Hannah Gould 

How much do you know about the online lives of kids? – quiz

The knowledge gap between adults and digital natives can sometimes feel huge. How much do you know about their online lives?
  
  

The “Hello Kitty” balloon proceeds high above spectators
What happened to the online community for Hello Kitty fans last year? Put your knowledge to the test. Photograph: Carlo Allegri/Reuters

  1. What percentage of US children have an online presence (for example, images of them online) by the time they are two?

    1. 22%

    2. 52%

    3. 92%

  2. Childwise estimates teenage girls spend how many hours each day watching screens?

    1. 4.5

    2. 7.5

    3. 9

  3. 58% of UK children using YouTube say they visit the site to access what?

    1. Music videos

    2. Cat videos

    3. Homework tutorials

  4. What percentage of UK children aged 10 to 12 have social media accounts, for example Facebook or Twitter?

    1. More than 25%

    2. More than 50%

    3. More than 75%

  5. According to a recent survey, three-quarters of UK children spend less time outside than who?

    1. Prisoners

    2. Office workers

    3. House cats

  6. In a recent survey of 13- to 18-year-olds in the UK, how many said they suffered hate incidents online last year?

    1. One in two

    2. One in four

    3. One in six

  7. A report from teachers’ union NASUWT found what percentage of UK teachers were aware of 11-year-olds sexting?

    1. 5%

    2. 25%

    3. 45%

  8. What happened to the online community for Hello Kitty fans last year?

    1. A hacker claiming to be called Goodbye Kitty shut the site down for 24 hours

    2. A glitch in coding meant users were blocked from the site

    3. The details of user accounts were leaked

  9. In 2014, campaigning group Big Brother Watch estimated how many UK secondary schoolchildren had handed over their fingerprints?

    1. More than 500,000

    2. More than 750,000

    3. More than 1m

  10. Nomophobia is a fear of what?

    1. Being out of mobile phone contact

    2. Running low on mobile phone battery

    3. Your internet search history going public

Solutions

1:C, 2:B, 3:A, 4:C, 5:A, 6:B, 7:B, 8:C, 9:C, 10:A

Scores

  1. 0 and above.

    Oh dear!

  2. 1 and above.

    Oh dear!

  3. 5 and above.

    Not too bad!

  4. 8 and above.

    Well done!

 

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