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Argentine activists told a news conference that they would not try to snuff out the torch's flame as demonstrators had in Paris and London. "I want to announce that we will not put out the Olympic torch," said pro-Tibet activist Jorge Carcavallo. "We'll be carrying out surprise actions throughout the city of Buenos Aires, but all of these will be peaceful." Among other activities, protesters organized an alternative march that went from the Obelisk to the city hall, featuring their own "Human Rights Torch." A giant banner reading "Free Tibet" was also displayed on the torch route. According to a representative from the NGO 'Human Rights Torch Relay', their objective was to "show the contradiction between the Olympic Games and the presence of widespread human rights violations in China"

Q1: What is the name of the activist who promised peaceful protests?
A1: Jorge Carcavallo
Q2: What route was planned for an alternative march?
A2: from the Obelisk to the city hall
Q3: What was on the banner that was displayed where the torchbearers would carry the torch?
A3: Free Tibet
Q4: What is the name of the protester who said they would not try to extinguish the torch?
A4: Jorge Carcavallo.
Q5: Where did the other march travel form and to?
A5: Obelisk to the city hall
Q6: What was the name given to the torch carried on the alternative march?
A6: Human Rights Torch.
Q7: What did the large banner say that was along the alternative march route?
A7: Free Tibet
Q8: What was the unsanctioned alternative relay called?
A8: Human Rights Torch Relay
The outreach director of HRTR, Susan Prager, is also the communication director of "Friends of Falun Gong", a quasi-government non-profit funded by fmr. Congressman Tom Lanto's wife and Ambassador Mark Palmer of NED. A major setback to the event was caused by footballer Diego Maradona, scheduled to open the relay through Buenos Aires, pulling out in an attempt to avoid the Olympic controversy. Trying to avoid the scenes that marred the relay in the UK, France and the US, the city government designed a complex security operative to protect the torch relay, involving 1200 police officers and 3000 other people, including public employees and volunteers. Overall, the protests were peaceful in nature, although there were a few incidents such as the throwing of several water balloons in an attempt to extinguish the Olympic flame, and minor scuffles between Olympic protesters and supporters from Chinese immigrant communities.

Q1: Who was the outreach director of HRTR?
A1: Susan Prager
Q2: What was the non profit that was funded by Mark Palmer?
A2: Friends of Falun Gong
Q3: Which footballer decided to not be a torchbearer because of the controversy?
A3: Diego Maradona
Q4: How many police officers were in place to avoid controversy along the torch route?
A4: 1200
Q5: What was thrown to try and put out the flame?
A5: water balloons
Q6: What is Susan Prager communication director of?
A6: Friends of Falun Gong
Q7: What football star backed out due to relay controversy?
A7: Diego Maradona
Q8: How many police officers were part of the security operative?
A8: 1200
Q9: What was tossed at the torch trying to put it out?
A9: water balloons
Q10: The protests were considered to be overall what in nature?
A10: peaceful
Tanzania: Dar es Salaam was the torch's only stop in Africa, on April 13. The relay began at the grand terminal of the TAZARA Railway, which was China's largest foreign aid project of the 1970s, and continued for 5 km through the old city to the Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium in Temeke, which was built with Chinese aid in 2005. The torch was lit by Vice-President Ali Mohamed Shein. About a thousand people followed the relay, waving the Olympic flag. The only noted instance of protest was Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai's withdrawal from the list of torchbearers, in protest against human rights abuses in Tibet.

Q1: Where was the only African destination for the torch?
A1: Dar es Salaam
Q2: When did the torch arrive in Dar es Salaam?
A2: April 13
Q3: Where did the route start for the torch in Dar es Salaam?
A3: the TAZARA Railway
Q4: Where was the solitary place the relay was held in Africa?
A4: Dar es Salaam
Q5: What is the name of the railway where the Olympic torch relay began in Africa?
A5: TAZARA
Q6: Where did the relay terminate in Africa?
A6: Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium
Q7: What country paid for the stadium through aid money?
A7: China
Q8: Who it the torch in Africa?
A8: Vice-President Ali Mohamed Shein.
Sultanate of Oman: Muscat was the torch's only stop in the Middle East, on April 14. The relay covered 20 km. No protests or incidents were reported. One of the torchbearers was Syrian actress Sulaf Fawakherji.

Q1: Which Middle East location was the only area the torch visited?
A1: Muscat
Q2: When did the torch arrive in Muscat?
A2: April 14
Q3: Which actress carried the torch for part of the route?
A3: Sulaf Fawakherji
Q4: Where was the only place the Olympic torch was carried in the Middle East?
A4: Muscat
Q5: How far was the relay route in kilometers in the Middle East?
A5: 20
Q6: What is the name of the Syrian actress who was one to bear the torch?
A6: Sulaf Fawakherji.
Pakistan: The Olympic torch reached Islamabad for the first time ever on April 16. President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani spoke at the opening ceremony of the relay. Security was high, for what one newspaper called the "most sensitive leg" of the torch's Olympic journey. The relay was initially supposed to carry the torch around Islamabad, but the entire relay was cancelled due to security concerns regarding "militant threats or anti-China protests", and replaced by an indoors ceremony with the torch carried around the track of Jinnah Stadium. In fear of violent protests and bomb attacks, the torch relay in Pakistan took place in a stadium behind closed doors. Although the relay was behind closed doors, thousands of policemen and soldiers guarded the flame. As a consequence, no incidents arose.

Q1: When did the torch arrive in Islamabad?
A1: April 16
Q2: Where was an indoor ceremony held since the outdoor relay was cancelled?
A2: Jinnah Stadium
Q3: Who spoke at the opening ceremony in Islamabad in addition to President Musharraf?
A3: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani
Q4: Where did the Olympic torch relay start in Pakistan?
A4: Islamabad
Q5: Instead of a traditinal relay, where was the track the torch was carried in Pakistan?
A5: Jinnah Stadium.
India: Due to concerns about pro-Tibet protests, the relay through New Delhi on April 17 was cut to just 2.3 km (less than 1.5 miles), which was shared amongst 70 runners. It concluded at the India Gate. The event was peaceful due to the public not being allowed at the relay. A total of five intended torchbearers -Kiran Bedi, Soha Ali Khan, Sachin Tendulkar, Bhaichung Bhutia and Sunil Gavaskar- withdrew from the event, citing "personal reasons", or, in Bhutia's case, explicitly wishing to "stand by the people of Tibet and their struggle" and protest against the PRC "crackdown" in Tibet. Indian national football captain, Baichung Bhutia refused to take part in the Indian leg of the torch relay, citing concerns over Tibet. Bhutia, who is Sikkimese, is the first athlete to refuse to run with the torch. Indian film star Aamir Khan states on his personal blog that the "Olympic Games do not belong to China" and confirms taking part in the torch relay "with a prayer in his heart for the people of Tibet, and ... for all people across the world who are victims of human rights violations". Rahul Gandhi, son of the Congress President Sonia Gandhi and scion of the Nehru-Gandhi family, also refused to carry the torch.

Q1: When did the torch visit New Delhi?
A1: April 17
Q2: How many runners carried the torch in New Delhi?
A2: 70
Q3: Which football captain did not participate in the relay to show support for Tibet?
A3: Baichung Bhutia
Q4: How many torchbearers did not participate because of their concerns with Tibet?
A4: five
Q5: Where did the torch relay happen in India?
A5: New Delhi
Q6: How long was the route in India in miles?
A6: 1.5
Q7: How many bearers of the torch were used in India?
A7: 70
Q8: How many bearers decided not to participate?
A8: five
Q9: What is the name of the footballer who refused to be a part of the relay?
A9: Baichung Bhutia
Wary of protests, the Indian authorities have decided to shorten the route of the relay in New Delhi, and have given it the security normally associated with Republic Day celebrations, which are considered terrorist targets. Chinese intelligence's expectations of points on the relay route that would be particularly 'vulnerable' to protesters were presented to the Indian ambassador to Beijing, Nirupama Sen. The Indian media responded angrily to the news that the ambassador, a distinguished lady diplomat, was summoned to the Foreign Ministry at 2 am local time; the news was later denied by anonymous sources in Delhi. The Indian media reported that India's Commerce Minister, Kamal Nath, cancelled an official trip to Beijing in protest, though both Nath and Chinese sources have denied it.

