49. Fighting loneliness with soup

What emotion is Beth feeling at the start of the programme?

• Happiness
• Confusion
• Loneliness
• Anger

What has loneliness been called?

• A rare condition
• The modern epidemic
• A global issue
• A personal struggle

What can loneliness increase the risk of?

• Flu and cold
• Back pain
• Dementia and heart disease
• Allergies

What proportion of British adults feel lonely at least some of the time?

• 29%
• 39%
• 49%
• 59%

What does Beth guess is the percentage of lonely adults?

• 29%
• 39%
• 49%
• 59%

What does it mean to crave people’s company?

• Want to avoid people
• Desire to be with others
• Feel tired of people
• Want to be alone

What was shocking about Bep de Bruin’s death?

• She died in public
• No one found her for ten years
• She was a celebrity
• She had a large family

What is 'Oma's Soup'?

• A health product
• A restaurant
• A project connecting elderly people and students
• A food delivery app

What does 'Oma' mean in Dutch?

• Soup
• Mother
• Grandma
• Friend

Why did Max and Martijn start 'Oma's Soup'?

• To make money
• To test recipes
• To help lonely elderly people
• To win a contest