Nepal 2015

Question 1

Location: How far was it from the capital, Kathmandu?

Answer 1

80km Northwest

Question 2

Location: How long did the earthquake last for?

Answer 2

2 minutes

Question 3

Location: What did the earthquake measure on the Richter Scale?

Answer 3

7.8-7.9

Question 4

Location: When was the earthquake?

Answer 4

25th April 2015

Question 5

Cause: Which plate is subducting under the Eurasian plate?

Answer 5

Indian

Question 6

Cause: What’s the annual movement of the 2 plates?

Answer 6

45mm north-northeast

Question 7

Cause: What has this plate movement created?

Answer 7

The Himalayas

Question 8

P.E.: Why did buildings collapse readily?

Answer 8

Due to lack of suitable foundations and poor construction

Question 9

P.E.: Name an ancient monument that collapsed

Answer 9

Dharahara Tower

Question 10

P.E.: Roughly how many died?

Answer 10

8,000

Question 11

P.E.: How many were killed at base camp after an earthquake triggered avalanche?

Answer 11

18 climbers and sherpas

Question 12

P.E.: Where were communication lines and roads destroyed, making the area totally isolated?

Answer 12

Ghorka region

Question 13

P.E.: How many made homeless?

Answer 13

2.8 million

Question 14

P.E.: How many injured?

Answer 14

14,500

Question 15

S.E.: How many years has Nepal been put back?

Answer 15

100 years

Question 16

S.E.: What were there outbreaks of?

Answer 16

Cholera

Question 17

S.E.: Which industry saw large drops?

Answer 17

Tourism

Question 18

S.E.: How many children didn’t have a school to return to?

Answer 18

Close to 1 million

Question 19

S.E.: What did the second earthquake measure on the Richter scale?

Answer 19

7.3

Question 20

S.E.: What happened to harvests?

Answer 20

They were reduced or lost

Question 21

S.E.: What happened to some of the steep valleys?

Answer 21

They suffered landslides

Question 22

S.E.: Where were 250 people killed by a landslide?

Answer 22

Ghodatabela

Question 23

I.R.: Why did people flee from buildings?

Answer 23

To avoid falling masonry

Question 24

I.R.: Why did people start digging with their bare hands?

Answer 24

To find buried people

Question 25

I.R.: Why were people cremated in the streets?

Answer 25

To reduce disease

Question 26

I.R.: What was brought in on 26th April?

Answer 26

Earth moving equipment

Question 27

I.R.: Why were Oxfam and UN already in Nepal?

Answer 27

Due to the poverty, meaning trained teams were already on hand

Question 28

I.R.: Why was getting aid into Nepal hard?

Answer 28

Because they only have one international airport

Question 29

I.R.: What 3 things did the Nepalese government request from UK, India, US etc?

Answer 29

Dogs and heating sensing equipment to aid search
Supplies for survivors: tents, water, e.t.c.
Medical aid (supplies and expertise)

Question 30

I.R.: When was the Disaster Emergency Committee broadcast?

Answer 30

Tuesday 28th April

Question 31

I.R.: How much did the British public give to D.E.C.? How many did this help in the first 2 weeks?

Answer 31

£41 million, helping 310,000

Question 32

I.R.: How many hygiene kits did Christian Aid distribute?

Answer 32

10,000

Question 33

I.R.: What percentage of Nepalese soldiers were mobilised to help?

Answer 33

90%

Efforts disrupted by landslides and damaged infrastructure

Question 34

L.R.: How many temporary learning centres were set up?

Name 1 charity involved with their creation

Answer 34

15,000

Included Save the Children

Question 35

L.R.: Name 2 standards that reconstructed buildings would have to meet

Answer 35

National Building Code

Comprehensive School Safety Framework

Question 36

L.R.: How much did the Asian Development Bank pledge to help with the reconstruction of buildings?

Answer 36

$200 million

Question 37

L.R.: Which company donated millions of dollars to help develop impacted areas?

Answer 37

Microsoft

Question 38

L.R.: Which company are going to monitor the area’s tectonic activity more closely?

Answer 38

Geohazard International

Question 39

L.R.: What 3 parts does the Red Cross recovery plan include?

Answer 39

Rebuilding homes
Improving provision of water
Improve sanitation

Question 40

L.R.: Why are some medical teams still in the area?

Answer 40

To give long term support to survivors