Trivia
This country recently overtook China as the most populous in the world
What is India?
This is the largest library at York University
What is Scott Library?
This initiative focuses on providing communities with this essential resource
What is clean water?
Access to education is often seen as a basic human what?
What is a right?
Access to healthcare helps prevent and treat what?
What is disease/illness?
This country has more lakes than the rest of the world combined
What is Canada?
These are three restaurants in York Lanes
What is...
Z-Teca, Marry me Mochi, Popeyes, Firehouse Subs, Aroma, Thai Express, La Prep, etc.
In many parts of the world, who is most often responsible for collecting water?
Who are women/girls?
Educating girls in developing countries is strongly linked to lowering this rate
What is poverty?
These are given to prevent diseases like measles or COVID-19
What are vaccines?
A bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total. The bat costs $1 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?
What is $0.05?
This is the name of York University’s mascot
Who is Yeo the Lion?
Spending hours each day collecting water limits people’s ability to do this, especially for children
What is attend school / education?
When people gain education and skills, they are more likely to get this
What is a job / employment?
During global crises, lack of healthcare access leads to higher what?
What are death rates?
This social media platform was originally limited to 140 characters per post
What is Twitter/X?
This year marks the founding of York University
What is 1959?
Drinking unsafe water can lead to illnesses like cholera, which fall under this category
What are waterborne diseases?
If a community invests in education long-term, what usually improves overall?
What is quality of life?
Why do many people in low-income areas avoid going to hospitals?
What is cost / lack of access?
This noble gas is colorless, odorless, and chemically inert, with the atomic number 10
What is neon?
This is the President and Vice-Chancellor of York University
What is Lisa Phillips?
When a community gets reliable water access, what major opportunity opens up for children?
What is going to school more consistently?
A community builds a school and trains teachers. Ten years later, more people have stable jobs and higher incomes.
This is an example of education helping break this cycle.
What is the cycle of poverty?
Improving healthcare globally doesn’t just save lives - it also improves what long-term?
What is economic stability / quality of life?