QUIZ - Oil

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QUIZ - OIL

1. Where is Ogoni? (one of the most polluted places in the world):

a) Australia b) Nigeria c) Germany

2. Why are people protesting in Ogoni?

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a) They want more money b) They want more oil c) They want less pollution

3. How long have they had oil pollution in Ogoni?:

a) 50 years b) 10 years c) 5 years

4. How much money did Shell pay the Ogoni community in 1970 when the pollution was very bad?:

a) £168 b) £1680 c) £16,800

5. Who was Ken Saro-Wiwa?:

a) A Shell worker who suffered from pollution b) A Nigerian murderer who didn’t like Shell c) A protester who the Nigerian government killed

6. The levels of dangerous chemicals in the water in Ogoniland are:

a) 9 times b) 90 times c) 900 times more than the maximum WHO (World Health Organisation) limit.

7. Life expectancy in the Niger Delta is:

a) 45 b) 52 c) 59

8. After the oil spills in 2008 and 2009 that destroyed the area, Shell offered to pay about:

a) $5 million b) $50 million c) $500 million

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