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− | 1/ What do "black gold" and "liquid gold" mean? | + | '''1/ What do "black gold" and "liquid gold" mean?''' |
− | a) earth and sun | + | ''a) earth and sun'' |
− | b) expensive and cheap gold | + | ''b) expensive and cheap gold'' |
− | c) oil and water | + | ''c) oil and water'' |
− | 2/ How much gold exists in the world? | + | '''2/ How much gold exists in the world?''' |
− | a) about 20 tonnes | + | ''a) about 20 tonnes'' |
− | b) about 200,000 tonnes | + | ''b) about 200,000 tonnes'' |
− | c) about 2,000,000 tonnes | + | ''c) about 2,000,000 tonnes'' |
− | + | http://www.newint.org/features/2014/08/13/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'' | |
− | + | http://www.newint.org/features/web-exclusive/2014/08/18/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%'' | |
− | Now read this | + | ''b) 5%'' |
+ | |||
+ | ''c) 10%'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''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
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
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: