University of Cambridge Environment & Energy section

Sustainable Food Quiz

The University of Cambridge's Environment & Energy section are running a 'Spotlight on Sustainable Food month' throughout February. We've devised this quiz to test your knowledge on all things sustainable food at Cambridge and beyond.

It's just for fun, so we'll let you know the answers at the end, but if you're a Cambridge University staff or student member enter your email to have a chance of winning some fairtrade and vegan chocolate bars!

Read more about Spotlight on Sustainable Food month at www.environment.admin.cam.ac.uk/spotlight-sustainable-food

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* 1. How many disposable cups were saved thanks to customers using re-fillable ‘KeepCups’ at University Catering Service outlets between 2013 and 2016?

660

6,600

66,000

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* 2. By how much does agricultural production need to increase by 2050 in order to keep pace with population growth and shifting diets?

10% globally

30% globally

70% globally

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* 3. One hamburger needs the same amount of water to produce as:

Two seconds in the shower

Two showers

Two months of showers

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* 4. University Centre has been recycling its waste cooking oil. What happens to the 100 litres of waste oil every week?

It is spread on University-owned walkways to stop them freezing over in winter

It is used for greasing the parts of scientific equipment and machinery in University labs

It is processed into biodiesel fuel

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* 5. How much food is moved around the UK’s roads every year?

3 million tonnes (55 kg per capita)

33 million tonnes (550 kg per capita)

333 million tonnes (5.5 tonnes per capita)

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* 6. 2.4bn of the world’s 7bn human population are either overweight or undernourished. Which do you think there are more of?

More people are undernourished than overweight

Roughly equal numbers of people are overweight and undernourished

More people are overweight than undernourished

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* 7. What percentage of cropland globally is used to produce feed for livestock?

15%

30%

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* 8. In Europe, food accounts for what percentage of greenhouse gas emissions?

9% (roughly equivalent to the emissions of Italy)

19% (roughly equivalent to the emissions of Germany)

29% (roughly equivalent to the emissions of the UK, France and Spain combined)

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* 9. How much does the typical household in the UK spend on food that is thrown out before it’s eaten?

£4.70 a year

£47 a year

£470 a year

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* 10. Some research indicates that we could see ‘fishless oceans’ by 2048. What percentage of the world’s fisheries are currently exploited or depleted?

25%

50%

75%

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* 11. One sixth of an acre of land is estimated as being sufficient to provide the food for a person on a vegan diet for one year. How many times more land does a meat eater require?

4.5x as much

9x as much

18x as much

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* 12. The University Catering Service has cut its waste to landfill by around 12 tonnes per year by making one change in its cafes and outlets. What was it?

Customers were banned from leaving catering outlets until they have finished all their food

They collect food scraps and feed them to the University’s pigs

They switched to cutlery, packaging and cups made out of vegetable matter, which can be composted.

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* 13. One of the major causes of rainforest clearance is for food production. On average, an area of rainforest the size of Cambridge is cleared every:

8.5 weeks

8.5 days

8.5 hours

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* 14. Which of the following species are classified as ‘fish to avoid’ on the Marine Conservation Society’s www.goodfishguide.org?
(Fish to avoid are rated 5 out of 5 on the MCS list because they are either threatened or endangered, or are fished from damaging fisheries/farming systems)

Halibut, Sturgeon and Eel

Whitebait, Bluefin Tuna and Yellowfin Tuna

All of the above

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* 15. (Optional: for University of Cambridge staff and students)
Enter your University email address to enter our prize draw:

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* 1. How many disposable cups were saved thanks to customers using re-fillable ‘KeepCups’ at University Catering Service outlets between 2013 and 2016?

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* 2. By how much does agricultural production need to increase by 2050 in order to keep pace with population growth and shifting diets?

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* 3. One hamburger needs the same amount of water to produce as:

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* 4. University Centre has been recycling its waste cooking oil. What happens to the 100 litres of waste oil every week?

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* 5. How much food is moved around the UK’s roads every year?

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* 6. 2.4bn of the world’s 7bn human population are either overweight or undernourished. Which do you think there are more of?

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* 7. What percentage of cropland globally is used to produce feed for livestock?

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* 8. In Europe, food accounts for what percentage of greenhouse gas emissions?

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* 9. How much does the typical household in the UK spend on food that is thrown out before it’s eaten?

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* 10. Some research indicates that we could see ‘fishless oceans’ by 2048. What percentage of the world’s fisheries are currently exploited or depleted?

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* 11. One sixth of an acre of land is estimated as being sufficient to provide the food for a person on a vegan diet for one year. How many times more land does a meat eater require?

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* 12. The University Catering Service has cut its waste to landfill by around 12 tonnes per year by making one change in its cafes and outlets. What was it?

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* 13. One of the major causes of rainforest clearance is for food production. On average, an area of rainforest the size of Cambridge is cleared every:

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* 14. Which of the following species are classified as ‘fish to avoid’ on the Marine Conservation Society’s www.goodfishguide.org? (Fish to avoid are rated 5 out of 5 on the MCS list because they are either threatened or endangered, or are fished from damaging fisheries/farming systems)

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* 15. (Optional: for University of Cambridge staff and students) Enter your University email address to enter our prize draw:

* 14. Which of the following species are classified as ‘fish to avoid’ on the Marine Conservation Society’s www.goodfishguide.org?
(Fish to avoid are rated 5 out of 5 on the MCS list because they are either threatened or endangered, or are fished from damaging fisheries/farming systems)

* 15. (Optional: for University of Cambridge staff and students)
Enter your University email address to enter our prize draw: