Poverty Quiz

15 Questions | By Lily_Southen | Updated: Jan 29, 2013 | Attempts: 127

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1.

How many children die of poverty each day?
- A.
  
  22,000
- B.
  
  9,000
- C.
  
  50,000
- D.
  
  800
Correct Answer
A. 22,000
2.

How do you feel about poverty?
3.

What is Poverty?
- A.
  
  When people have everything they want.
- B.
  
  When people have everything they need but not everything they want.
- C.
  
  When people don't have all the basic needs that they need to survive.
- D.
  
  When you don't have any lunch but you have breakfast and dinner.
Correct Answer
C. When people don't have all the basic needs that they need to survive.
4.

What is the poorest country in the world?
- A.
  
  Niger
- B.
  
  Zimbabwe
- C.
  
  Tanzania
- D.
  
  Uganda
Correct Answer
B. Zimbabwe
5.

What can't cause poverty?
- A.
  
  War
- B.
  
  Lack of Health Care and Education
- C.
  
  Lack of fun
- D.
  
  Natural Disasters
Correct Answer
C. Lack of fun
6.

How many children die every minute?
- A.
  
  5
- B.
  
  15
- C.
  
  25
- D.
  
  35
Correct Answer
B. 15
7.

How many people live under $1 a day?
- A.
  
  200
- B.
  
  5,000
- C.
  
  1.1 Billion
- D.
  
  900,000
Correct Answer
C. 1.1 Billion
8.

In some countries who can be responsible for poverty?
- A.
  
  Government
- B.
  
  Children
- C.
  
  Animals
- D.
  
  Teachers
Correct Answer
A. Government
9.

What can't you survive without?
- A.
  
  A House
- B.
  
  Water
- C.
  
  Clothes
- D.
  
  Money
Correct Answer
B. Water
10.

There are people in Melbourne living in poverty.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
A. True
11.

People living in poverty have a higher incidence of depression.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
A. True
12.

All people living in poverty have no one that loves them.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
B. False
13.

Poverty can affect:
- A.
  
  Children
- B.
  
  Men
- C.
  
  Women
- D.
  
  All of the above
Correct Answer
D. All of the above
14.

How many million children between the ages of 7-18 have never been to school?
- A.
  
  12 million
- B.
  
  94 million
- C.
  
  134 million
- D.
  
  167 million
Correct Answer
C. 134 million
15.

Of the 57 million people worldwide who died last year, 10.5 million of them were children less than five years old.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
A. True

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Poverty Quiz

How many children die of poverty each day?

How do you feel about poverty?

What is Poverty?

What is the poorest country in the world?

What can't cause poverty?

How many children die every minute?

How many people live under $1 a day?

In some countries who can be responsible for poverty?

What can't you survive without?

There are people in Melbourne living in poverty.

People living in poverty have a higher incidence of depression.

All people living in poverty have no one that loves them.

Poverty can affect:

How many million children between the ages of 7-18 have never been to school?

Of the 57 million people worldwide who died last year, 10.5 million of them were children less than five years old.