Peace for People Trivia Quiz

Answer: Dalai Lama XIV

This is a quote from the Dalai Lama XIV whose religious name is Tenzin Gyatso. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in the year of 1989. The Dalai Lama is the head monk of the lineage drawn from the Gelugpa monasteries in Tibetan Buddhism.

Answer: September 21

When the International Day of Peace was established the date for it was the date in September that was the regular opening day of the annual sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, which was on the third Tuesday of each year. The date of September 21, which was the day of the first Peace Day in 1982, was later established in the year of 2001 as the fixed day to observe peace for all nations.

Answer: European Union (EU)

Alfred Bernard Nobel had his will written up (in the year of 1895) so that five prizes would be awarded. The five prizes were "to those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind."
The Nobel peace prize was awarded to the European Union in the year of 2012.
The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee chose the EU due to the European bloc's postwar integration even though financial and political factors were unstable.

Answer: John F. Kennedy

The all-volunteer, college-educated Peace Corps is made up of American citizens who, with three months of training, each serve 24 months in foreign countries.
Former President, John F. Kennedy announced the passing of the Peace Corps Act (Public Law 87-293) on March 1, 1961. The act itself was passed by Congress on September 22, 1961.

Answer: For Christmas

Vince Gill recorded the song and album "Let There be Peace on Earth" in the year of 1993 for his daughter. The album contains all Christmas tunes. The tune "Let There be Peace on Earth" was originally written by Jill Jackson Miller and Sy Miller in the year of 1955.

Answer: I Peter

The verses are taken from I Peter 3:11 (NIV). They reference those of a righteous nature and those who suffer in their pursuit of peace.

Answer: Armistice Day

The word armistice means an agreed stop to hostilities during a war. Armistice Day was declared by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson to take place on November 11, 1919, to celebrate the end of the war on November 11, 1918. In the year of 1954, USA Armistice Day was changed to Veterans Day.

Answer: dove

There are many symbols used to denote peace. The white dove was a popular post-war symbol, with the artist Picasso's "The Dove" being used as the symbol for the World Peace Congress in the year of 1949. Christianity uses the dove with the olive branch to denote peace as it relates to the story of Noah and the ark. Political cartoons often use the dove to denote peace between nations, political parties or even individuals.

Answer: War and Peace

An important book in the history of world literature, "War and Peace" was indeed written by Leo Tolstoy in the year of 1869. The book is about Napoleon's European war in the year of 1812. Leo Tolstoy also wrote a novel titled "Anna Karenina".

Answer: True

A French baron originally promoted the idea of promoting peace through the Olympic games. This idea of support and peace for the peoples of the world has remained an issue at modern-day Olympic gatherings. The athletes really do represent their countries and their peoples in sport and competition.