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SDG stands for... 

What is a sustainable development goal?

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The world's population reached a record high on Nov. 15 of ______ 

Eight Billion

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Activists started throwing soup on paintings and gluing themselves to museums, why? 

+100, where & what painting 

In protest over climate change 

Van Gogh's Sunflowers and in London at the National Gallery

100

What happened that allowed lucy to start the BWB club 

I won a leadership award while participating in the forum 

100

Everyone in your group... How much community service hours have you done-- add it up!  

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First SDG

What is No Poverty?

200

Highest Point in Asia 

Mt. Everest

200

Prime Minister Liz Truss of Britain resigned on Oct. 20, making her the shortest-serving prime minister in British history. How long was she in office? - NYT 

Six weeks 

200

What was the topic of the last global chats? Caitlin and Chloe CANNOT ANSWER 

Is fast fashion ethical?  

200

True or False: there are more men in poverty than women 

False 

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Number of SDGs 

what is 17? 

300

Most populated country in the world?

China (India) 

300

3 big current protests in the world right now. 

Greece: Boy Shot by Police 

Iran: Government control and headscarf laws 

China: Government and COVID 19 isolation

300

Name 3 countries in Buddies Without Borders. not the USA

Bolivia, Cyprus, Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Ireland, japan, Jordan, Morroco, Spain, Taiwan, turkey, Iran, UK, Vietnam, or New Zealand. 

300

Which minority group experiences the most poverty by ethnicity?

Native Americans

400

Five permanent members (countries) of the United Nations. The "big five."

What is France, Russia, United Kingdom, and the United States?

400

How many countries in the world (400 points)

How many countries are in the UN (+100) - can you name the countries, not in the UN? ( +100 )


195 in the world, 192 in the UN (the State of Palestine and the Holy See)

400

Who's playing in the world cup today (4 teams)

Portugal, Morroco, Spain, Switzerland

400

Who is in charge of all the BWB clubs? 

Mrs.Mohs 

400

How many people live in Poverty USA 

37 million as of 2020

500

The official UN languages? 6 total

What is Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish? 

500

S is the most common letter for countries. Name 3 countries that start with the letter S, in 10 seconds

  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Saint Lucia
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Samoa
  • San Marino
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Schaumburg-Lippe*
  • Senegal
  • Serbia
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Singapore
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Solomon Islands, The
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • South Sudan
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sudan
  • Suriname
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Syria


500

At the United Nations COP27 Climate Summit, nearly 200 countries agreed to _______ , completing a decades-long effort.

pay poor countries for damage caused by climate change

500

We were paired with two countries to meet up with on discord, which countries (you may only know this if you've checked discord) 

Ireland and Bolivia 

500

5 top cities in poverty in the USA? 

can you do it in order? 

1. New York 

2. Los Angeles

3. Seattle 

4. San Diego 

5. San Jose