Food Sustainability Quiz

What are the benefits of buying local food?

• You can find it faster

• It’s cheaper

• It usually has more nutrients, less chemical products, and you help the local economy

How much food never gets eaten and it's wasted in the world?

• 5%

• 17%

• 33%

• 90%

Answer explanation

Yes, one third of the food (= 1/3) in the world is never eaten and is wasted in the bin :(

Enough food is produced to feed everyone in the world (7 billion people)

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Yes, but still  800 million people suffer from hunger in the world, and 17 million die every year for this reason.

What food gets wasted and is thrown away the most?

• Fruits and Veggies

• Milk

• Meat

• Fish

Answer explanation

45%—almost half of all fruits, veggies, and tubers (like potatoes) are wasted each year! Bananas and apples are some of the most wasted fruits.

What food, when wasted, represents the biggest waste of energy?

• Milk

• Fruit

• Corn

• Beef

Answer explanation

It takes about 25 times more energy to produce a calorie of beef than to produce one calorie of corn.

Where does most food go to the bin?

• On farms.

• During transportation

• In supermarkets

• At home and in restaurants

Answer explanation

More food is wasted at home and in restaurants than anywhere else.

How many people could eat with the food which is wasted in Europe?

• 1 million

• 5 million

• 10 million

• 200 million

Answer explanation

The food currently wasted in Europe could feed 200 million people.

How much of the world’s waste is recycled?

• 3%

• 16%

• 50%

• 95%

How much of the world’s water is used

to grow the food that is never eaten?

• 1/10 = 10%

• 2,5/10 = 25%

• 5/10 = 50%

• 9/10 = 90%

Answer explanation

25% of the world’s freshwater is used to grow food that is never eaten.

How much water is needed to produce one pair of jeans?

• 10 litres

• 100 litres

• 500 litres

• 7.000 litres

Answer explanation

7,000 LITERS !!!!!

That’s about the amount of water you drink in 15 years.