Q1: The security given to the torch relay in New Delhi is reminiscent of the security of what?
A1: Republic Day celebrations
Q2: The Chinese presented a list of vulnerable relay locations to who?
A2: Nirupama Sen.
Q3: Who supposedly cancelled a trip to Beijing in protest?
A3: India's Commerce Minister
Q4: Who was said to have canceled an official trip to China in protest?
A4: Kamal Nath
Q5: At what time in the middle of the night was the diplomat summoned?
A5: 2 am
Q6: The Olympic relay had the same security precautions taken as what other special day?
A6: Republic Day
Q7: What kind of targets do Republic Day events present as?
A7: terrorist targets.
India rejected Chinese demands that the torch route be clear of India's 150,000-strong Tibetan exile community, by which they required a ban on congregation near the curtailed 3 km route. In response Indian officials said India was a democracy, and "a wholesale ban on protests was out of the question". Contradicting some other reports, Indian officials also refused permission to the "Olympic Holy Flame Protection Unit". The combined effect is a "rapid deterioration" of relations between India and China. Meanwhile, the Tibetan government in exile, which is based in India, has stated that it did not support the disruption of the Olympic torch relay.

Q1: How many people comprised the Tibetan exile community?
A1: 150,000
Q2: India refused China's request that the Tibetan exile community be avoided because they said India is what?
A2: a democracy
Q3: Where is the exiled Tibetan government?
A3: India
Q4: How many Tibetan exiles are said to be in India?
A4: 150,000
Q5: A wholesale ban on what was denied?
A5: protests
Q6: What Olympic group was denied by India?
A6: Olympic Holy Flame Protection Unit
Q7: What deteriorated between India and China?
A7: relations
Q8: Who said they did not support relay interruptions?
A8: the Tibetan government in exile
The noted Indian social activist and a retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Kiran Bedi refused to participate saying "she doesn’t want to run in the event as ‘caged woman’." On April 15, Bollywood actress Soha Ali Khan pulled out of the Olympic torch relay, citing “very strong personal reasons”. On April 16, a protest was organised in Delhi "against Chinese repression in Tibet", and was broken up by the police.

Q1: Who did not want to participate in the relay as 'caged woman'?
A1: Kiran Bedi
Q2: Where was Bedi retired from?
A2: Indian Police Service
Q3: Which actress decided to not participate on April 15?
A3: Soha Ali Khan
Q4: When did a protest in Delhi occur to protest against Chinese repression in Tibet?
A4: April 16
Q5: What retired police officer refused to carry the torch in India?
A5: Kiran Bedi
Q6: What actress removed herself from participation in the relay?
A6: Soha Ali Khan
Q7: Where was a protest organized about the Olympic relay in India?
A7: Delhi
Q8: Who disbanded the protest in Delhi?
A8: police.
Q9: The retired police officer said she would not run as what?
A9: caged woman
Thailand: The April 18 relay through Bangkok was the Olympic flame's first visit to Thailand. The relay covered just over 10 km, and included Bangkok's Chinatown. The torch was carried past Democracy Monument, Chitralada Palace and a number of other city landmarks. M.R. Narisa Chakrabongse, Green World Foundation (GWF) chairwoman, withdrew from the torch-running ceremony, protesting against China's actions in Tibet. Several hundred protesters were present, along with Olympic supporters. Thai authorities threatened to arrest foreign protesters and ban them from future entry into Thailand. A coalition of Thai human rights groups announced that it would organise a "small demonstration" during the relay, and several hundred people did indeed take part in protests, facing Beijing supporters. Intended torchbearer Mom Rajawongse Narissara Chakrabongse boycotted the relay, to protest against China's actions in Tibet. In Bangkok, students told the media that the Chinese Embassy provided them with transportation and gave them shirts to wear.

Q1: When did the Olympic torch reach Bangkok?
A1: April 18
Q2: Who is the Green World Foundation chairwoman who refused to participate in the relay?
A2: M.R. Narisa Chakrabongse
Q3: The media was told that the Chinese supplied with shirts and transportation?
A3: students
Q4: When did the torch go through Bankok?
A4: April 18
Q5: The relay route was a little over how many kilometers?
A5: 10
Q6: Who were told they would be banned from reentering Thailand?
A6: foreign protesters
Q7: What scheduled bearer of the torch boycotted?
A7: Mom Rajawongse Narissara Chakrabongse
Malaysia: The event was held in the capital city, Kuala Lumpur, on April 21. The 16.5 km long-relay began from the historic Independence Square, passed in front of several city landmarks before coming to an end at the iconic Petronas Twin Towers. Among the landmarks the Olympic flame passed next to were the Parliament House, National Mosque, KL Tower and Merdeka Stadium. A team of 1000 personnel from the Malaysian police Special Action Squad guarded the event and escorted the torchbearers. The last time an Olympic torch relay was held in Malaysia was the 1964 Tokyo edition.

