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WorksheetsSciDip Trivia Night
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 6hrs 0mins
Have you picked a Team Leader AND a Team Name?
Yes
No
What are the names of the three Horizon 2020 projects that launched the EU Science Diplomacy Alliance?
El-Cid, InSiDe and S4D4C
EL-CSID, InsSciDE and S4D4C
H2020, SciDip and SocSci
L-SID, Inside, essfourdeeforesee
CERN is the European Council for Nuclear Research and has 23 members. With the exception of one, these are all European countries. Which country is the non-European member?
(a)
Signed on 13 October 2020, the (a) will be the broadest and most diverse international human space exploration program in history.
In the late nineteenth century, six colonial powers competed scientifically, diplomatically and militarily for the colonization of Africa. They were:
Britain, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Spain
Britain, France, the Netherlands, Russia, Spain, Portugal
Britain, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, Italy
Britain, France, the Netherlands, Germany, the United States,
Russia Britain, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, the United States
In his InsSciDE case study, Sam Robinson dissects tensions between the Global North and South during the UN Law of the Sea conferences. What does he argue played a major role in provoking the tensions?
(a)
Which non-human being is very important to Science Diplomacy at the International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA)?
(a)
Who are the women who have served as Ambassadors to the Arctic?
Hanne Fugl Eskjaer
Federica Mogherini
Marie-Anne Coninsx
Segolène Royal
Suzanne Borel
Which of the below collaborated to propose the notion of “science in/science for diplomacy”?
European External Action Service (EEAS)
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
S4D4C
InsSciDE
Royal Society UK
WSDS is the InsSciDE project's training program. What does it stand for?
(a)
The naturalist José Correia da Serra was a close friend of the USA President Thomas Jefferson. In this capacity he engaged in informal diplomatic contacts anchored on intellectual and friendly debates. This type of casual diplomacy is known as?
Teacup diplomacy
Coffee diplomacy
Tea diplomacy
Biscuit diplomacy
Coffee mug diplomacy
Which reason – apart from the historic importance of the site – prompted British excavations at Carchemish on the Euphrates in 1912–14?
The excavators were asked to deliver weapons to regional Arab and Kurdish tribes which were planning an anti-Turkish insurgence
The excavations should please the Ottoman Sultan who was born in a nearby village
The excavation team should monitor German engineers constructing the Berlin-to-Baghdad Railway
The excavators wanted to search for traces of Noah’s ark at nearby Mount Ararat
The RRS Sir David Attenborough is is one of the most advanced polar research vessels in the world. It embarked on its maiden voyage to the Antarctic in November 2021 for climate change research. The British polar research vessel also has an unofficial title which topped a 2016 public poll to name it. What is it?
The Healer
Million dollar boaty
Antarctic Icescapade
Boaty McBoatface
The Madrid Declaration on Science Diplomacy outlines the benefits of…
... getting the Champions League to donate € to science cooperation
... evidence-informed policies with biased science advice
... improved interfaces between science and public & foreign policies
... convincing diplomats to study Theoretical Physics
Who is the conservationist that pioneered environmental diplomacy?
Sir Peter Gluckman
Rachel Carson
Jane Goodall
Russell Train
Jacques Costeau
Matteo Ricci was a Jesuit from Italy in the 16th century, sent to China to spread God’s word and convert its people to Christianity. Ricci learnt the country’s languages, mores and customs, and used European scientific knowledge to establish good relations with and within his host country. In which two scientific areas were his contacts particularly interested?
Astronomy
Physics
Chemistry
Mathematics
Medicine
Countries in the EU and the Mediterranean area have negotiated and launched joint research calls funded by both sides through this program, often cited as a prime example of European SD. What is it called? Acronym only.
(a)
When was the Antarctic Treaty signed?
(a)
In his paper Conceptualizing science diplomacy in the practitioner-driven literature: a critical review, Pierre-Bruno Ruffini cites a brief article by two prominent experts that had declared that the 'time for a new era of science diplomacy had come. Ruffini says it suggested 'there had been a previous era when SD existed but was not called that.' What year was the article referring to?
(a)
SESAME is a cooperative venture by scientists and governments of the Middle East, aimed at fostering scientific and technological excellence in the region and building scientific and cultural bridges between diverse societies. It stands for Synchrotron-light for (a) Science and Applications in the Middle East.
Which technology got a serious boost when it was used in Joint Verification Experiments by the US and the Soviet Union to detect nuclear detonations?
Sonar
Radar
Multi-spectral imaging
Seismography
Which of the below was explicitly referred to as a "master-stroke of scientific diplomacy" in a book by Giorgio de Santiallana in 1955?
The signing of the Partial Test Ban Treaty
The dedication of Jupiter's satellites to the House of Medici
China's entrance in the International Astronomical Union
Setting up the Republics of Letters
What is the nickname of the Arctic environmental treaty signed in 1974?
Penguin Treaty
Walrus Treaty
Polar Bear Treaty
Caribou Treaty
Which of these global accords were signed in 2015 thanks to science diplomacy?
Paris Agreement (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change COP 21)
Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030
Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Sustainable Development Goals)
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, known commonly as the Iran nuclear deal
