WorksheetsChicken Facts Quiz
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 7mins
Meat chickens can be reared in sheds about the size of a small football field.
How many birds do you think can be kept in such a large shed at one time?
25
2,500
25,000
250,000
How many chickens are reared for meat in the UK each year?
9 Million
930 Million
9 Billion
500,000
On average, how many chickens are slaughtered every second in the UK?
5
29
98
120
Meat chickens can be selectively bred to grow fast. What is the average time between them first hatching to appearing on the supermarket shelf?
5-6 Weeks
5-6 Months
12-18 Months
12-18 Weeks
On average, how many kilograms of chicken does each person in the UK consume per year?
230 kg
23 kg
2.3 kg
92 kg
What percentage of meat eaten in the UK is chicken?
10%
25%
40%
70%
Can you name at least two other types of meat eaten here in the UK?
What percentage of chickens reared for meat in the UK are free-range and/or organic?
20%
7%
75%
2.5%
How many chickens die prematurely each day?
1000
20
20 thousand
100 thousand
