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WorksheetsQuiz 1 (3/29/2017)
Total questions: 84
Worksheet time: 42mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What percentage are women less likely to be online than men in developing countries? - E
a)
19
b)
25
c)
34
d)
640
2.
What is the average worldwide women representation in the STEAM fields? - E
a)
10%
b)
20%
c)
30%
d)
40%
3.
What percentage less likely than a man is a woman to own a bank account in developing countries? - E
a)
10%
b)
20%
c)
30%
d)
40%
4.
How many less women have access to mobile phones in developing countries? - E
a)
100 million
b)
200 million
c)
300 million
d)
400 million
5.
What percentages of women used the internet to further their educations? - E
a)
30-47
b)
56-65
c)
64-70
d)
77-84
6.
If an additional 600 million women and girls were online in the next 3 years, how much could the GD across 144 developing countries be boosted by? - E
a)
5-8 billion dollars
b)
8-10 billion dollars
c)
13-18 billion dollars
d)
18-24 billion dollars
7.
What percentage of women feel safer with a mobile phone? - E
a)
48%
b)
58%
c)
68%
d)
88%
8.
What percentage of masters degree recipients are women? - E
a)
38%
b)
58%
c)
78%
d)
28%
9.
What percentage of PhD recipients are female? - E
a)
19%
b)
34%
c)
29%
d)
14%
10.
What does the STC stand for? - E
a)
Science Thingy Cooperation
b)
Society of Technology Coworkers
c)
Science Technology Corporation
d)
Scientists for Technology Cooperation
11.
Which military base did an execution-style slaying, during June 2014, of an estimated 1,700 young Iraqi air force cadets and soldiers happened? - N
a)
Camp Speicher
b)
Camp Al Asad
c)
Camp Taji Cooke
d)
Camp Al-Nasr
12.
What was the pivotal Mahmoudiya district south of Baghdad known as during the reconciliation among 31 Sunni and Shia sheikhs? - N
a)
Death Zone
b)
No Man's Land
c)
Triangle of Death
d)
Conflict Zone
13.
What type of Muslims was the main victims in the Camp Speicher massacre? - N
a)
Sunni
b)
Shia
c)
Ibadi
d)
Sufism
14.
Where is Camp Speicher located? - N
a)
Al Anbar
b)
Tikrit
c)
Taji
d)
Baghdad
15.
What year was Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki ousted from power? - N
a)
2013
b)
2014
c)
2015
d)
2016
16.
How many countries are in the European Union? - N
a)
28
b)
32
c)
22
d)
40
17.
When was the European Union created? - N
a)
In the aftermath of WWII
b)
Right before WWI
c)
Right before WWII
d)
In the aftermath of WWI
18.
What year was the European Economic Community (EEC) created? - N
a)
1967
b)
1985
c)
1956
d)
1958
19.
What kind of relationship did the countries of the EEC have at first? - N
a)
Economic
b)
Political
c)
Social
d)
Environmental
20.
When did the European Economic Community become the European Union? - N
a)
1993
b)
1994
c)
1995
d)
1996
21.
The EU is also governed by what kind of government? - N
a)
Representative democracy
b)
Direct democracy
c)
Constitutional Monarchy
d)
Republic
22.
In 2012, what award was given to the EU? - N
a)
Nobel Peace Prize
b)
Fields Medal
c)
Clio Award
d)
Gandhi Peace Prize
23.
What is the official currency of the EU? - N
a)
Europa
b)
Euro
c)
Eura
d)
Europe
24.
In which level of the EU are citizens directly represented? - E
a)
The European Council
b)
The Council of the EU
c)
The European Parliament
d)
The Citizen's Council
25.
What is the EU based on? - E
a)
The rule of law
b)
Violence
c)
Peace
d)
Democracy
26.
How many members are in the Eurpean Parliament? - E
a)
347
b)
249
c)
1042
d)
751
27.
Where is the European Parliament located? - E
a)
Alsace, Lorraine, and Paris
b)
Strasbourg, Brussels, and Luxembourg
c)
London, Paris, and Brussels
d)
Paris, Brussels, and Luxembourg
28.
Which country has the largest amount of members in the European Parliament? - E
a)
France
b)
Italy
c)
Germany
d)
The UK
29.
How often are elections for the European Parliament held? - E
a)
Every year
b)
Every 4 years
c)
Every 10 years
d)
Every 5 years
30.
