2012 newsthink photo quiz for schoolsredcross.org.uk/quiz

1. Why are these two men on a bike?a. They are just setting off on a round-the-world-on-a-tandem fundraising trip for

charity. b. They are part of the protest movement ‘Occupy the Pavement’ which believes

bankers should give up their expensive cars and pedal to work.c. They are using a fixed bicycle to generate power so people in part of New

York without electricity following Hurricane Sandy can charge their phones.Ro

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2. Hurricane Sandy struck the poorest country and the wealthiest country in the region. What are they?

a. Haiti and the United States of America. b. Liberia and Luxembourg. c. Puerto Cheapo and Costa Packet.

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3. Argument

Imagine a disaster left you with no electricity, no water and no public transport. Who would be most helpful to you - aid agencies, neighbours, or your own friends and family? Why?

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1. The woman with an eye-patch, Marie Colvin, died this year. Who was she and what happened?

a. She was an experienced war reporter who was killed by shelling in Syria.b. She was a volunteer medical worker who contracted cholera in Haiti.c. She was a needs assessor for an aid agency who died in severe flooding in

Nigeria.Ro

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2. Which of the following groups are not specially protected by international law during armed conflicts?

a. Prisoners of war, and injured or shipwrecked soldiers.b. Celebrities, members of the royal family and special operations forces.c. Civilians, medical teams and other non-combatants including journalists.

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3. Argument

How important is it that photographers and journalists provide accurate, impartial reports from war zones? Say who might suffer, and how, if they did not.

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1. What is happening in this picture?a. A sprinter passes in front of a veteran athlete practising the new Olympic sport

of chairobics. b. A double act perform in front of Her Majesty the Queen during the diamond

jubilee celebrations.c. An athlete knocks over an official during the men's triple jump final at the

London 2012 Paralympic Games.Ro

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2. This summer's Olympic and Paralympic games were regarded as safe and successful. How was this achieved?

a. A lot of planning and co-ordination. b. Hardly anybody turned up. c. Only well-behaved people managed to get tickets.

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3. Argument

Bringing people together for massive sporting events is risky, disruptive and expensive. Therefore it should only happen in venues far away from where people live. Agree or disagree? Give reasons.

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1. What is happening at this football game?

a. The players and officials have just found someone refusing to wear a ‘Kick It Out’ t-shirt.

b. Fabrice Muamba - Bolton Wanderers and England under-21 midfielder - has just suffered a cardiac arrest.

c. A manager has swallowed his chewing gum.Ro

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2. Whilst someone is calling 999, what can you do to help a person who is unconscious and not breathing?

a. Push firmly on the person's chest to the beat of Staying Alive. b. Wave the person's arm in the air to the beat of Gangnam Style.c. Wobble the person's stomach to the beat of Good Vibrations.

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3. Argument

Why was Fabrice Muamba's collapse and recovery so deeply emotional for so many people? Give as many reasons as you can think of.

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1. What does this picture show?

a. Exceptional flooding that deluged city parks and bombarded large buildings.b. Sightseers from a memorial cruise viewing the wreck of the Titanic which sank

on its maiden voyage one hundred years ago.c. Holidaymakers on a beach near the wreck of the cruise liner Costa Concordia

that ran aground off the Italian coast.Ro

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2. There were more than 4,000 passengers on the stricken ship. The nearby island of Giglio has just 700 inhabitants. How did those inhabitants respond as survivors came ashore?

a. They put up ‘no vacancies’ signs in the hotels and politely suggested that people move on to somewhere bigger.

b. They rang the 24-hour emergency travel agent service. c. They stayed up all night, offering warm drinks and food, providing blankets, clothes and

shelter where they could.Ro

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d 5

3. Argument

Improved safety measures introduced on cruises include safety evacuation training for passengers. Do you think nervous passengers would be reassured? Say why.

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d 5

1. What are these people doing?

a. Trying to find a sandwich that fell out of their picnic hamper.b. Watching a flotilla of hundreds of boats sailing down the Thames as part of the

Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.c. Taking part in a scientific study to test whether hours and hours of continuous

rain actually does dampen anyone's spirit.Ro

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2. Which of the following was a spectacle of the Diamond Jubilee weekend?

a. Over four thousand corgis were given a free balloon ride from John o' Groats to Land's End.

b. Over four thousand celebrity lookalikes of Her Majesty the Queen attended a service at Westminster Abbey.

c. Over four thousand beacons were lit in the UK and around the world.Ro

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d 6

3. Argument

What long-lasting, wider benefits are possible when communities come together to celebrate in street parties or local events? Name something from your own experience, or that you have heard from others.

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Photo captions and credits Photo 1: Ryan Nelsen (L) and Fields Harrington (R) ride a tandem bicycle to generate power as people wait for their cell phones to recharge on Avenue C in the East Village November 1, 2012 in New York as the city recovers from the effects of Hurricane Sandy. This neighborhood is in the area of Manhattan without any electrical power. The power station is in front of The Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space, which has postponed their scheduled opening this month due to the storm. © STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images

Photo 2: Marie Colvin, Sunday Times reporter (right), speaks to Shaema Mohammed, 35, in Doujima, Iraq on Friday, 21 December 2007. Shaema fled nearby fighting with her several children. © Danfung Dennis/WpN

Photo 3: Brazil's Luciano dos Santos Pereira knocks over an official as he competes in the men's triple jump - F11 final in the Olympic Stadium at the London 2012 Paralympic Games September 6, 2012. Santos Pereira was competing against other athletes who were also visually impaired. © REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett

Photo 4: Bolton Wanderer's manager Owen Coyle (2nd R) stands beside Tottenham and Bolton players as English midfielder Fabrice Muamba is treated by medical staff after collapsing during the English FA Cup quarter-final football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Bolton Wanderers at White Hart Lane in north London, England on March 17, 2012. © OLLY GREENWOOD/AFP/Getty Images

Photo 5: Vacationers stand in front of the wreckage of capsized cruise liner Costa Concordia near the harbour of Giglio Porto June 20, 2012. © REUTERS/Max Rossi

Photo 6: Wet spectators watch from London Bridge as the flotilla of 1000 boats sails down the River Thames towards Tower Bridge during the Diamond Jubilee Thames River Pageant on June 3, 2012 in London, England. © Gareth Copley/Getty Images

Notes

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This quiz was written by PJ White and produced in December 2012.

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