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How long did it take to reach Australia in 1914?

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40 days

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How long did it take to reach Australia in 2016?

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1.5 days

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What year did McLean develop the shipping container?

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1956

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What percentage of seaborne trade does container trade account for?

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60%

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When was the first steam train built?

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1804

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When was the first steam ship built?

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1787

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How fast can a jet aircraft fly?

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600m/h

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When was the concept of jet aircraft created?

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1928

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When was the first commercial telegraph created?

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1837

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When did electronic banking begin?

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1980s

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When did the first mobile phone launch?

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1973

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When did the world wide web launch?

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1990

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When we’re fibre optics first used?

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1970s

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How much more data can fibre optics carry then copper wires?

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65000 times more data

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What year was the first email sent?

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1971

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How many members has Facebook got?

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150 million

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How much money were the Chinese made clothes that the EU blocked worth?

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£50 million

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What became the largest telecommunications company in the world in 2000?

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Vodafone

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What is the population of the EU?

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508 million

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When was BT privatised?

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1984

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When was the KOF globalisation index established?

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2002

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According to the KOF index which country was the most globalised in 2015?

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Ireland

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When was the KAOPEN index established?

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2005

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When was the Korean war?

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1950-53

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Name a country that has a political barrier to globalisation
North Korea
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Name a region that has a physical barrier to globalisation
The Sahel
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Name a country that has a economic barrier to globalisation
Ethiopia
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What percentage of roads in Ethiopia are paved?
85%
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When did china join the world trade organisation?
11 December 2001
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Where are the special economic areas in China?
Shenzhen Shantou and Zhuhai
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How many deaths are cased by air pollution every year in China?
4,000
32
How many people live under the poverty line in India?
32%
33
How many jobs has Apples investment in Hyderabad created?
4,000
34
India claims to be the...
2nd largest English speaking country in the world
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What percentage of India GDP did agriculture have in 2008?
17%
36
What percentage of Detroit's population was lost in the last decade?
25%
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What fraction of families in Detroit live below the U | S poverty line?
35.7%
38
When did Detroit declare bankruptcy?
July 18, 2013
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What debt did Detroit have?
£18.5 Billion
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What was Detroit's murder rate in 2014?
45 per 100,000 people
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How much more does healthcare cost for auto workers?
$1500
42
How much money has GM lost?
$11 million
43
How many workers does Ford have left?
5,000
44
How much spare land is in Detroit?
120 cm²
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How many schools have closed in Detroit in the last decade?
70
46
What was public housing in Detroit destroyed to make room for?
Casino parking
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What is the average house price in Detroit?
$6,000
48
How many people leave Detroit each month?
1,000
49
When was M&S set up?
1884
50
How many stores does M&S have in the UK?
852
51
How many stores does M&S have outside of the UK?
474
52
When was Plan A introduced at M&S?
2007
53
What year did Plan A target?
2012
54
When was the 5p bag charge introduced at M&S
2008
55
What award did M&S receive in 2012?
European Business award for the environment
56
How many rubbish bags are collected daily in Mumbai?
1 million
57
What percentage of waste is recycled in Mumbai?
80%
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What percentage of waste is recycled in the UK?
20%
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How many people per toilet in Dharavi?
500
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How many cases of diseases occur ever day in Dharavi?
4,000
61
What was the housing plan created in Dharavi?
7 year plan
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What is the population of Dharavi?
16 million
63
How much money is Roman Abramovich worth?
$8.3 billion
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For every Russian who buys a house worth £10 million how much do they contribute to the economy?
34%
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How many Russians live in London?
100,000
66
What percentage of houses worth over £5 million are brought by Russian clients?
20%
67
Migrants from Europe have pied what percentage more in taxes then they have revived in benefits over the last 10 years?
34%
68
How many more primary school placers are needed?
130,000
69
How many job vacancies are there in the UK?
607,900
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What percentage of people are unemployed in rural Polish areas?
40%
71
What was Poland's GDP in 2006?
$12,700
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How many different ethnic groups are there in Papua New Guinea?
7,000
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Which country ranked highest on the 2014 gender inequality index?
Slovenia
74
In which countries is there the greatest inequalities?
Niger & Yemen
75
What score on the air pollution index is a state of emergency declared?
500 & over
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Where and when was the highest air pollution index score?
Palangkaraya 22nd of September 1986
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In 2013 what percentage of survey takers wanted reduced immigration?
77%
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Increased recycling by the EU between 2001 and 20010 has cut greenhouse gases and waste by what percent?
56%
79
What is Germany's recycling rate?
62%
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What is Romania recycling rate?
1%

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