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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
When is World Malala Day celebrated ?
12th July
21st July
26th August
27th August
Why is World Malala Day celebrated on 12th July ?
a) It's Yousafzai’s birthday
b) It's the day Yousafzai spoke before the UN
c) It's Yousafzai’s graduation day
d) Both a) and b)
Why did the Taliban threaten to kill Yousafzai ?
a) Because she was a youngster advocating girl's education rights.
b) Because she didn't support girl's education
c) She refused to stay at home and not go to school , hence protesting against the Taliban
Both a) and c)
Yousafzai's hometown was a well liked vacation destination. Her hometown was ?
Mingora , Pakistan
Lahore , India
Punjab , Pakistan
Ladakh , India
Yousafzai became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize . What was her age when she got the award ?
18
17
16
15
How was Malala injured?
She was hurt in a bus accident.
She was shot in the head and neck as part of an assassination attempt.
She was poisoned.
She was beaten by the Taliban.
What slogan did boys and girls inspired by Malala's struggle take up?
"Malala 2016"
"I am Malala."
"Viva Malala!"
"Malala for a new Pakistan!"
What is the name of the organization that decreed (announced) that girls in Pakistan were not to be educated past age 8?
ISIS
The Taliban
The Pakistani Government
Al-Qaida
When was Malala Shot?
9 January
9 November
9 August
9 October
Malala's father was:
An owner of schools
An engineer
A doctor
A teacher
What was Malala Yousafzai's pen name ?
Razia
Zaynab Ali
Lubna
Gul Makai
Who shared the Nobel peace prize with Malala?
Abhijit Banerjee
Kailash Satyarthi
Amartya Sen
Venki Ramakrishnan
In which year was Malala born ?
1995
2000
1987
1997
Who was Malalai, Malala's namesake ?
A Pashtun heroine
The first female leader of Pakistan
Her father's first school teacher
Her grandmother
How did Malala Yousafzai first become famous ?
She was a local TV news anchor.
She was a popular singer.
She was a famous ballet dancer.
She wrote a blog for BBC.
In which year did Malala win the Nobel Peace Prize?
2012
2013
2014
2016
What did Malala’s father name the school that he founded?
The Atal School
The Khan School
The Malala School
The Kushal School
Malala’s autobiography, “I am Malala’, was co written with whom?
Christina Lamb
Margaret Atwood
Elena Ferrante
Isabel Allende
Why is Malala Day observed on June 12th?
In remembrance of the attack in October, 2012
To raise awareness against terrorism
To honour the rights of women and children all over the world.
To celebrate Malala’s bravery
From which university did Malala graduate from?
Harvard University
University of Oxford
University of Cambridge
Stanford University
