4.1 TRIVIAL QUIZ

Solve the questions related to conflict resolution and the culture of non-violence in this Trivial.

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Life is beautiful.

The boy in the striped pyjamas.

War horse

In which film do the stars remain separate from the prejudices and violence installed in the society that surrounds them?

QUESTION 1: ENTERTAINMENT

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The boy in the striped pyjamas (Mark Herman, 2008), based on the book of the same name by John Boyne, presents the frank and unprejudiced friendship between two boys: the son of a Nazi officer and a Jew locked up in a concentration camp, during World War II.

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t is in Turkey and is now being talked about because it receives many migrants from the African coasts and the Middle East.

It is in Greece and is now being talked about again because some writers involved in the defence of human rights have held international conferences there.

It is in Greece and, for a time, a number of human rights claims were made there, led by European NGOs.

It is in Greece and is famous for hosting refugee camps, which have housed thousands of people.

Where is the island of Lesbos and what is it currently known for?

QUESTION 2: GEOGRAPHY

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The Greek island of Lesbos in the Aegean Sea hosted the largest refugee camp in Europe (Moria), with more than 20,000 people living in very precarious conditions. The camp was destroyed by a fire in 2020. Lesbos continues to host other refugee camps for people from the Middle East and Africa.

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Crimean War

One of these wars is happening at the same time as the war in Ukraine. However, we have barely heard of it...

QUESTION 3: HISTORY

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The Yemeni civil war (Yemen, Arabian Peninsula) broke out in 2015 due to a coup against President Al-Hadi, and is still ongoing (2023). It is estimated to have caused the internal displacement of 4.5 million people and the deaths of more than 233,000 people.

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Water is a commodity necessary for maintaining peace. The lack of resources as necessary as water leads to social inequalities, emergency situations and even armed conflicts.

QUESTION 4: SCIENCE

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Access to safe drinking water is essential for the growth and sustainable development of human communities. It is necessary to guarantee the food supply, people's physical and emotional health, as well as equality. Furthermore, the control of valuable resources such as water can lead to clashes between communities.

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A sport practised by some athletes based on the principles of wrestling; major exhibitions were held in the Olympics in an attempt to change this sport’s warlike perspective to bring it closer to the sporting spirit.

In ancient Greece, wars were temporarily halted so that warriors could participate in the Olympic Games.

A law from ancient Greece that forced the best athletes in the Olympic Games to participate in wars, especially in actions that required excellent runners or people especially skilled in shot put.

What is the Greek tradition of ekecheiria?

QUESTION 5: SPORT

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In ancient Greece, they used to urge that all wars be halted so that the Olympic Games could be held, a tradition known as ekecheiria. In 1992, the International Olympic Committee proposed that this tradition be restored and urged the countries participating in the Olympics to respect an "Olympic truce" and halt all armed conflicts.

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The Triumph of Death, by Pieter Brueghel the Elder.

Guernica, by Pablo Picasso.

The scream, by Edvard Munch.

Which of these paintings was painted as a denunciation of the consequences of war?

QUESTION 6: ART AND LITERATURE

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Pablo Picasso painted his painting Guernica in 1937 to reflect the horror of the Spanish civil war and the bombardment of the Basque city that gives the painting its name. The Scream, by Edvard Munch, dating from 1893, expresses the artist's existential anguish. Brueghel's The Triumph of Death, painted between 1562-63, speaks of the triumph of death over all earthly things, rather than of war itself.

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Quiz FINISHED!

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