Race Inequality
Privilege
LGBT Inequality
Mixed Bag 1
Mixed Bag 2
100
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, what is the percentage of U.S. schools with no teachers of color on staff? A) 0% B) 40% C) 60% D) 20% E) 9%
What is B) 40%
100
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, how many U.S. citizens are millionaires? A) Roughly 150,000 B) Roughly 1,000,000 C) Roughly 500,000 D) Roughly 2,600,000 E) Roughly 50,000
What is D) Roughly 2,600,000
100
In which of the following countries can members of the LGBT community be sentenced to death, if convicted? A) Iran B) Saudi Arabia C) Yemen D) United Arab Emirates E) All of the above
What is E) All of the Above
100
In a 2007 study, UNICEF rated the treatment of children in the 23 wealthiest countries in the world based on 40 indicators of child well-being. Which two countries received the lowest ratings? A) Saudi Arabia and Turkey B) Mexico and South Africa C) India and China D) The United States and United Kingdom E) Chile and Egypt
What is C) The United States and United Kingdom
100
In 1990, twenty percent of all children in the US lived in poverty. What percent of the children in the US live in poverty today? A) 5% B) 8% C)10% D)15% E)20%
What is E) 20%
200
The Pennsylvania State University's Fall 2015 total undergraduate enrollment was 70,680. What percentage of these undergraduates identified as Native American/Alaska Native? A) Less than 0.1% B) 4.7% C) 0.5% D) 2.2% E) 7.6%
What is A) Less than 0.1%
200
A Princeton study of elite universities in the U.S. found that legacy applicants (People, usually white and wealthy, with a parent or grandparent who attended the institution) are far more privileged by legacy status than applicants of color are by affirmative action policies. The study determined that legacy status was roughly equivalent to how much of a boost to an applicant's SAT scores? A) 20 points B) 90 points C) 100 points D) 160 points E) 220 points
What is D) 160 points
200
According to a study by the American Association of Physicians for Human Rights, what percentage of physicians report witnessing a colleague giving reduced care or refusing care to lesbian, gay, or bisexual patients? A) 12% B) 32% C) 52% D) 72% E) 82%
What is C) 52%
200
Compared with their U.S. -born peers, how likely are immigrant men in the U.S., ages 18-39, to be in jail or prison, according to a 2008 report from the Immigration Policy Center? A) 15 times more likely B) 5 times more likely C) Equally likely D) 10 times less likely E) 5 times less likely
What is E) 5 times less likely
200
The six Walton heirs to the Walmart fortune are worth roughly $140 billion. The net financial worth of these six people equals the same as how many US families? A) 40,000,000 B) 52,000,000 C) 57,000,000 D) 25,000,000 E) 5,000,000
What is B) 52,000,000
300
According to a 2006 report from the American Civil Liberties Union, African Americans comprise more than 37% of people arrested for drug use, 59% of those convicted for drug use, and 74% of those sentenced to prison for drug use. African Americans comprise what percentage of U.S. drug users? A) 45% B) 30% C) 15% D) 60% E) 75%
What is C) 15%
300
The average Chief Executive Officer was paid 20 times as much as the average worker in 1965, 30 times as much in 1978, and 122 times as much in 1995. How much more were CEOs paid than workers in 2013? A) 195 times as much B) 220 times as much C) 245 times as much D) 260 times as much E) 295 times as much
What is E) 295 times as much
300
In how many countries is it legal for LGBT couples to adopt children? A) 10 B) 15 C) 13 D) 14 E) 12
What is D) 14
300
The U.S. Military Budget is by far the highest of any country in the world. How much higher is the U.S. military budget than that of China, the world's second biggest military spender? A) 1.5 times higher B) 4 times higher C) 7 times higher D) 8.2 times higher E) 9.6 times higher
What is C) 7 times higher
300
How many people in the world suffer from chronic hunger? A) 20,000,000 B) 40,000,000 C) 100,000,000 D) 400,000,000 E) 840,000,000
What is E) 840,000,000
400
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the median annual income for U.S. White men, 25 years or older, who have earned graduate degrees, is $80,000. What are the median annual incomes for Latina and Native American women, 25 years or older, who have earned graduate degrees? A) $80,000 and $80,000 B) $70,000 and $68,000, respectively C) $60,000 and $62,000, respectively D) $25,000 and $50,000, respectively E) $50,000 and $40,000, respectively
What is E) $50,000 and $40,000, respectively
400
According to UNICEF, the wealth of the three richest people in the world is roughly equal to the combined Gross Domestic Product of: A) The 8 poorest countries B) The 28 poorest countries C) The 48 poorest countries D) The 57 poorest countries E) The 68 poorest countries
What is C) The 48 poorest countries
400
What percentage of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender high school students report that their teachers "never" or "rarely" respond to homophobic remarks made by other students, according to a national study by GLSEN? A) 15.1% B) 37.8% C) 63.2% D) 77.9% E) 84.5%
What is E) 84.5%
400
What portion of the U.S. Government budget goes to welfare and Social Security? A) Less than 1% to welfare and 20% to Social Security B) 25% to welfare and 25% to Social Security C) 20% to welfare and 1% to Social Security D) Less than 1% to welfare and less than 1% to Social Security E) 32% to welfare and 44% to Social Security
What is A) Less than 1% to welfare and 20% to Social Security
400
How much does the US spend on foreign aid each year? A) 900,000,000 or .02% B) 46,000,000,000 or 1% of the budget C) 1,000,000,000 or .5% of the budget D) 10,000,000,000 or .75% of the budget E) 30,000,000,000 or .85% of the budget ****DAILY DOUBLE**** (Answer BOTH correctly for 1600 points, but if you answer incorrectly, you lose 1600 points) What is it used for?
What is B) 46,000,000,000 or 1% of the budget. ****DAILY DOUBLE**** Foreign military assistance spending
500
Compared with White women, how likely are African American women in the U.S. to die during childbirth due to a lack of access to prenatal care, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality? A) Equally likely B) Four times as likely C) Six times as likely D) Twice as likely E) Half as likely
What is B) Four Times as Likely
500
The median wealth of black households in the US is $11,000. What is the median wealth of white households? A) $22,000 B) $40,000 C) $55,000 D) $120,000 E) $141,000
What is E) $141,000
500
In how many states can an employee be fired for being gay or lesbian? A) 27 B) 32 C) 29 D) 30 E) 28
What is C) 29
500
The federal government keeps statistics on young men, ages 15 to 19, killed by the police. How many times more likely is a young black man to be killed by police than a young white man? A) 3 times B) 7 times C) 10 times D) 15 times E) 21 times
What is E) 21 times
500
How many people stay in homeless shelters each night? A) 300,000 B) 250,000 C) 400,000 D) 570,000 E) 1,000,000
What is D) 570,000
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