WaterAid quiz
Q.1
Which substance is the most common on earth?
a) Ink
b) Beer
c) Coca Cola
d)Water
Answer: D
Q.2
Which of the following is NOT a country that WaterAid works in?
a) Ghana
b) Russia
c)India
d)Nigeria
Answer: B
Q.3
Where is the wettest place on earth receiving 1137.3 cm (467.5
inches) of rain a year?
a) Blackpool, England
b) Galway Bay, Ireland
c) Mawsynram, India
d) Wellington, New Zealand
Answer: C
Q.4
Who invented the modern flushable loo?
a) Timothy Slapper
b) Thomas Crapper
c) Fiona Flapper
d) Winston Churchill
Answer: B
Q.5
How many people do not have access to safe drinking water?
a) 1000
b) 1 million
c) 5 million
d) 762 million
Answer: D
Q.6
In which year did London start developing sewer systems?
a) 1625
b) 1751
c) 1889
d) 1922
Answer: B
Q.7
When is United Nations World Water Day?
a) 22 March
b) 22 April
c) 22 June
d) 22 September
Answer: A
Q.8
How much of the human brain is made up of water?
a) 25%
b) 50%
c) 79%
d) 85%
Answer: D
Q.9
What is the average distance women walk to collect water?
a) 1km
b) 2km
c) 6km
d) 10km
Answer: C
Q.10
What is a ‘Vespasienne’?
a) A water-related disease
b) A type of bottled water
c) A public urinal
d) A plumbing system
Answer: C (named after the Roman emperor Vespasian who put a tax
on urinals as a means of raising money)
Q.11 What is the average weight of water that African women carry on
their heads?
a) 2kg
b) 5kg
c) 10kg
d) 20kg
Answer: D
Q.12
How much does it cost to provide a person in Africa/Asia with a
lasting supply of water, sanitation and hygiene education?
a) £2.50
b) £10
c) £15
d) £50
Answer: C