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2. This quiz will introduce you to some
interesting facts about our world, and
will inform you of the Millenium Goals
set for 2015.

4. 1. Which country is the most generous?
A) America
B) Canada
C) Luxembourg
D) Denmark

5. The most generous country is
Luxembourg.
$314 per person is donated to other
countries.
The second most generous country is
Norway, where $305 is donated per
head.

6. 2. Which is the world’s most popular
religion?
A) Buddism
B) Islam (Muslim)
C) Hinduism
D) Christianity

7. Christianity is the most popular at 33%.
The next most popular religion is Islam
(18.3%), followed by Hinduism (13.5%).
Islam is the fastest growing religion in
the world.

8. 3. Which is the world’s most popular
language?
A) Spanish
B) English
C) Chinese Mandarin
D) Hindi

9. The world’s most popular language is
Chinese Mandarin, spoken by 14.37% of
the world’s population.
The second ,most popular is Hindi
(6.02%), followed by English (5.61%),and
close behind -Spanish (5.59%)

10. 4. Which country has the highest
birth-rate?
A)India
B)Uganda
C)China
D)Niger

11. Niger has the highest birth-rate with
48 babies born per 1000 people every
year.
Uganda is second at 47 babies.
India ranks at no. 91 with 22 babies.
Britain ranks at 189 in the world with
10.8 babies

12. 5. How many people are victims of
landmines every year?
A) 200
B) 2,000
C) 20,000
D) 200,000

13. Ninety countries in the world are
affected by landmines.
20,000 people are killed or maimed by
landmines every year.

14. 6. What percentage of the world’s
people live in extreme poverty (on less
than 50p a day)?
A) 2%
B) 9%
C) 15%
D) 20%

15. 20% of the world’s population live on
less than 20p a day, but this is falling.
In 1990 the figure was 28%.
The number of people living in poverty is
falling most rapidly in Asia. In Africa
the figure remains constant.

16. 7. By how many millions of hectares are
the world’s forests decreasing every
year?
A) 1 million
B) 3 million
C) 5 million
D) 7 million

17. The world’s forests are decreasing by
7.3 million hectares every year, even
taking into account re-planting. That is
an area the size of the countries Sierra
Leone or Panama.
This figure has fallen from 8.9 million
between 1990 –2000.

18. 8. Throughout the world what percentage
of girls attend Primary School?
A) 100%
B) 80%
C) 60%
D) 50%

19. 80% of girls receive Primary education.
1 in 5 girls receive no education at all.
1 in 6 boys does not receive any basic
education. These are mostly boys who
live in rural areas.

20. 9. How many African children are
orphaned (have no living parents to care
for them)?
A) 1 million
B) 3 ½ million
C) 5 ¼ million
D) 12 million

21. 12 million African children are orphans.
Many of their parents have died in civil
wars, but most have been struck down
by Aids.
38.6 million people worldwide are
currently living with HIV/Aids.

22. 10. What percentage of parliamentary
seats worldwide are currently held by
women?
A) 50%
B) 31%
C) 17%
D) 11%

23. 17% of parliamentary seats worldwide
are currently held by women.
Rwanda comes the closest to having
equality between men and women.
Women won 49% of the seats in the
2003 election.