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Quiz time in East Dorset
11 June 2009

East Dorset Friends of the Earth ran a Food Chain quiz at a few stalls in June.

It really helped attract the crowds as local group member Angela explains:

"Our quiz had 6 questions, some related to the Food Chain Campaign and some on local environmental issues.

We printed and laminated each question and stuck them up for everyone to read.

Example question:
What percentage of global greenhouse gas emissions come from meat and dairy production? 80%, 18% or 10%?


We provided people with a sheet to put their answers and contact details on.

On one day we had a prize that had been donated by Lush, so we put all the answer sheets in a box and had a draw. The other days we had fair trade biscuits that we offered to everyone that completed the quiz.

Example question:
What percentage of soya produced worldwide is used for animal feed? 90%, 35% or 50%?


We found it was a great way to get people talking about the issues, and the answers surprised a lot of people."

The quiz worked a treat in East Dorset so why not give it a go yourselves?

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