What is the official seat of the European Parliament? - E
a)
Paris
b)
London
c)
Strasbourg
d)
Brussels
31.
How often do the main meetings of the European Parliament take place? - E
a)
Once a year
b)
6 times a year
c)
12 times a year
d)
Twice a year
32.
What percentage of the world's imports and exports does the EU account for? - E
a)
15.7%
b)
16.5%
c)
21.8%
d)
13.3%
33.
How many countries is the EU the biggest import market for? - E
a)
60
b)
50
c)
90
d)
+100
34.
What is the EU the biggest exporter of? - E
a)
Raw materials
b)
Manufactured goods
c)
Mined metals
d)
F
35.
Which of the following is not a founding father of the EU? - E
a)
Konrad Adenauer
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Adam Smith
d)
Robert Schuman
36.
Which of the following is NOT a founder of the EU? - E
a)
The UK
b)
The Netherlands
c)
Belgium
d)
Luxembourg
37.
What treaty created the EEC? - E
a)
The Lisbon Treaty
b)
The Treaty of Rome
c)
The Treaty of Versailles
d)
The Treaty of Paris
38.
What made May of 1968 famous? - E
a)
Student riots in Paris
b)
The creation of the EEC
c)
The creation of the EU
d)
An Arab-Israeli war
39.
When was the Berlin wall pulled down? - E
a)
December 20th, 1967
b)
October 7th, 1990
c)
November 9th, 1989
d)
November 14th, 1975
40.
Which is NOT one of the four freedoms in the Single Market? - E
a)
The movement of goods
b)
The movement of people
c)
The movement of territory
d)
The freedom of services
41.
How many states of the EU participate in the Schengen area of free movement? - E
a)
28
b)
11
c)
17
d)
19
42.
What country started the eurozone crisis? - E
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
Spain
d)
Greece
43.
Which country contributes the most euros to the EU? - E
a)
The UK
b)
France
c)
Italy
d)
Germany
44.
What was the UK's estimated pound contribution to the EU in 2015? - E
a)
7.6 billion
b)
9.7 billion
c)
8.5 billion
d)
8.2 billion
45.
Where does the majority of EU spending go? - E
a)
To research and training
b)
Agriculture
c)
Support for poorer regions
d)
Security
46.
Where did the EU receive the Nobel Peace Prize? - E
a)
Oslo
b)
Berlin
c)
Paris
d)
Istanbul
47.
How many euros did the EU win from the Nobel Peace Prize? - E
a)
930000
b)
1500000
c)
1000000
d)
970000
48.
What were the first industries shared in the European Union? - E
a)
Coal, atomic energy, and iron
b)
Steel, coal, and atomic energy
c)
Fishing, agriculture, and coal
d)
Iron, steel, and Atomic energy
49.
Who is the current EU president? - E
a)
Tony Blair
b)
Herman Van Rompuy
c)
Jose Manuel Barroso
d)
Baroness Ashton
50.
What percentage of women in a board meeting for tech companies have a tech background?-A
a)
51
b)
37
c)
31
d)
16
51.
About what percentage of women pursue computer science degrees?-A
a)
20
b)
25
c)
15
d)
21
52.
About how many people work in the science, technology, and engineering fields?-A
a)
9M; 7%
b)
3M; 9%
c)
12M; 8
d)
5M; 4%
53.
There are more women earning a bachelors degree in only _____ and _____ in the Science and Engineering Fields than boys.-A
a)
Mechanical Engineering; Biological Sciences
b)
Biological Sciences; Chemistry
c)
Computer Sciences; Biological Sciences
d)
Agricultural Science; Biological Sciences
54.
What percentage of biologists do women make up?-A
a)
20%
b)
32%
c)
44%
d)
27%
55.
Which is not one of the "big five" neglected tropical diseases?-A
a)
Schistosomiasis
b)
Leishmaniasis
c)
Lymphatic Filariasis
d)
Trachoma
56.
What does SDG stand for? -A
a)
Sustainable Development Goals
b)
Stopping Disease of Genders
c)
Stationary Diseases of the Genes
d)
Scientists Defending the Generations
57.
From what parasite does Malaria originate?-A
a)
Plasmodium falciparum
b)
Taenia saginata
c)
Schistosoma mansoni
d)
Schistosoma japonicum
58.
