QUIZ - AFRICA - SO RICH, BUT SO POOR

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QUIZ - AFRICA: SO RICH, BUT SO POOR

1. What percentage of the world’s known minerals are in Africa?

a)10%      b) 30%     c) 50%

2. Mineral and oil prices in the world have tripled in the last

a)year      b)  5 years     c) 10 years

3. In 2008, how much foreign investment came into Africa in 2008?

a) $62million     b) $162 million   c) $662 million

4. About half of Africa’s population lives on less than

a) $1.25 per hour   b) $1.25 per day   c) $1.25 per week

5. In Zambia, about what percentage of people live on $1.25 per day?

a) 25%     b) 50%   c)  75%

6. What percentage of the people in Zambia do not have enough food?

a)15%     b) 27%    c) 43%

7. How much money does Zambia lose every year because of people or companies not paying enough tax?

a)$200,000    b) $2 million   c)  $2 billion

8. How much money did South Africa lose between 1995 and 2006 because of tax avoidance?

a) $16 million    b) $67 million   c) $167 million