Hardly surprising given that it’s the global governing body of the Movement and is responsible for organising the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games.

But what of the rest of the answers? I think your average joe would most likely struggle to conjure up anything else off the top of their heads in all honesty.

If, however, they had the time to do a spot of research on the web, it probably would not be long before they came across the International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS), one of the founders of the Paralympic Movement and originator of the renowned international Stoke Mandeville model of sport for persons with a disability.

With more than 60 years' experience and the support of a network of more than 70 national member organisations, IWAS provides an international pathway for persons with a physical disability to participate in sport from grassroots to elite level while maintaining sight of the basic premise for its existence, which is encapsulated in its values of "sportsmanship, unity, friendship and respect”.

Formerly two separate organisations, the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation (ISMGF) and the International Sports Federation of the Disabled (IOSD) amalgamated in 2004 to create IWAS.

As a multi-sport governing body, it was founded in 1952 and followed the vision of its creator and leader Ludwig Guttmann in establishing the Paralympic Games.

Indeed, IWAS had been based at the Olympic Village on the road named after Guttmann, the German-born British neurologist, until last month’s move to a new location at Aylesbury College.

Fuelled by a desire to build an independent brand identity and broadening the scope for volunteers and mutually beneficial internships, it is hoped the re-location to the new premises will give IWAS a fresh lease of life.

A quick search on Google Maps will tell you that only two miles separate the two locations, and although that may not seem a large enough distance to bring about significant change, IWAS chief executive Charmaine Hooper suggested otherwise when I spoke to her at the official opening of the new headquarters last week.

"We’ve reached the stage where we’ve realised that we need to make people more aware of our brand and that we need to reacquaint the local community with who we are and what we do,” said Hooper, appointed to her current role in December of last year having been IWAS's chief operating officer since 2007.  

"So this is an excellent opportunity to do this because there is a big number of students.

"We can also use the students as volunteers.

"The reason why we’re doing all of this today is because it’s the International Day of Persons with Disabilities and the theme this year is 'inclusion matters' which is a similar good reason for us being included here at the College.

"It gives us another opportunity to almost bring our Federation out into the open and be included in what the students do in their studies as well as their daily lives - just to pop in and find out what’s going on."

As with so many sports federations, the biggest challenge that IWAS faces at this moment in time is a lack of funding.

In 2014, they had a total income of £449,820 ($679,745/€624,565) and expenditure of £470,883 ($711,575/€653,811), and were therefore running a net deficit of £21,063 ($31,829/€29,246).

It continues to work in cooperation with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to educate about anti-doping and to promote clean sport, and last year alone, IWAS conducted 50 in-competition and two out-of-competition tests across 10 of its events.

South African-educated Hooper claims it is these sorts of requirements that are preventing investment in other key areas.

"Equipment is getting more expensive," she told insidethegames.

"The requirements for staying compliant with the international standards are becoming stricter and those sort of things mean that we need to allocate resources differently.

"Everybody is quite aware of all the issues going on around anti-doping so we're also WADA compliant and we have to make sure that all our major events and our sport of wheelchair fencing comply to the WADA Code, and that's putting a lot of resources away from issues we previously could invest in, such as staffing."

IWAS is currently one of four International Organisations of Sports for the Disabled (IOSDs) recognised by the IPC along with the Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CPISRA), International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) and International Sports Federation for Persons with an Intellectual Disability (Inas).

IOSDs work in conjunction with the IPC to provide specific expertise to develop sport for athletes with an impairment from the grassroots to elite level, acting as the governing body for some of the impairment specific sports that form part of the Paralympic Games programme.

Founded on September 22, 1989 as a non-profit organisation, the IPC is based in Bonn, Germany, and now employs more than 70 people from 20 countries and is composed of a General Assembly, a Governing Board, a management team and various standing committees and councils.

In other words, it is a far cry from IWAS whose day-to-day running is managed by a very small dedicated team.

Helping Hooper to ensure the Federation continues to serve its goals is finance manager Mark Henderson, personal assistant Elin George and wheelchair fencing sports manager Stacey Ashwell.

All were present at the opening of IWAS’s new headquarters along with recently-appointed sports services manager Hilary Sahota, who coordinated a wheelchair fencing demonstration and "have-a-go" session with Team GB’s Viv Mills and Simon Wilson, a London 2012 Paralympian.

Completing an extremely short staff list is Games technical manager Jan Bockweg, who has played a key role in the organisation of numerous IWAS World Games and World Junior Games during his 15 years with the Federation.

Hooper says the effort that has gone into building the image of the more well-known IPC has in some people’s minds brought into question the need for IOSDs, but insists that IWAS has a responsibility to build its brand so that people know what makes it unique.

