Hunger IQ Quiz

Think you know everything about hunger? Show us by testing your hunger IQ here and challenge your friends!

1. Which region has the greatest number of hungry people?

    Africa

   Africa

    Asia and the Pacific

   Asia and the Pacific

    Latin American and the Caribbean

   Latin American and the Caribbean

    Middle East

   Middle East

   Correct! 

   Wrong! 

   The answer is Asia and the Pacific, which is home to 527 million of the world’s hungry, compared to 214 million in Sub-Saharan Africa and 37 million in Latin America and the Caribbean.

1. Which of the following is the #1 health risk in the world?

    AIDS

   AIDS

    Hunger

   Hunger

    Malaria

   Malaria

    Tuberculosis

   Tuberculosis

   Correct! 

   Wrong! 

   The answer is Hunger which kills more people every year than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined.

1. How much does it take to feed a schoolchild for a day?

    $1.00

   $1.00

    $0.75

   $0.75

    $0.50

   $0.50

    $0.25

   $0.25

   Correct! 

   Wrong! 

   It takes only $0.25 for the World Food Programme to give a hungry schoolchild a cup of nutritious food. $0.50 will feed a child at school for an entire year.

1. The number of malnourished people in the world is equal to:

    The population of the United States

   The population of the United States

    The population of the European Union

   The population of the European Union

    The population of Japan

   The population of Japan

    The population of A and B, combined

   The population of A and B, combined

   Correct! 

   Wrong! 

   The answer is the population of the US and the EU combined. The number of malnourished people worldwide is just under 1 billion – nearly a ninth of the global population

1. True or False: There is enough food in the world for everyone.

    True

   True

    False

   False

   Correct! 

   Wrong! 

   The statement is true! There is enough food today for everyone to have the nourishment needed for a healthy and productive life. The problem is access.

1. True or False: Women farmers have the same access to resources as men.

    True

   True

    False

   False

   Correct! 

   Wrong! 

   The statement is False. If women farmers had the same access to resources as men, the number of hungry in the world could be reduced by up to 150 million.

1. How much of the US budget goes to fighting extreme poverty?

    25%

   25%

    32%

   32%

    7%

   7%

    1%

   1%

   Correct! 

   Wrong! 

   Less than 1 percent of the US budget goes to fighting extreme poverty.

1. True or False: Between 1/4 and 1/3 of the 4 billion metric tons of food produced is lost or wasted

    True

   True

    False

   False

   Correct! 

   Wrong! 

   The statement is true. The World Bank breaks it down by region in this infographic.

   

1. How many primary school-age children attend classes hungry across the developing world?

    43 million

   43 million

    25 million

   25 million

    50 million

   50 million

    66 million

   66 million

   Correct! 

   Wrong! 

   66 million primary school-age children attend classes hungry across the developing world, with 23 million in Africa alone.

1. True or False: One in nine go to bed hungry every night.

    True

   True

    False

   False

   Correct! 

   Wrong! 

   The statement is true. 1 in 9 people on the planet will go to bed hungry tonight. Hunger is a global problem faced by 805 million people around the world.

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