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Periods Around the World

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

About 2% of women in this country use tampons.

a)

China

b)

Afghanistan

c)

Portugal

d)

Libya

2.

About 140,000 girls in this country have missed school (2017) because they couldn’t afford sanitary products.

a)

India

b)

Nigeria

c)

England

d)

Kenya

3.

This country plans on ending period poverty for its citizens by providing free menstruation products in schools and universities.

a)

Scotland

b)

US

c)

Canada

d)

Sweden

4.

About 1 in ____ girls in sub-Saharan Africa do not have access to menstruation products.

a)

2

b)

20

c)

10

d)

5

5.

In this country, many people have a superstition that if menstruating girls touch flowers, the flowers will die quicker.

a)

Japan

b)

Bangladesh

c)

Iran

d)

Romania

6.

Over one MILLION girls miss school because of lack of access to sanitary products in this country

a)

Ethiopia

b)

Kenya

c)

Tanzania

d)

Iraq

7.

Which country does NOT impose the ‘tampon tax’ on its citizens?

a)

US

b)

Canada

c)

England

d)

Australia

8.

Which country ended their 12% tampon tax in July 2018?

a)

China

b)

Russia

c)

India

d)

Brazil

9.

Which country has the lowest cost per tampon?

a)

Germany

b)

Uganda

c)

US

d)

Spain

10.

Which country has the lowest cost per pad?

a)

Iceland

b)

Germany

c)

Vietnam

d)

Switzerland

11.

Which hormone is not involved in the menstrual cycle?

a)

Luteinizing hormone

b)

Progesterone

c)

Follicle-stimulating hormone

d)

Oxytocin

12.

In this country, only 6% of schools provide education on menstrual hygiene management.

a)

Bangladesh

b)

Malaysia

c)

Russia

d)

Argentina

13.

What percentage of women surveyed by THINX said that they ruined every pair of their underwear because of their period?

a)

86%

b)

39%

c)

54%

d)

10%

14.

The average woman menstruates _____ days during her lifetime.

a)

9,200

b)

3,500

c)

15,000

d)

50,700

15.

Which country uses menstrual cups more than any other?

a)

Canada

b)

US

c)

Japan

d)

Singapore

16.

Which country granted women menstrual leave in 2001?

a)

Sweden

b)

South Africa

c)

Canada

d)

South Korea

17.

Which of these is not in menstrual blood?

a)

Corpus Luteum

b)

Cervical mucus

c)

Potassium

d)

Chloride

18.

Which country uses tampons more than pads?

a)

UK

b)

Spain

c)

US

d)

Mexico

19.

The average woman has about ___ periods in her lifetime

a)

300

b)

250

c)

450

d)

560

20.

The average cost of a single pad in this country is $4.

a)

Kenya

b)

Afghanistan

c)

Jordan

d)

Taiwan