One World Week
One World Week Quiz
Question and Answer Sheet
| |What is ‘Samsara’ in Hinduism and Buddhism? |The circle of life, death and rebirth |
| |According to the Department for International Development (a part of the |b) |
| |British government), how many primary aged children in the world do not |Globally, 693 million primary aged children are |
| |attend school? |enrolled in school. But there are still around 72 |
| |Over 100 million |million primary aged children who are not enrolled in|
| |Around 72 million |school. |
| |Less than 100,000 | |
| |About 1 million | |
| |How many arms is the Hindu god Vishnu depicted as having? |b) four |
| |Two | |
| |Four |He holds a conch shell (sankha), a discus (chakra), a|
| |Six |lotus (Padma), and a mace (gada). |
| |(An extra point for each correct object you can list him as holding) | |
| | |The Hindu god Vishnu has many arms to symbolise the |
| | |god's multiple powers. Whereas we humans have |
| | |limited abilities, a god's power is unlimited. |
| | |Vishnu has many arms to signify that he is a powerful|
| | |god who can do, and be, many things at once. |
| |Which of these gasses is the main cause of global warming? |Carbon Dioxide |
| |Oxygen | |
| |Nitrogen | |
| |Carbon Dioxide | |
| |Who was Siddhartha Gautama? |The Buddha |
| |According to DFID roughly what percentage of the people in the world|A) 25% of people live below the poverty line compared with |
| |today live on less than $1.25 a day? |42% in 1990 |
| |25% | |
| |35% | |
| |45% | |
| |55% | |
| |Most Christian traditions teach that the one God is expressed in |The Holy Trinity |
| |three “persons” – the Father, the Son | |
| |(Jesus) and the Holy Spirit. What is this called? | |
| |Which famous brand name chocolate launched its first Fairtrade |Cadburys (Nestle released their first Fairtrade chocolate in |
| |chocolate bar in 2009? |January 2010) |
| |In Islam what is the name of the holy book? |the Qur’an |
| |How is Malaria transferred from person to person? |Malaria is spread by mosquitoes. It is recognised as both a |
| | |cause and consequence of poverty. Simple precautions such as|
| | |bed nets and accessible drugs can prevent deaths from the |
| | |disease. Malaria No More aims to end all deaths from Malaria |
| | |by 2015. |
| |
| |What are two of the five pillars of Islam? (one point for each |Shahada (Declaration of faith) |
| |description, an extra point for each correct term) |Salat (Prayer 5 times a day) |
| | |Zakat (almsgiving of 2.5%) Sawm (fasting) |
| | |Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca) |
| |Countries near the equator have wet and dry seasons instead of hot |Monsoons |
| |and cold ones. What is the word used for the rainfall in the wet | |
| |season? | |
| |How many Millennium Development Goals are there? |There are 8 Millennium Development Goals |
| | |(Ending poverty and hunger; universal education; gender |
| | |equality; child health; maternal health; combating HIV/AIDS; |
| | |environmental sustainability; global partnership for |
| | |development) |
| |Since 1990 how many more people have gained access to safe drinking |Some 1.6 billion people have gained access to safe drinking |
| |water? |water since 1990. At this rate, the world is expected to meet|
| |Two hundred thousand |the MDG target on drinking water. But about 1 billion people |
| |3.4 million |still do not have access to safe drinking water, and 2.5 |
| |1.6 billion |billion lack access to basic sanitation services. |
| |2.5 billion | |
| |What word is used to describe a species of animal that has died out |Extinct |
| |completely, and can no longer be found on our planet? | |
Answers to the picture round
|1. |This symbol means ‘recycle’. You will see it on any packaging that can be recycled and used again. Recyling is important |
| |because it allows us to re-use what we already have, instead of throwing it away, where it will damage the environment and the |
| |animals for many years. |
|2. |This is the ‘Newsround’ logo. Newsround is a news programme especially designed for young people. |
|3. |This is David Cameron. He is the leader of the Conservative Party and also Britain’s Prime Minister. |
|4. |This symbol stands for peace. It was originally designed by a group called ‘the Campaign For Nuclear Disarmament’, a group who |
| |campaign against all weapons of mass destruction. |
|5. |This is Mother Teresa, a Catholic nun. During her lifetime mother Teresa took care of the poor, sick, orphaned, and dying. |
| |Sadly she died in September 1997, aged 87. |
|6. |The Dodo bird is extinct, the tiger is endangered, and the sheep is a common animal. |
|7. |Japan |
|8. |Afghanistan |
|9. |United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
|10. |South Africa |
Quiz compiled by Sarah K. Kilou
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