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
a) 1625
b) 1751
c) 1889
d) 1922
Answer: B
In which year did London start developing sewer systems?
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
a) 25%
b) 50%
c) 79%
d) 85%
Answer: D
How much of the human brain is made up of water?
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 ʻVespasienneʼ?
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) $4
b) $17
c) $26
d) $86
Answer: C