About how many people are living with AIDS?-A
a)
2.1M
b)
1.8M
c)
19.1M
d)
33.3M
59.
How many SDGs are there?-A
a)
21
b)
20
c)
17
d)
19
60.
Who has not earned the Nobel Peace Prize?-A
a)
Al Gore (2007)
b)
Emily Greene Balch (1946)
c)
William C. Lewis (2015)
d)
Linus Pauling (1962)
61.
How much is the damaged physical capital in Syria worth? -A
a)
USD 200B
b)
USD 72B
c)
USD 43B
d)
USD 97B
62.
The poverty line in Yemen is _____.-A
a)
USD 1.90 per day/ppp
b)
USD 7.80 per day/ppp
c)
USD 23.90 per day/ppp
d)
USD 26.50 per day/ppp
63.
When did the Rwandan Civil War begin?-A
a)
October 1990
b)
November 1990
c)
April 1990
d)
Febuary 1990
64.
How old is the Truth and Reconciliation Comission (South Korea)?-A
a)
1950-2007 (57)
b)
2005-2010 (5)
c)
1997-2009 (12)
d)
1990-2014 (24)
65.
What is the biggest strategy (logical fallacy) that violent extremists use?-A
a)
Strawman
b)
Composition/division
c)
Slippery Slope
d)
False Cause
66.
Which is not a terrorist organization?-A
a)
Boko Haram
b)
Al-Shabaab
c)
Islamic State
d)
Shamal Sharia
67.
The victims most affected by violent extremism are _____.-A
a)
Jewish
b)
Hindu
c)
Islamic
d)
Buddhist
68.
The counter-terrosism "Plan of Action" includes all but an _____ approach.
a)
All of Humanity
b)
All of UN
c)
All of Government
d)
All of Society
69.
Women make up _____ of the parliament in Afghanistan.-A
a)
25%
b)
26%
c)
27%
d)
28%
70.
Female members of corporate boards are nearly _____ as likely as their male counterparts to have professional technology experience. - N
a)
Half
b)
Quarter
c)
Twice
d)
Three Times
71.
What is the average percentage of women, in the world, on company boards that have digital experience? - N
a)
16%
b)
28%
c)
7%
d)
27%
72.
In the U.S., __% of female board members have tech experience, vs. __% of men. - N
a)
26 ; 17
b)
34 ; 10
c)
30 ; 15
d)
16 ; 8
73.
In the U.K., __% of female board members have tech experience, vs. __% of men. - N
a)
18 ; 9
b)
20 ; 10
c)
24 ; 10
d)
33 ; 23
74.
In Australia., __% of female board members have tech experience, vs. __% of men. - N
a)
45 ; 24
b)
14 ; 4
c)
9 ; 2
d)
33; 14
75.
In Canada, __% of female board members have tech experience, vs. __% of men. -N
a)
4 ; 8
b)
2 ; 1
c)
24 ; 14
d)
47 ; 24
76.
In the board of technologicial companies, __% of female and __% of male directors professionally versed in technology. - N
a)
70 ; 69
b)
88 ; 45
c)
51 ; 37
d)
69 ; 34
77.
Members of communications company boards were also quite digitally savvy, with __% of women and __% having held senior technology roles. - N
a)
33 ; 16
b)
24 ; 12
c)
46 ; 34
d)
29 ; 18
78.
The paucity (scarcity) of female directors is due to a lack of qualified women. - N
a)
True
b)
False
79.
Companies with a high representation of women on their boards tend to have ___ financial performance, on average. - N
a)
Better
b)
Worse
c)
Three times as worse
d)
Three times as better
80.
What does NTDs stand for? - N
a)
Neglected Tropical Disease
b)
Neural Transmitted Disease
c)
Neon tetra Disease
d)
Neural tube Defect
81.
How many people are affected by NTDs? - N
a)
Over 1.5 Billion
b)
Over 3 Billion
c)
Ove 600 Million
d)
Over 950 Million
82.
How many children are affected by NTD? - N
a)
875 Million
b)
350 Million
c)
675 Million
d)
724 Million
83.
What is the most common NTDs worldwide? - N
a)
Intestinal Worms/STH
b)
Schistosomiasis
c)
Lymphatic Filariasis
d)
River Blindness
84.
How are Intestinal worms transmitted/gained? - N
a)
contaminated soil
b)
mutation
c)
through the skin
d)
infection
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