Q 1: In the UK, how old is a child?
Answer: Under 18.
Q 2: What are children's human rights?
- A set of rules about how wonderful children are?
- A set of rules about how children around the world should be treated?
- A set of rules about how children are always right?
Answer: A set of rules about how children around the world should be treated?.
Q 3: Why do children have their own human rights treaty?
- Because we need extra care and protection.
- They don't!
- They're greedy!
Answer: Because we need extra care and protection..
Q 4: What is the UN short for?
- Ugly Nations
- Umbrella of Nations
- United Nations
Answer: United Nations.
Q 5: The UN is a group of nations that joined together in 1945. What is the UN's job?
- To help countries work together to make the world a better and safer place.
- To shout at everyone very loudly
- To tell people what to do
Answer: To help countries work together to make the world a better and safer place..
Q 6: What does the UN do for children's rights?
- It investigates complaints from children
- It makes sure the Convention on the Rights of the Child looks nice and neat
- It makes sure that governments put rights into action
Answer: It makes sure that governments put rights into action.
Q 7: Where does the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child meet?
- Disneyland Paris
- At the Queen's house in London
- Geneva, Switzerland
Answer: Geneva, Switzerland.
Q 8: Which of these countries has not agreed to follow the UN's children's rights code?
Answer: USA.
Q 9: What is celebrated on 20th November each year?
- Universal Children's Day
- Seen and Not Heard Day
- International Throw Your Toys Out of the Pram Day
Answer: Universal Children's Day.
Q 10: In 1999, the UK Government made a promise to end child poverty by which year?
Answer: 2020.
Q 11: Morag's parents have split up. She has gone to live with her mum sees her dad once a month. Should she have had a say in this decision?
- No. Morag is too young to know what is best for her
- Yes, it's completely up to her where she lives
- Yes, Morag has the right to say what she thinks and the adults that make decisions must listen to her
Answer: Yes, Morag has the right to say what she thinks and the adults that make decisions must listen to her.
Q 12: Angus is 9 and uses a wheelchair. He can't get to the school dining room because of the steps. What should happen?
- The school should build a ramp to the dining room
- Angus could go to another school
- Angus could eat his lunch in another room
Answer: The school should build a ramp to the dining room.
