The United Nations World Food Programme has put some of those facts and figures together. See how many of them you recognise.

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Question 1

The first UN Millennium Development Goal aims to halve the proportion of hungry people in the world by 2015. More than 850 million people know what it’s like to go to bed hungry every night, and this number is

A: Stationary B: Falling by 5 million a year C: Growing by 5 million a year D: Falling by 10 million a year

Question 2

In desperation, the hungry will consume foods not normally considered edible. Which of the following do poverty-stricken Haitians eat?

A: Water lily bulbs B: Tree bark C: Mud pies

Question 3

Somewhere in the world, a child dies of hunger every

A: Hour B: Minute C: Five seconds

Question 4

The number of severely undernourished people in the world is equivalent to

A: The combined population of the European Union and Japan B: The combined population of the United States, Canada and the European Union C: The combined population of the United States and Canada

Question 5

There is enough excess food in the UK to feed all the hungry people in

A: Bangladesh B: Ethiopia C: Africa D: All of the above

Question 6

Each year, hunger claims as many lives as

A: Tuberculosis B: AIDS C: Malaria D: AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined

Question 7

What is the biggest single cause of hunger?

A: Natural disasters such as droughts, floods and earthquakes B: The lack of food on the planet C: Living in poverty D: All of the above

Question 8

The average number of kilocalories available for consumption in some of Africa’s poorest countries is 1,660 kilocalories per person per day. This is the same as someone in a developed country eating

A: A standard large meal and dessert in a fast food chain B: A cup of cereals and a glass of milk C: One bag of plain potato chips D: An apple

Question 9

Which of the following conditions is caused by lack of vitamins, commonly known as 'hidden hunger'?

A: Scurvy B: Soreness and dryness around the edges of the mouth C: Anaemia D: All of the above

Question 10

How much does it cost to give a daily school lunch to a hungry child in a developing country?

A: One Euro (US$1.25) per day – small chocolate bar B: 19 euro cents per day – three pieces of chewing gum C: 5 euro cents per day – the price of a shopping bag

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