Q1: When did the torch visit Malaysia?
A1: April 21
Q2: What is the capital city of Malaysia?
A2: Kuala Lumpur
Q3: Where did the route begin in Malaysia?
A3: Independence Square
Q4: Prior to the 2008 games, when did Malaysia last see an Olympic torch relay?
A4: 1964
Q5: What is the location of the start of the relay in Malaysia?
A5: Independence Square
Q6: Where did the relay end in Malaysia?
A6: Petronas Twin Towers.
Q7: What year was the last torch relay event in Malaysia?
A7: 1964
Q8: How many Special Police protected the relay event?
A8: 1000
Just days before the relay supporters of Falun Gong demonstrated in front of the Chinese embassy in the Malaysian capital. As many as 1,000 personnel from the special police unit were expected to be deployed on the day of the relay. A Japanese family with Malaysian citizenship and their 5-year-old child who unfurled a Tibetan flag were hit by a group of Chinese nationals with plastic air-filled batons and heckled by a crowd of Chinese citizens during the confrontation at Independence Square where the relay began, and the Chinese group shouted: "Taiwan and Tibet belong to China." Later during the day, the Chinese volunteers forcefully took away placards from two other Malaysians protesting at the relay. One of the protesting Malaysian was hit in the head.

Q1: Which supporters protested near the Chinese embassy in Malaysia?
A1: Falun Gong
Q2: Supporters of what demonstrated at the Chinese embassy in Malaysia?
A2: Falun Gong
Q3: What were a Japanese family who unveiled a Tibetan flag hit with?
A3: plastic air-filled batons
Q4: What did the Chinese group yell?
A4: Taiwan and Tibet belong to China.
Q5: What did Chinese volunteers take from two Malaysian demonstrators?
A5: placards
Indonesia: The Olympic flame reached Jakarta on April 22. The original 20 km relay through Jakarta was cancelled due to "security worries", at the request of the Chinese embassy, and the torch was instead carried round the city main's stadium, as it had been in Islamabad. Several dozen pro-Tibet protesters gathered near the stadium, and were dispersed by the police. The event was held in the streets around the city main's stadium. The cancelling of the relay through the city itself was decided due to security concerns and at the request of the Chinese embassy. Only invitees and journalists were admitted inside the stadium. Protests took place outside the stadium.

Q1: When did the Olympic torch visit Jakarta?
A1: April 22
Q2: Who requested that the original route be cancelled?
A2: the Chinese embassy
Q3: Along with invited people, who were the only other people allowed in the stadium?
A3: journalists
Q4: Where did the torch relay begin in Indonesia?
A4: Jakarta
Q5: How many kilometers was the planned route that was cancelled?
A5: 20
Q6: Why was the first route not taken?
A6: security worries
Q7: What type of facility was the torch carried at instead.
A7: stadium.
Q8: Where did protests occur when non one except invited guests and the press were allowed inside the stadium?
A8: outside the stadium.
Australia: The event was held in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory on April 24, and covered around 16 km of Canberra's central areas, from Reconciliation Place to Commonwealth Park. Upon its arrival in Canberra, the Olympic flame was presented by Chinese officials to local Aboriginal elder Agnes Shea, of the Ngunnawal people. She, in turn, offered them a message stick, as a gift of peace and welcome. Hundreds of pro-Tibet protesters and thousands of Chinese students reportedly attended. Demonstrators and counter-demonstrators were kept apart by the Australian Federal Police. Preparations for the event were marred by a disagreement over the role of the Chinese flame attendants, with Australian and Chinese officials arguing publicly over their function and prerogatives during a press conference.

