How Much Do You Know About Palm Oil
For one of our second year modules, we have to do our group presentation. Our group has the title 'My week without Palm oil'. In order to do this presentation we have decided to create this questionnaire to see how much people know about palm oil. Please answer this without looking for the answers online so our results are as accurate as possible. in terms of the score, it is not a test to see if you pass or fail it is more for us to get an idea of what people know already and what needs to be pushed for people to become more aware. You do not need to fill in your name if you would prefer to be anonymous just put something random inthank you very much for participating in it and I hope that you are able to learn something from this quiz
- 1.From which region does the Oil Palm tree originate
- A.
West Africa
- B.
Indonesia
- C.
Palm Island
- 2.Which two countries are major producers of Palm oil?
- A.
Australia and New Zeland
- B.
USA and Canda
- C.
Malaysia and Indonesia
- 3.How many hectars in Indonesia are covered by palm oil plantations
- A.
7.5 millon
- B.
9 million
- C.
6 million
- D.
8 million
- 4.How many hectares of land is it suggested that palm oil plantations will cover by 2025?
- A.
10 million
- B.
26 million
- C.
40 million
- 5.What products use Palm Oil?
- A.
Bio fuel
- B.
Food products
- C.
Beauty products
- D.
All of the above
- 6.Why are palm oil plantations threatening the lives of Orangutans?
- A.
It is poisonous to the orangutan
- B.
Deforestation and loss of habitat
- C.
Disease spread by palm oil
- 7.The UN has estimated that up to X per cent of natural forest of Borneo and Sumatra and Borneo may be destroyed by 2022?
- A.
98%
- B.
50%
- C.
15%
- 8.How many different names does palm oil have?
- A.
10
- B.
78
- C.
145
- D.
225
- 9.A Sumatran orangutan is classified as...
- A.
A pest
- B.
Critically endangered
- C.
Endangered but on the boarder of being critically endangered
- D.
Endangered
- 10.Which of the following may be found in a product label that contains palm oil?
- A.
Elaeis guineensis
- B.
Glycerol
- C.
Palm Stearin
- D.
All of the Above
- 11.In supermarkets which of the following is true,
- A.
Palm oil labelling is mandatory on all products
- B.
Palm oil can be labelled as vegetable oil making it difficult to identify
- C.
Palm oil labelling is illegal
- 12.Roughly how many of the goods we use on a day to day basis contain palm oil
- A.
50
- B.
75
- C.
20
- 13.Why are plantations not seen as forests
- A.
There are not enough trees
- B.
Because they are planted by humans so do not grow naturally
- C.
They are a mono culture
- 14.What percentage of palm oil produced is used to manufacture food products, cosmetics, detergents and candles.
- A.
10
- B.
90
- C.
60
- 15.What does the RSPO stand for?
- A.
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
- B.
The Rescuing, saving and preserving of orangutans
- C.
The Roundtable on stopping Palm Oil
- 16.What is the aim of RSPO?
- A.
To promote the production and sale of palm oil even further and restore its social acceptability
- B.
To protect the animals and bio diversity that are affected by palm oil
- C.
To protect the indigenous populations farms and livelihood
- D.
All of the above
- 17.One of RSPOs greatest achievement has been to create a certification system so that companies that use sustainable palm oil can put this logo on their product. apart from RSPO Labels on products, what other labels can you look for to make sure that you are buying sustainable palm oil products?
- A.
Green Palm Logo
- B.
A picture of a palm tree
- C.
Sustainable palm logo
- 18.How can you help? (Select all that apply)
- A.
Buy Palm oil free products
- B.
Support sustainable palm oil products
- C.
Tell your friends about palm oil
- D.
Write to the manufacturers of products that contain Palm Oil
- 19.Do you think it is sustainable to only buy palm oil free products
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 20.After this questionnaire would you consider only buying products that are palm oil free and products that use sustainable palm oil?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- C.
Maybe
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