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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