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QUESTION
1/ Who is today the Secretary-General of the United Nations?
a- Kofie Annan
b- Liu Xiaobo
c- José Ramos-Horta
d- Ban Ki-moon
2/ What is The Foundation for Post Conflict Development Mission Statement?
a- Education * Action * Development
b- Passion * Peace * Awareness
c- Youth * Communication * Education
3/ The Millennium Development Goals is consisting of how many international development goals?
a- 4
b- 6
c- 8
d- 10
4/ Is “Promote gender equality and empower women” one of the Millennium Development Goals?
a- Yes
b- No
5/ The African Union is a union consisting of how many African states?
a- 23
b- 33
c- 43
d- 53
6/ How many peaks in the world are above 8000 meters?
a- 9
b- 14
c- 17
d- 21
7/ How many women have ever climbed all the peaks above 8000m?
a- 102
b- 72
c- 22
d- 1
8/ French Climber Sophie Denis opened 5 new climbing routes in 2010, in which country ?
a- France
b- Nepal
c- Peru
d- Bolivia
9/ Who said “It always seems impossible until its done.”?
a- Oscar White
b- William Shakespeare
c- Nelson Mandela
d- Bill Clinton
10/ Who said: “Getting to the top is optional, but getting down is mandatory. A lot of people get focused on the summit and forget that.”
a- Beto Pinto Teledo
b- Reinhold Messner
c- Jinpa Sherpa
d- Ed Viesturs
ANSWER
Q1: Who is today the Secretary-General of the United Nations?
A1: d- Ban Ki-moon
Learn more : http://www.un.org/en
Q2: What is The Foundation for Post Conflict Development Mission Statement?
A2: a- Education * Action * Development
Learn more : http://www.postconflictdev.org/
Q3: The Millennium Development Goals is consisting of how many international development goals?
A3: c- 8
Video : http://un.org//millenniumgoals/video_worldcup.shtml
Learn more : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Development_Goals
Q4: Is “Promote gender equality and empower women” one of the Millennium Development Goals?
A4: a-Yes
Q5: The African Union is a union consisting of how many African states?
A5: d- 53
Learn more : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Union
Q6: How many peaks in the world are above 8000 meters?
A6: b- 14
Q7: How many women have ever climbed all the peaks above 8000m?
A7: d- 1 *
* The first woman who claimed to have summited all 14 eight-thousanders was Oh Eun-Sun of South Korea, stating she completed the set by summiting Annapurna on April 27, 2010.Doubts about this claim have been raised by several parties and an inquiry by the Korean Alpine Federation (KAF) declared her summit claim for Kangchenjunga 2009 "unlikely". Their doubts add to those previously brought forward by rival Edurne Pasaban, which moved Himalayan chronicler Elizabeth Hawley this Spring (2010) to tag the summit as “disputed."
Q8: French Climber Sophie Denis opened 5 new climbing routes in 2010 in which country ?
A8: c- Peru
Sophie opened the following New routes in Peru in June and July 2010:
- New route in Huantsan West Summit : "Les Trois Mousquetaires" Sophie is the first woman to summit Huantsan West.
- New route in Huantsan North Summit : "Illusion" Sophie is the first woman to summit Huantsan North.
- New route in North Face of Suiricocha : "Everything Is Possible" Sophie is the first woman to summit Suiricocha.
- New route in West Face of Manon Dos: "Beyond Survivor" Sophie is the first woman to summit Manon Dos.
- New route in West Face of Vicunita : "Sacred Ayahuasca" Sophie is the first woman to summit the West Face of Vicunita.
Q9: Who said "“It always seems impossible until its done.”?
A9: c- Nelson Mandela
Q10: Who said: “Getting to the top is optional, but getting down is mandatory. A lot of people get focused on the summit and forget that.”
A10: d- Ed Viesturs
- You can choose only one answer per question
- Answers at the bottom
Do not hesitate to post your score on the blog :S GOOD LUCK ...
QUESTION
1/ Who is today the Secretary-General of the United Nations?
a- Kofie Annan
b- Liu Xiaobo
c- José Ramos-Horta
d- Ban Ki-moon
2/ What is The Foundation for Post Conflict Development Mission Statement?
a- Education * Action * Development
b- Passion * Peace * Awareness
c- Youth * Communication * Education
3/ The Millennium Development Goals is consisting of how many international development goals?
a- 4
b- 6
c- 8
d- 10
4/ Is “Promote gender equality and empower women” one of the Millennium Development Goals?
a- Yes
b- No
5/ The African Union is a union consisting of how many African states?
a- 23
b- 33
c- 43
d- 53
6/ How many peaks in the world are above 8000 meters?
a- 9
b- 14
c- 17
d- 21
7/ How many women have ever climbed all the peaks above 8000m?
a- 102
b- 72
c- 22
d- 1
8/ French Climber Sophie Denis opened 5 new climbing routes in 2010, in which country ?
a- France
b- Nepal
c- Peru
d- Bolivia
9/ Who said “It always seems impossible until its done.”?
a- Oscar White
b- William Shakespeare
c- Nelson Mandela
d- Bill Clinton
10/ Who said: “Getting to the top is optional, but getting down is mandatory. A lot of people get focused on the summit and forget that.”
a- Beto Pinto Teledo
b- Reinhold Messner
c- Jinpa Sherpa
d- Ed Viesturs
ANSWER
Q1: Who is today the Secretary-General of the United Nations?
A1: d- Ban Ki-moon
Learn more : http://www.un.org/en
Q2: What is The Foundation for Post Conflict Development Mission Statement?
A2: a- Education * Action * Development
Learn more : http://www.postconflictdev.org/
Q3: The Millennium Development Goals is consisting of how many international development goals?
A3: c- 8
Video : http://un.org//millenniumgoals/video_worldcup.shtml
Learn more : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Development_Goals
Q4: Is “Promote gender equality and empower women” one of the Millennium Development Goals?
A4: a-Yes
Q5: The African Union is a union consisting of how many African states?
A5: d- 53
Learn more : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Union
Q6: How many peaks in the world are above 8000 meters?
A6: b- 14
Q7: How many women have ever climbed all the peaks above 8000m?
A7: d- 1 *
* The first woman who claimed to have summited all 14 eight-thousanders was Oh Eun-Sun of South Korea, stating she completed the set by summiting Annapurna on April 27, 2010.Doubts about this claim have been raised by several parties and an inquiry by the Korean Alpine Federation (KAF) declared her summit claim for Kangchenjunga 2009 "unlikely". Their doubts add to those previously brought forward by rival Edurne Pasaban, which moved Himalayan chronicler Elizabeth Hawley this Spring (2010) to tag the summit as “disputed."
Q8: French Climber Sophie Denis opened 5 new climbing routes in 2010 in which country ?
A8: c- Peru
Sophie opened the following New routes in Peru in June and July 2010:
- New route in Huantsan West Summit : "Les Trois Mousquetaires" Sophie is the first woman to summit Huantsan West.
- New route in Huantsan North Summit : "Illusion" Sophie is the first woman to summit Huantsan North.
- New route in North Face of Suiricocha : "Everything Is Possible" Sophie is the first woman to summit Suiricocha.
- New route in West Face of Manon Dos: "Beyond Survivor" Sophie is the first woman to summit Manon Dos.
- New route in West Face of Vicunita : "Sacred Ayahuasca" Sophie is the first woman to summit the West Face of Vicunita.
Q9: Who said "“It always seems impossible until its done.”?
A9: c- Nelson Mandela
Q10: Who said: “Getting to the top is optional, but getting down is mandatory. A lot of people get focused on the summit and forget that.”
A10: d- Ed Viesturs