"Because our member nations still want us to be there, we need to make sure that we fulfil our mission by providing a pathway for athletes from grassroots to the highest level they want to achieve," she said.

"It might not be the Paralympics because not everybody can get there, but it’s about providing that [pathway]."

Those athletes who do have the opportunity to compete at future editions of Para-sport’s quadrennial showpiece event will be doing so on the back of the "greatest ever" edition at London 2012.

That was how IPC President Sir Philip Craven described it anyhow during the Closing Ceremony at London’s Olympic Stadium, and there were plenty of figures to back up that claim.

The Games defied expectations on all fronts with the most eye-catching figure being the sale of 2.7 million tickets - 900,000 more than were sold at Beijing 2008 - which raised £45 million ($68 million/€62 million) towards the combined cost of the Olympics and Paralympics.

Xavier Gonzalez, chief executive of the IPC, said at the time that the London 2012 Paralympics had marked an attitude shift in the way the Games were covered, but stressed the challenge was to make sure that the progress made in Britain's  capital would continue in Rio de Janeiro four years later.

Now little more than nine months away, the Rio 2016 Games certainly have a tough act to follow as it bids to show the world that it was not only London that made 2012 special, but the sport and the athletes that it showcased and the impact it created as a result.

"It’s probably been said too many times now but the difference that London made is going to be very hard to improve on," said Hooper.

"But the difference that Rio will make to South America could possibly be of equal importance, not just for sport for people with disabilities, but in general, for people with disabilities within South America."

Hooper believes the improvement of infrastructure to allow disabled people to be more mobile is vital, and it was only a few months ago that Rio de Janeiro’s Mayor Eduardo Paes unveiled the "Accessible Routes Project", aimed at upgrading accessibility at major tourist attractions ahead of next year’s Paralympic Games.

The six-month long programme is set to see around 4,000 square metres of accessible pavements built and 5,831 square metres of concrete resurfacing take place at entrances to 10 popular locations.

The project will see nearly $1 million (£662,000/€919,000) of accessibility improvements take place at tourist sites including Sugarloaf Mountain, Copacabana beach and Corcovado, the mountain which boasts the world famous Christ the Redeemer statue.

Barra da Tijuca beach, Paço Imperial, Jardim Botânico, Vista Chinesa, Mesa do Imperador and the public squares of Praça XV de Novembro and Cinelândia are also included in the plans as major tourist destinations which will receive improvements.

Among the enhancements due to be carried out at the sites will be the installation of ramps and tactile flooring, the removal of obstacles, the levelling of pavements and roads, and the upgrading of bus stops and car parks.

In addition to the new project, several initiatives are already taking place around the city centre to improve accessibility, including work on Rio's Bus Rapid Transit system and Light Vehicle on Tracks so they have the capability to accommodate all passengers.

Speaking from her own experience at this year’s IWAS World Games in Sochi, which took place from September 27 to October 2, Hooper says something as simple as seeing how disabled people can move around can change perceptions.

"We have seen the impact when we had our World Games in Sochi because it was about 18 months after the [Sochi 2014] Winter Paralympics," she said.

"The attitude of the people in Sochi towards everybody and the barrier-free environment - it was so, so good.

"And all the restaurants that we wanted to go into, there was never an issue, it was really good.

"I think the people in Russia possibly had a different attitude towards people with a disability prior to Sochi [2014]."

Whether or not next year’s Paralympic Games has the same impact on Rio de Janeiro remains to be seen, but what is for sure is that the Movement is continuing to gather momentum with IWAS very much at the heart of it.

Although perhaps seen more as an unsung hero alongside its fellow IOSDs, the Federation has big plans for the future and is banking on the move to Aylesbury College to help it achieve its aims.

Hooper claims the ultimate vision for IWAS is to see its sports become independent, namely wheelchair fencing and electric wheelchair hockey, and the expansion of its World Games.

A notable announcement with regard to the latter was made in August when it was confirmed that the biennial World Games will be split into four categories from the year 2017; under-18, under-23, open and masters (for those aged 40 years or older).

As well as the alterations to the World Games, IWAS also revealed that they will stage an Under-23 World Games from 2016, which will also take place in alternate years.

It is hoped the revamped structure of its Games programme will help countries field athletes in suitable categories and will therefore go some way towards reducing financial costs for each country.

Further in keeping with the Federation's ambition and strive for development, Hooper refused to rule out the establishment of an IWAS Winter Games.

"Never say never...we like a challenge," she concluded with a wry smile.

Watch this space...