Test Your Refugee Knowledge! Trivia Quiz
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- 1.Who is a refugee?
- A.
Someone who flees to another city in their country because of conflict.
- B.
Someone who does not have citizenship to any country.
- C.
Someone who flees their home country because of fear for their lives or freedom.
- 2.In 2010, the two largest refugee populations were:
- A.
A. Congolese and Colombians.
- B.
B. Palestinians and Afghans.
- C.
D. Sudanese and Iraqis.
- 3.An internally displaced person (IDP) is someone who has received official refugee status but has not left their home country.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.The total number of refugees, IDPs and asylum seekers around the world is:
- A.
890,000
- B.
2.1 million
- C.
43.7 million
- 5.The country that hosts the largest number of refugees is:
- A.
Chad
- B.
Pakistan
- C.
United States
- 6.The average time of displacement for refugees living in camps is:
- A.
17 years
- B.
8 years
- C.
16 months
- 7.How many people were displaced by natural disasters in 2010?
- A.
42 million
- B.
25.3 million
- C.
560,000
- 8.What country currently receives the largest number of asylum requests in the world?
- A.
Italy
- B.
South Africa
- C.
Brazil
- 9.People may be stateless (or lack nationality to any country) as a result of:
- A.
Political change of the redrawing of a country's borders.
- B.
Laws regulating marriage and birth registration.
- C.
Both a. and b.
- 10.Most gender-based violence is committed by:
- A.
Armed rebel groups
- B.
Spouses or intimate partners
- C.
Militias
- 11.What percentage of the U.S. federal budget goes to humanitarian aid?
- A.
Less than 1%
- B.
11%
- C.
24%
- 12.Under its official mandate, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is NOT responsible for stateless people.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.How many UN peacekeepers are there, including uniformed personnel, civilian personnel, and volunteers?
- A.
120,830
- B.
481,790
- C.
1.2 million
- 14.In 2010, how many refugees were officially resettled into the United States?
- A.
19,946
- B.
73,311
- C.
207,716
- 15.What can you do to assist refugees, displaced, and stateless people around the world?
- A.
Help raise awareness by posting information to social media sites - including this quiz!
- B.
Donate to organizations like Refugees International at www.refugeesinternational.org/donate.
- C.
Host an event to raise money and inform your friends of the challenges facing refugees.
- D.
Contact your member of Congress and tell them to support funding for displaced people around the world.
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