SID Quiz G5 (2022-23)

You’re watching a livestream of a popular gamer. They keep showing a cool new headset they’ve got and talking about how everyone should have one. They post a link in the chat where you can buy it too. What do you do?

• Trust the gamer’s advice – they are an expert after all and click on the link to buy it.

• Do some research and read some reviews to see how other people rate the headset, before buying it.

• Stick with the headset you already own for now – it works fine, and you’d rather take your time instead of rushing into a new purchase.

• Both B and C

You see a news headline online about two of your favourite internet stars having a ‘fight’ and falling out after recently working together. What do you do?

• Click on the article to find out more and check a couple of other places to see if they’re reporting the same thing.

• Click on the article to see what it says, then share the link with your friends.

• Message your friends immediately – this is big news!

You watch a funny prank video where a man has tricked his partner into thinking he’s chopped off his finger and decide to share it with your cousin, who replies, “Haha – they’re good actors but this is definitely fake!” What do you do?

• Scroll through the comments to see whether other people think the prank was faked and watch some of their other videos to see if you can find any other clues the prank might be faked.

• Message your cousin saying they’re wrong – what would be the point in faking a prank video?

• Report the video – they shouldn’t be allowed to post fake pranks!

A friend from school sends you a message. It tells a creepy story and then says that if you don’t send it on to five people in the next 5 minutes then something terrible will happen. What do you do?

• Speak to an adult about what the message said and then delete it, without sharing it on.

• Send an angry message to your friend about sending annoying messages.

• Send a message to five of your friends, telling them not to read the next message and then forward the creepy story to them so nothing terrible happens.

You’ve been chatting with an online friend for several months after you met on a fan page for a band you both like. They’ve just announced a concert coming up and you’re desperate to go. Your friend messages asking if you want to go together – they’ll even pay for your ticket! What do you do?

• Agree to go with them! You’ve been chatting for ages and it’s nice to have a friend who likes the same things as you.

• Speak to your parents, a teacher or another adult you trust about what your friend has offered.

• Send them your phone number so you can speak about the plan more before deciding.

One of your favourite YouTubers is hosting a giveaway and you really want to enter. What do you do?

• Check the instructions carefully and weigh up whether what you have to do to enter is worth the possibility of winning the prize.

• Follow the instructions straightaway to give you the best chance of winning.

• Ignore it – you never win anything anyway!

Sunny and her friend Joy are playing a game together. Joy wants both of their avatars to have matching outfits, but Sunny is happy with her outfit already. What should Sunny do?

• Tell Joy that matching outfits is a silly idea that will make them look like babies.

• Agree to change her outfit to match Joy’s and keep her happy.

• Explain to Joy that she likes her outfit how it is and help Joy pick an outfit that she likes for her avatar.

Jessie was watching a video encouraging people to try a new gaming challenge. In the challenge you must collect a special set of items, but some of them must be paid for. What should Jessie do?

• Have fun following the advice in the video to collect as many of the items as possible – but leave out the paid for items.

• Forget about the challenge completely and stop playing the game. It’s not safe.

• Do whatever she can to complete the challenge, even if it means spending all her pocket money.

Adam is watching a livestream of a game he has been told he is not allowed to play. During the livestream he sees something that really shocks him. What should Artem do?

• Keep what he has seen to himself – if he tells his parents he’ll be in trouble for watching the livestream.

• Tell a teacher at school what he saw but say the livestream was of a different game. They won’t know any different!

• Be honest about what’s happened and how he’s feeling with any trusted adult.

Clare gets a message online saying, “It’s Hakeem from school.” Clare knows someone called Hakeem from her class. What should Clare do?

• Reply when she gets a chance and add Hakeem to the class group chat so he’s not left out.

• Test Hakeem by asking the name of the school and their teacher.

• Wait until she next sees Hakeem in-person to ask if he messaged her.