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Christmas Quiz

Quiz Questions and Answers:
- You can choose only one answer per question
- Answers at the bottom
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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

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"It is always too early to give up. It is never too late to do"

Le Col Cashmere

LE COL CASHMERE the French cashmere snood

webiste : https://lecolcashmere.com/

Sophie Denis modeling for Le Col Cashmere

Sport: an instrument of peace

“Sport has the power to change the world, the power to inspire and the power to unite people in a way little else can – it is an instrument of peace.” – Nelson Mandela

Story board - Photo shoot Nov. 24th 2010

Photographer Ian Macdonald-Smith

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Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Day, currently celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November, has been an annual tradition in the United States since 1863. Historically, Thanksgiving began as a tradition of celebrating the harvest of the year.

Traditional Thankgiving meal

Crispy, Golden Roast Turkey

Mmm! Sweet potatoes topped with creamy toasted marshmallows

Marguerite and Sean, Thanks a mill for sharing your special day!

Article on 8264.com (in Chinese)

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Sophie Denis New American Alpine Club Member

AAC Annual Dinner 2010

Bo Parfet - Sophie Denis - Dick Bass courtesy Phil Erard

Vanessa Greeley : a true source of inspiration

(201) Magazine, November 2010 I By Gloria Geannette Vanessa Greeley accepted the challenge to conquer her illness. Cancer survivor, she becomes prize-winning cake artist (click here to go to the article ...)

Vanessa, you are a true source of inspiration Love, Sophie

Photo : courtesy Tamir Bloom

VIDEOS - Chocolate Fashion Show NYC 2010

FIRST PAGE on the EXPLORER WEB

Nov 17, 2010 I ExplorerWeb Young gun Sophie Denis aiming high: from Peruvian Andes to the fourteen 8000ers

FranceAmerique : Print Issue - Septembre 2010

Sophie Runway Model at the Chocolate Fashion Show NYC 2010

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VIDEO : La Sirene - Chocolate Fashion Runway Show 2010

Team: Vanessa Greeley, Silvina Barboza, Carolina Lara, Michele Greeley, Sophie Denis

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Sport Mental ... (in French)

24 octobre 2010 I Le Monde.fr Blogs
Le point commun de S. Loeb, T. Riner, R. Nadal, L. Flessel, B.Vlasic et les autres

Parmi les points communs des athlètes de haut niveau ... un état hors du commun de conscience ... « dans cet état de fluidité, les choses les plus difficiles sont faciles, rendant ainsi les performances exceptionnelles, tout à fait naturelles » (Daniel Goleman, In L’intelligence émotionnelle) Link to blog

Sophie joined the FPCD's International Advisory Board

FPCD welcomes Elite Athlete Sophie Denis

to the Foundation's International Advisory Board

(Sophie Denis at the top of the Paccha Summit in Peru with the FPCD Flag)

Sophie Denis is a key player, role model and source of inspiration to promote sport as powerful tool for peace, education and development, values in line with FPCD mandate. Having recently been named Goodwill Ambassador for Nepal Tourism 2011, the FPCD is honoured to welcome Ms. Denis to the Foundation's International Advisory Board.

FPCD and Sophie Denis are together developing a Youth Program to coincide with her role as Goodwill Ambassador in 2011 which will harmonize Ms. Denis' people's skills and sports' background with FPCD impressive development projects and both parties desire to advance diplomatic relationships with humanitarian actors for youth and deliver a strong message of hope.

FPCD's Youth Program 2011 will support youth initiatives in "post conflict" countries and aim to create 6 youth centers in 6 different communities along with Sophie's alpine challenge of climbing 6 peaks above 26,000ft in 6 months. This powerful project, will be a life challenging experience for our Youth, delivering a strong message of hope and beyond in line with Ms. Denis' motto : everything is possible.

This ambitious program is designed to reach a broad audience by launching an awareness campaign with media outlets, establishing keynote speaker roles in local and international events, and developing educational programs in the US schools to spread the word.

More : http://www.postconflictdev.org/
FPCD's International Advisory Board: http://www.postconflictdev.org/iab/default.aspx

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Press Release - Goodwill ambassadors in the US for NTY 2011

The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of Nepal to the UN has launched Nepal Tourism Year 2011 in New York on Oct. 14, 2010 amid a huge gathering of New York-based media and tour operators.


Nepal’s permanent representative to the UN Gyan Chandra Acharya highlighted Nepal’s tourism attractions and urged tour operators and the media to pledge their support to making the NTY 2011 campaign a success. He stressed that the economic prosperity of Nepal will lead to the sustained peace in the country and tourism is the best option in doing so by creating income and employment opportunities for the people.


Similarly, NTB chief executive officer Prachanda Man Shrestha acknowledged the great value of US visitors to Nepal’s travel industry and informed the tour operators and the media about the new product offerings during NTY 2011.


Two Everest summiteers - Joe Yannuzzi and Sophie Denis - were also declared ‘Honorary Goodwill Ambassadors’ during the event in the US for NTY 2011. The programme was attended by more than 80 US tour operators and members of the media, officials of the Nepal Permanent Mission and friends of Nepal in New York City.

Press release featured in the following media:


Oct 21, 2010 NTY-11 promo in NY to attract US visitors I The Himalayan Times

Oct 21, 2010 NTB launches NTY 2011 in US National I Ekantipur
 

Oct 21, 2010 Nepal Tourism Board - Sudhan Subedi I DC Nepal
 

Oct 22, 2010 NTY 2011 launched in New York I Nepal News
 
Oct 22, 2010 NTY launch in New York I Ghale
 

Oct 22, 2010 NEPAL TOURISM YEAR 2011 LAUNCHED IN NEW YORK I NAM News Network

Judo session

Back on the tatami mats for a short Judo session

in white Sophie Denis - in blue Mateo from the Italian National Team

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It has been a long time, but I still have it ... kinda

Sophie Denis Goodwill Ambassador

Oct. 14th 2010 Everest Summiteer Ms. Sophie Denis appointed as Goodwill Ambassador for the Nepal Tourism Year 2011

more coming soon ...

Videos viewed around the World

Sophie Denis, une Française au sommet

FRANCE-AMERIQUE
Selin Yasar I 15 juillet 2010

Quatrième femme à gravir l’Everest en 2008, l’alpiniste française Sophie Denis vient d’ouvrir en juin trois nouvelles routes au Pérou. Malgré ses nombreux records, la jeune femme garde l’enthousiasme de ses débuts. Tout juste rentrée à New York où elle vit depuis 7 ans, elle nous fait part de ses expériences
http://www.france-amerique.com/articles/2010/07/15/sophie_denis_une_francaise_au_sommet.html

Le sourire de Sophie Denis

FRANCE AMERIQUE
Par Alexandre Dubois I 08 juillet 2008

A 29 ans, Sophie Denis est la plus jeune Européenne et seulement la quatrième Française à monter la face Sud de l'Everest. Et l'énergie dépensée durant l'expédition n'a rien enlevé au sourire de la jeune femme.

http://www.france-amerique.com/articles/2008/07/08/le-sourire-de-sophie-denis.html