qatar withdrew from OPEC in 2019.

5) The Strait of Hormuz connects which two bodies of water?

The Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman

Correct — it links the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and onward to the Arabian Sea.

The Red Sea and the Mediterranean

That’s the Suez Canal connection.

The Black Sea and the Aegean Sea

Those are linked by the Turkish straits (Bosphorus–Dardanelles).

The Baltic Sea and the North Sea

Not this one — think Denmark’s straits and the Kiel Canal.

6) The Schengen Area primarily enables what among participating European countries?

Passport-free travel across internal borders

Correct — Schengen removes routine internal border checks for people’s movement.

A single currency for all members

That’s the eurozone, which is separate from Schengen.

A common defense force

No — defense policy is outside Schengen’s scope.

Shared taxation rules

Incorrect — tax policy remains national or EU-level, not Schengen.

7) How many permanent members sit on the UN Security Council?

4

No — there are more than four.

5

Correct — China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

6

Not quite — permanent seats number five.

10

Ten is the number of elected non-permanent seats.

8) The Bosphorus Strait connects which two seas?

The Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara

Correct — Bosphorus links the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara, dividing Istanbul between Europe and Asia.

The Mediterranean and the Atlantic

That’s the Strait of Gibraltar.

The Baltic and the Barents

No — different region entirely.

The Red Sea and the Arabian Sea

Not this one — think Bab el-Mandeb for the Red Sea link.

9) Where is the African Union (AU) headquarters located?

Nairobi, Kenya

No — important hub, but not the AU HQ.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Correct — the AU Commission is based in Addis Ababa.

Johannesburg, South Africa

Incorrect — major city, different role.

Abuja, Nigeria

Not this one — Abuja hosts ECOWAS institutions.

10) Which country is not a member of the G7?

Canada

Canada is in the G7.

Italy

Italy is in the G7.

Spain

Correct — Spain often attends G7 sessions as a guest, but is not a core member.

Japan

Japan is a founding G7 member.

VT Trivia: Geopolitics

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