USA

Question 1

What country has the highest GDP in the world?

Answer 1

USA

Question 2

What is the US’ gini coefficient ?

Answer 2

41.1 (The World Bank)

Question 3

What proportion of US citizens are unable to buy sufficient food to stay healthy?

Answer 3

1 in 6

Question 4

What % of households are food insecure?

Answer 4

14%

Question 5

How many unemployed Americans are there today?

Answer 5

7.9 million (www.feedingamerica.org)

Question 6

What proportion of adults in the US are considered to be overweight or obese?

Answer 6

2 in 3 (US Department of Health and Human Services)

Question 7

According to www.oecd.org, how did the US’ public social spending-to-GDP ratio compare to other OECDs in 2011?

Answer 7

It was below average.

Question 8

According to Tristram Stuart’s TED talk, how much more is the USA’s food supply than its nutritional requirements?

Answer 8

At least twice as much.

Question 9

What % of US school lunches in some schools are thrown away?

Answer 9

40% (The National Geographic)

Question 10

How many pounds of food are discarded annually in the US?

Answer 10

133 billion