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More than 20% of children from this country is underweight for their age. A) Asia B) Africa C) A & B D) None of the above
What is (C), A & B.
100
This number of Americans struggle to put food on the table. A) 10 B) About 3,000 C) 50.1 million D) 0. Everyone does well in America.
What is (C) 50.1 million? source:dosomething.org
100
This is the main cause of hunger. A) Poverty B) Starvation C) Food Scarcity D) Laziness
What is (A) Poverty. source: dosomething.org
100
The world does not produce enough food for everyone. True or False.
What is False? The world has enough food to feed everyone. Having access to money to buy food or land to grow food is a problem.
100
Suffering or death cause by hunger. A) Fasting B) Diet C) Starvation D) None of the above.
What is (C) Starvation?
200
This country has the greatest number of hungry people. A) Middle East B) Asia/Pacific C) Africa D) Latin American/Caribbean
What is (B) Asia/Pacific? 578 million of the world’s hungry 239 million in Sub-Saharan Africa and 53 million in Latin America and the Caribbean. source: https://quiz.wfp.org/
200
This percentage of food is thrown out in the U.S. each year. A) 5% B) 40% C) 80% D) 0%
What is (B) 40%. That is about 165 billion worth of food that could 25 million Americans. source:dosomething.org
200
In 2010, it was recorded that this number of children died from hunger. A) 0 B) 500 C)7.6 billion D) None of the above
What is (C) 7.6 billion That means that 20,000 children died per day. :(
200
Which of the following is the No. 1 health risk in the world? A) Malaria B) Hunger C) The Flu D) AIDS
What is (B) Hunger? Hunger kills more people every year. source:https://quiz.wfp.org/
200
This is a condition when the body does not get enough nutrients or vitamins to fight off disease. A) Malnutrition B) Emergency Food C) Hunger D) Starvation
What is (A) Malnutrition? People who live in countries that lack sanitation are more likely to be prone to illness because they don't have the vitamins or nutrition they need to fight it.
300
Nearly 98 percent of worldwide hunger exists in underdeveloped countries. A) True B) False
What is (A) True.
300
The following ratio represents children who are at risk of hunger in the U.S. A) 1 out of 100 B) 1 out of 1 C) 1 out of 20 D) 1 out of 5
What is (D) 1 out of 5?
300
Which of the following is a cause of hunger. A) Poverty B) Harmful economic system C) Climate change D) All of the above
What is (D) All of the above.
300
The number of malnourished people in the world is equal to which of the following? A) Population of the U.S. B) Population of Canada. C) Population of the European Union. D) All of the above combined
What is (D) All of the above combined? *About 1/7 of the world's population go malnourished. source:https://quiz.wfp.org/
300
Without reliable access to adequate or nutritious food. A) Malnutrition B) Food Insecurity C) Scarcity D) Undernutrition
What is (B) Food Insecurity? This means that because of lack of money or resources. The family with "food insecurity" means they are always unsure where they will find their food.
400
Nearly 1 in 4 go hungry in this country. A) Africa B) Asia C) Canada D) U.S.
What is (A) Africa. The number of hungry grew in Africa over the period of 2010 - 2012, from 175 million to 239 million, with nearly 20 million added in the last few years
400
People who are homeless and out of work are usually the ones who are struggling with hunger. A) True B) Flase
What is (B) False.
400
What percentage of the world's population is hungry? A) 6.25 percent--1/16 of the world's population B) 14.3 percent--1/7th of the world's population C) 25 percent--1/4th of the world's population D) None of the above
What is (B) 14.3 percent--1/7th of the world's population.
400
Undernutrition magnifies the effect of every disease, including which of the following? A) Measles B) Malaria C) A & B D) None of the above
What is (C) A & B.
400
When a person is unable to naturally grow, learn, physically work, be pregnant, or resisting/recovering from disease because they don't have enough to eat, they have this. A) Hunger B) Anger C) Cancer D) Undernutrition
What is (D) undernutrition.
500
Developing countries is defined as one of the following: A)A poor agricultural country that is seeking to become more advanced.. B) Where health and education systems are poor. C) Where the population is often hungry. D) All of the above
What is (D) All of the above.
500
The following locations have the highest rate poverty rates in the U.S. A) Urban counties B) Rural counties C) Non-metropolitan counties D) All of the above
What is (B) Rural counties. It is more difficult for food banks and emergency food assistance to help them. source: http://feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/hunger-facts/quiz.aspx
500
In developing world, more than 1.4 billion people currently live below the international poverty line earning this amount of money per day. A) $20.05/day B) $10/day C) $5.15/day D) $1.25/day
What is (D) Among this group of poor people, many have problems obtaining adequate, nutritious food for themselves and their families. As a result, 1.02 billion people in the developing world are undernourished. They consume less than the minimum amount of calories essential for sound health and growth.
500
Hunger is usually passed from mother to child. A) True B) False
What is (A) True. Each year, 17 million children are born underweight because their mothers are malnourished.
500
When a person is unable to have physical capabilities for a healthy active life due to lack of calories, protein, or nutrients, they have this. A) Starvation B) Undernourishment C) Food Insecurity D) None of the above
What is (B) Undernourishment.