Q1: When did the torch arrive in Canberra?
A1: April 24
Q2: Who received the flame from Chinese officials in Canberra?
A2: Agnes Shea
Q3: What did Agnes Shea give to the Chinese in return?
A3: a message stick
Q4: Who publicly argued at a press conference?
A4: Australian and Chinese officials
Q5: Where was the relay held in Australia?
A5: Canberra
Q6: How many kilometers was the route in Australia?
A6: 16
Q7: What was the location of the beginning of the Olympic torch route in Australia?
A7: Reconciliation Place
Q8: Who kept the demonstrators separated?
A8: Australian Federal Police.
Q9: What is the name of the Aboriginal elder who received the torch from Chinese officials?
A9: Agnes Shea
Following the events in Olympia, there were reports that China requested permission to deploy People's Liberation Army personnel along the relay route to protect the flame in Canberra. Australian authorities stated that such a request, if it were to be made, would be refused. Chinese officials labeled it a rumor. Australian police have been given powers to search relay spectators, following a call by the Chinese Students and Scholars Association for Chinese Australian students to "go defend our sacred torch" against "ethnic degenerate scum and anti-China separatists". Tony Goh, chairman of the Australian Council of Chinese Organisations, has said the ACCO would be taking "thousands" of pro-Beijing demonstrators to Canberra by bus, to support the torch relay. Zhang Rongan, a Chinese Australian student organising pro-Beijing demonstrations, told the press that Chinese diplomats were assisting with the organization of buses, meals and accommodation for pro-Beijing demonstrators, and helping them organise a "peaceful show of strength". Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said Chinese officials were urging supporters to "turn up and put a point of view", but that he had no objection to it as long as they remained peaceful.

Q1: Who did the Chinese want to deploy to Canberra to protect the flame?
A1: People's Liberation Army personnel
Q2: Chinese Australian students were told to defend what against scum and separatists?
A2: sacred torch
Q3: Who was the chairman of the Australian Council of Chinese Organisations?
A3: Tony Goh
Q4: Who was the Foreign Minister who said he was okay with protests as long as they were peaceful?
A4: Stephen Smith
Q5: What group did China want along the relay route in Canberra?
A5: People's Liberation Army
Q6: Who was given permission to search attendees of the relay?
A6: Australian police
Q7: Who said that thousands of pro-Beijing supporters would be bused in?
A7: Tony Goh
Q8: Who told the media that Chinese diplomats were arranging a "peaceful show of strength"?
A8: Zhang Rongan
Q9: Who was the Foreign Minister who indicated Chinese officials wanted supporting demonstrators to show up and show their point of view?
A9: Stephen Smith
Intended torchbearer Lin Hatfield Dodds withdrew from the event, explaining that she wished to express concern about China's human rights record. Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said her decision was "a very good example of peacefully making a point".

Q1: Who withdrew as a torchbearer because of her concerns about human rights?
A1: Lin Hatfield Dodds
Q2: Who said Dodds' withdrawal was a good example of peacefully protesting?
A2: Foreign Minister Stephen Smith
Q3: Who withdrew from the torch event?
A3: Lin Hatfield Dodds
Q4: Who was the foreign minister that said her decision was a good example of peacefully making a point?
A4: Stephen Smith
Up to 600 pro-Tibet protesters were expected to attend the relay, along with between 2,000 and 10,000 Chinese supporters. Taking note of the high number of Chinese supporters, Ted Quinlan, head of the Canberra torch relay committee, said: "We didn't expect this reaction from the Chinese community. It is obviously a well-coordinated plan to take the day by weight of numbers. But we have assurances that it will be done peacefully.". Also, Australia's ACT Chief Minister, Jon Stanhope confirmed that the Chinese embassy was closely involve to ensure that "pro-China demonstrators vastly outnumbered Tibetan activists." Australian freestyle swimmer and five-time Olympic gold medalist Ian Thorpe ended the Australian leg of the torch relay April 24, 2008, touching the flame to light a cauldron after a run that was only marginally marked by protests. People demonstrated both for China and for Tibet. At least five people were arrested during the torch relay. Police said "the five were arrested for interfering with the event under special powers enacted in the wake of massive protests against Chinese policy toward Tibet." At one point, groups of Chinese students surrounded and intimidated pro-Tibet protesters. One person had to be pulled aboard a police launch when a group of pro-Chinese students looked like they might force him into the lake.

Q1: Who was the head of the Canberra torch relay committee?
A1: Ted Quinlan
Q2: How many supporters of Tibet were expected in Canberra to protest?
A2: 600
Q3: ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope said which organization intended to ensure that China supporters outweighed Tibet supporters?
A3: the Chinese embassy
Q4: Which athlete carried the torch for the final leg?
A4: Ian Thorpe
Q5: How many supporters of Tibet were expected to attend the torch relay?
A5: Up to 600
Q6: It was thought that how many Chinese supporters would attend the torch relay?
A6: between 2,000 and 10,000
Q7: Who did not expect that reaction from the Chinese community?
A7: Ted Quinlan
Q8: Who was involved to ensure the pro Chinese demonstrators outweighed the Tibetan demonstrators?
A8: the Chinese embassy