Coffee Chain Game (Oxfam 2015)

Name at least three countries where coffee is grown

Answer explanation

Coffee is grown in Brazil, Colombia, Vietnam, Indonesia, India, Mexico , Guatemala , Uganda, Ethiopia, Peru, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Rwanda , Burundi, Angola , Kenya & Thailand

Where does coffee originally come from?

• Ethiopia

• Brazil

• Costa Rica

• Colombia

Answer explanation

Coffee is thought to have originated in the Highlands of Ethiopia over 1000 years ago.

Which language does the word ‘coffee’

come from?

• French

• Amharic (the language of Ethiopia)

• Spanish

• Arabic

Answer explanation

The word coffee comes from the Turkish Kahveh which comes from the Arabic word Kawha meaning ‘that which prevents sleep’.

How many people in the world (including families and children) depend on growing coffee to live?

• 5 million

• 25 million

• 50 million

• 100 million

Answer explanation

About 25 million families, 100 million people, depend on coffee to live.

When did the first coffee house open in the UK?

• 1652

• 1750

• 1893

• 1914

Answer explanation

The first coffeehouse in the UK opened in 1652 in London.

What effect does drinking a lot of coffee have on people?

• It makes them hungry

• It keeps them awake

• It stops them from putting on weight

• It makes them aggressive

How much of the world’s coffee is consumed in coffee-producing countries?

• 22%

• 36%

• 50%

• 75%

Answer explanation

22% of the world's coffee is consumed in the countries that produce it.

Which country consumes the most kilograms of coffee per person?

• Italy

• France

• Finland

• USA

Answer explanation

Finns consume the most coffee per person (11.01kg).

The UK consumes 2.19 kg per person

About £37 billion worth of coffee is sold in shops worldwide. How much of this money goes back to developing countries?

• £19 bn

• £11 bn

• £8 bn

• £5 bn

Answer explanation

Of the £37 bn worth of annual coffee sales, developing countries receive only £5 bn.

The rest goes to those who market and sell the coffee to us.

What did Brazil produce in 2001?

• A new blend of coffee

• A new breed of coffee bush producing

  twice as many coffee cherries

• A coffee-flavoured soft drink

• A coffee-scented postage stamp

Answer explanation

In 2001, Brazil produced a coffee-scented postage stamp.