SUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENT
GOALS QUIZ
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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
 The SDGs or Global Goals
are a set of goals set by the
United Nations to end
poverty by which year?

a. 2050
b. 2030
c. 2070
b. 2030
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 The definition of extreme
poverty is when people
earn:

a. 1.9 dollars a day

b. 1.25 dollars a day
c. 5 dollars a day

a. 1.9 dollars a day

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 How many people in the
world suffer from hunger?

a. 1 in 10
b. 1 in 5
c. 1 in 20

a. 1 in 10

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 What is main cause of death
in children 5 years or younger
in the developing world?

a. Malnutrition
b. War
c. Communicable diseases e.g.
cholera, COVID-19

a. Malnutrition
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 How many children
around the world are
forced to work ?

a. 1 in 30
b. 1 in 15
c. 1 in 7

c. 1 in 7
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 Which of the following are
important in gender
equality?
a. Equal pay for men and
women
b. Girls receiving the same
level of education as boys
c. Women being able to receive
loans to start a business
All 3
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 Where does 90% of waste
water from human activity
go?
a. It is treated and recycled
b. It is held securely in
watertight tanks
c. It is discharged back into the
rivers and seas without being
treated
c. Discharged back into
3 rivers and seas
 What is the most used
renewable energy in the
world?

a. Solar
b. Wind
c. Hydro
c. Hydro
N.B. Hydro makes up approximately
3 1/5 of global electricity production
 Which of the following are
criteria for ‘decent work’?

a. A safe place to work

b. Social protection for families
c. A lunch hour
d. Appropriate wages

a, b, and d
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 Which of these cities are
often included in the top 10
‘greenest’ cities in the world?
a. Amsterdam, Netherlands
b. Miami, USA
c. Berlin, Germany
d. Johannesburg, South Africa

a. Netherlands and
3 c. Berlin
 How much of the world’s
wealth does the richest 1% of
the population have?

a. 15%
b. 30%
c. 50%
c. 50%
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 From highest to lowest
which type of transport is
the most polluting on a
10Km journey in a city?

a. Underground b. Bus
c. Car d. Tram
e. Bicycle f. Motorbike

e,d,a,b,f,c
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 What proportion of the
world’s food is wasted or
thrown away?
a. 1/3
b. 1/6
c. 1/10
a. 1/3
N.B. This is more than 1.3 billion
3 tonnes per year
 Write down 5 (or more)
things that you can do to
reduce your own impact
on climate change.

Too many to list here!

Go to un.org/en/actnow to get ideas,
then download the app to join the
campaign and share your own actions.
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 True or false?

At the current rate there

will be more plastic in the
oceans that fish by 2050.

True
N.B. There is more than 150 million
tonnes of plastic in oceans at the
moment and that could double by
3 2050
 Stopping forests
disappearing is really
important in combatting
climate change because…
a. They are green spaces to walk in

b. Trees provide oxygen

c. We need wood to build houses

and other products
b. Trees provide oxygen
N.B. Over half of oxygen in the atmosphere is
produced by ocean phytoplankton.
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 What group of people have
the nickname ‘blue helmets’?

a. Cyclists
b. Police officers in the navy
c. UN peace keeping soldiers
d. Volunteers in refugee camps

c. UN peace
keeping soldiers
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 What does UN stand for?

a. Urban Network
b. United Nations
c. Undeveloped Nations

b. United Nations
N.B.193 out of the 197 countries
in the world are members 
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