1. What term can be used to describe an act which is only treated as criminal when it is committed by a child, but not by an adult?

A:  minor offence
B:  status offence
C:  there is no such term

2. For which of the following acts can children be detained in Nigeria, Egypt and Belize?

A:  disobedience
B:  eating on public transport
C:  playing video games

3. In which country do children need permission from their parents to join an association before they turn 18?

A:  Saudi Arabia
B:  Japan
C:  Malawi

4. Which country has legislation explicitly protecting children from age discrimination which came into force in 2004?

A:  Australia
B:  Argentina
C:  United Kingdom

5. Which regional body is in the process of prohibiting discrimination on the basis of age, including against under-18s?

A:  the Organisation of American States
B:  the European Union
C:  the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

6. Which of the following situations constitutes direct discrimination against children on the basis of age?

A:  when the law does not protect a child from corporal punishment administered by an adult but does protect an adult.
B:  when an adult hits a child
C:  when the law permits corporal punishment of both children and adults

7. Which of the following situations constitutes indirect discrimination against children on the basis of age?

A:  excluding children from a public consultation, which is open to adults, to develop a new policy
B:  excluding everyone from such a consultation
C:  excluding girls from a public consultation

8. What do other international human rights treaties have that the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child does not?

A:  a monitoring procedure
B:  a complaints procedure
C:  a day of general discussion on particular aspects of the Convention

9. Which country became the first in the European Union to give over 16s the right to vote in national elections in 2007?

A:  France
B:  Belgium
C:  Austria

10. Who said: "The biggest challenge for the realisation of children's rights is still societal attitude, and how people view children. The status of children is simply not as high as that of other human beings"?

A:  Jasmine Whitbread, Director of Save the Children UK
B:  Yanghee Lee, Chair of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
C:  Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa