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Crowd-based projects

Total questions: 6

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the best definition

for crowdsourcing.

a)

A small group of people create a new invention.

b)

Communities from around the world share the same interest.

c)

The general public helps an organization with a task or a problem.

d)

Crowds of people steal information from a company to make it their own.

2.

More than ___% of Fortune 500 companies use crowdsourcing to address business needs, innovation and R&D in 2017.

a)

95%

b)

75%

c)

25%

d)

5%

3.

What is it Crowdfunding? (as per European Commission definition)

a)

traditional type of finance in which the backing community and project initiators meet face-to-face together with institutional investors

b)

an alternative type of finance in which the backing community and project initiators in need of finance are reunited via dedicated online platforms

c)

the practice of engaging a 'crowd' or group for a common goal — often innovation, problem solving, or efficiency

d)

the practice of collecting tons of data from customers in order to create and disseminate new knowledge

4.

In 2015 how many billion $ were raised worldwide through crowdfunding?

a)

1

b)

10

c)

20

d)

30

5.

What is citizen science?

a)

the collection and analysis of data by members of the general public, typically as part of a collaborative project with professional scientists.

b)

a method of raising capital through the collective effort of friends, family, customers, and individual investors.

c)

a business venture that aims to meet a marketplace need, want or problem by developing a viable business model around products, services, processes or platforms

d)

innovative activities and services that are motivated by the goal of meeting a social need and that are predominantly developed and diffused through organisations whose primary purposes are social

6.
What kind of bird is shown?
a)
Red Finch
b)
Northern Cardinal
c)
American Robin
d)
Vermillion Flycatcher