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1/ What do "black gold" and "liquid gold" mean?
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'''1/ What do "black gold" and "liquid gold" mean?'''
  
a) earth and sun
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''a) earth and sun''
  
b) expensive and cheap gold
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''b) expensive and cheap gold''
  
c) oil and water
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''c) oil and water''
  
2/ How much gold exists in the world?
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'''2/ How much gold exists in the world?'''
  
a) about 20 tonnes
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''a) about 20 tonnes''
  
b) about 200,000 tonnes
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''b) about 200,000 tonnes''
  
c) about 2,000,000 tonnes
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''c) about 2,000,000 tonnes''
  
3/ How much gold do we mine now per year?
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http://www.newint.org/features/2014/08/13/gold.jpg
  
a) about 200 tonnes
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'''3/ How much gold do we mine now per year?'''
  
b) about 2,000 tonnes
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''a) about 200 tonnes''
  
c) about 20,000 tonnes
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''b) about 2,000 tonnes''
  
4/ What percentage of the world's gold is now kept in the Federal Reserve in Manhattan?
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''c) about 20,000 tonnes''
  
a) about 5%
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'''4/ What percentage of the world's gold is now kept in the Federal Reserve in Manhattan?'''
  
b) about 25%
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''a) about 5%''
  
c) about 50%
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''b) about 25%''
  
5/ When was the US dollar separated from the value of gold?
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''c) about 50%''
  
a) 1971
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'''5/ When was the US dollar separated from the value of gold?'''
  
b) 1981
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''a) 1971''
  
c) 1991
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''b) 1981''
  
6/ People first used money as gold in (what is now) Turkey in:
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''c) 1991''
  
a) 600 BC
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http://www.newint.org/features/web-exclusive/2014/08/18/gold1.jpg
  
b) 100 BC
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'''6/ People first used gold as money in (what is now) Turkey in:'''
  
c) 100 AD
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''a) 600 BC''
  
7/ How much does one ounce of gold cost now?
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''b) 100 BC''
  
a) $1,000
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''c) 100 AD''
  
b) $5,000
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'''7/ How much does one ounce of gold cost now?'''
  
c) $10,000
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''a) $1,000''
  
8/ How much gold do mining companies in South Africa say they lose to illegal miners?
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''b) $5,000''
  
a) 1%
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''c) $10,000''
  
b) 5%
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'''8/ How much gold do mining companies in South Africa say they lose to illegal miners?'''
  
c) 10%
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''a) 1%''
  
Now read this article to check your answers:
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''b) 5%''
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''c) 10%''
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'''Now read this to check your answers:'''
  
 
*[[Stop the gold rush!]]
 
*[[Stop the gold rush!]]

Latest revision as of 15:49, 26 September 2014

How much do you know about gold?

Choose the correct answer:

1/ What do "black gold" and "liquid gold" mean?

a) earth and sun

b) expensive and cheap gold

c) oil and water

2/ How much gold exists in the world?

a) about 20 tonnes

b) about 200,000 tonnes

c) about 2,000,000 tonnes

gold.jpg

3/ How much gold do we mine now per year?

a) about 200 tonnes

b) about 2,000 tonnes

c) about 20,000 tonnes

4/ What percentage of the world's gold is now kept in the Federal Reserve in Manhattan?

a) about 5%

b) about 25%

c) about 50%

5/ When was the US dollar separated from the value of gold?

a) 1971

b) 1981

c) 1991

gold1.jpg

6/ People first used gold as money in (what is now) Turkey in:

a) 600 BC

b) 100 BC

c) 100 AD

7/ How much does one ounce of gold cost now?

a) $1,000

b) $5,000

c) $10,000

8/ How much gold do mining companies in South Africa say they lose to illegal miners?

a) 1%

b) 5%

c) 10%

Now read this to check your answers: