Quiz winner: Quentin Pickard, London
Complete the sentence winners: Peter Smith, Hexham and David Hunt, Stafford
Quiz answers
Answers are in bold.
Who penned the lines "'Take some more tea,' the March Hare said to Alice very earnestly"?
(a) Charles Dickens (b) Arthur Ransome (c) Lewis Carroll (d) Enid Blyton
In 1998 it would have cost £14 billion to provide water, sanitation, basic education, health and nutrition for everyone across the globe. But how much did we spend on cigarettes and alcohol in Europe in the same year?
(a)£16 billion (b) £25 billion (c) £52 billion (d) £77 billion
In which country did tea originate?
(a) China (b) Kenya (c) India (d) Sri Lanka
20% of the population in developed countries consume how much of the world’s goods?
(a) 53% (b) 67% (c) 75% (d) 86%
Which of these is not a shape of teabag?
(a) Square (b) Pyramid (c) Oblong (d) Round
International trade is worth $10 million a minute. The 48 poorest countries account for what percentage of international trade?
(a) <0.5% (b) <1% (c) <2% (d) 5%
On average, how many cups of tea do we drink a day in the UK?
(a) 0.5 (b) 2 (c) 3.5 (d) 5
The estimated amount of aid required to achieve all eight Millennium Development Goals is the equivalent of how many days global military expenditure?
(a) 25 (b) 50 (c) 75 (d) 100
Polly put the kettle on, but who took it off again?
(a) Betty (b) Shirley (c) Suki (d) Ethel
The average EU cow is subsidised to the tune of around £400. But how much is Ethiopia's total national income, per person per year?
(a) £100 (b) £200 (c) £300 (d) £400
Which of these is not a type of tea classification?
(a) Black (b) Green (c) Oolong (d) Rooibos
How many emergency hospital treatments a year are caused by tea cosies being incorrectly lifted off the pot or dropped on the floor?
(a) 40 (b) 25 (c) 60 (d) 10
