Nutritional/Health
Economical
Environmental
Cultural
General Knowledge
100

True or False: Red meat can cause heart disease

True

100

True or false: The US produces over 100 million pounds of meat a year

True; they produce about 102 million pounds yearly. 

100

True or False: Cows release the most greenhouse gases among all farm animals.

True

100

What meat do followers of Hinduism not eat?

Beef

100

True or false: Perdue Foods is the biggest meat company in the United States

False; Tyson Foods is the biggest company

200

What mineral is found in your blood that is also found in meat?

Iron

200

 True or false: the U.S. is the biggest exporter of meat. 

False; Brazil is

200

What is the chemical formula for methane?

CH4

200

What common meat do some Jewish people not eat?

Pork

200

Who are the anti-meat writers we read about in class?

Jim Mason and Peter Singer

300

How many amino acids are in meat?

All twenty of them

300

How many people work in slaughterhouses? (Closest numerical answer gets the points)

Half a million people

300

How much can shifting from non-organic to organic farming reduce clean water consumption? (Closest numerical answer gets the points)

By 98%

300

What fish do people eat the most?

Tuna

300

What is the difference between being vegan and being vegetarian?

While vegans do not eat any animal products, vegetarians can eat products like dairy and eggs. Neither eat any meat. 

400

Name one vitamin that is only found in meat.

Vitamin B12 or Vitamin D3

400

What percentage of US employment is in the food sector? (Closest numerical answer gets the points)

10%

400

What percent of human-made emissions come from animal agriculture and deforestation to create space for livestock grazing or growing crops to feed farm animals? (Closest numerical answer gets the points)

15-20%

400

What is the most commonly eaten meat in America?

Chicken

400

When did farming begin? (Closest numerical answer gets the points)

About 12,000 years ago

500

How much protein is found in one pound of Chicken? (Closest numerical answer gets the points)

52 grams

or for the Americans 

1.83 ounces

500

What percentage of the U.S.'s GPD is from animal production? (Closest numerical answer gets the points)

6%

500

How many tons of carbon dioxide do farm animals produce? (Closest numerical answer gets the points)

6.2 billion pounds

500

What is the most commonly eaten meat in the world?

Pork

500

What animal was illegal to butcher in ancient China?

Cow/oxen