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GCSE //
Overseas aid – too much or never enough?
Test your knowledge of overseas aid with this 15-question GCSE quiz.
If you haven't already done it, work through the overseas aid web enquiry on the PowerPoint. Or do it again to help fill any gaps in what you know!
HIGH SCORES
| Rank | Name | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | LDB | 30 |
| 2nd | SEX | 30 |
| 3rd | JRD | 30 |
| 4th | MLK | 30 |
| 5th | JPS | 30 |
| 6th | G.M | 30 |
| 7th | m.t | 30 |
| 8th | HSL | 30 |
| 9th | And | 30 |
| 10th | XMK | 30 |
QUIZZES // Overseas aid – too much or never enough?
Q1. Which of these statements is NOT true?
Aid means giving help
Aid only benefits the recipient, not the donor
Aid can take the form of money, goods, technology and skills
Aid can come from individuals, organisations or governments
Q2. How much money did Haiti receive in aid following the 2010 earthquake?
US$800 million
US$1 billion
US$1.5 billion
US$2.8 billion
Q3. How much does the UN suggest HICs should spend on overseas aid?
0.7% of GNI
1% of GNI
$1 billion a year
10% of GNI
Q4. Which of these large overseas aid donor countries met the UN target in 2015?
USA
France
Germany
UK
Q5. What is bilateral aid?
Aid from one government to an organization such as the World Bank
Aid from charities
Aid from the government of one country to another
Aid given to tackle an emergency situation
Q6. Who created Yegna – an Ethiopian girl band?
The Daily Mail
Girl Effect
The UK government
The Ethiopian government
Q7. What is a HIPC?
A high-income political country
A high interest poor country
A heavily indebted poor country
A highly involved political country
Q8. When did the G7 countries agree to drop the debts of the HIPCs (if they met certain conditions)?
2000
2005
2007
2015
Q9. What are reparations?
Compensation for damage or wrong-doing
Paying for repairs to infrastructure after a disaster
Aid from a charity
Multilateral aid
Q10. Why did 14 charities in the UK form the Disaster Emergency Committee (DEC)?
Charities weren’t doing a good job
They wanted to raise money for long-term aid
They are better than the other charities
They wanted to collaborate to raise funds quickly in an emergency
Q11. What does GNI stand for?
Gross National Interest
Gross National Income
Great National Interest
Great National Income
Q12. What % of UK aid was spent on emergency aid in 2015?
15%
36%
64%
51%
Q13. Which country was once Haiti’s colonial ruler and charged a fee to recognize its independence, meaning it is now thought by some to owe Haiti reparations?
USA
Spain
France
UK
Q14. When did an inquiry start into whether the UK government spends its foreign aid money effectively?
2005
2007
2015
2020
Q15. Why do some people think NGOs prefer to work on ‘quick fix’ short-term aid projects rather than long term aid?
They don’t have enough money
They want quick results to show their donors
They don’t have enough time
They are only equipped to tackle short-term projects
Finished!
You scored this time. The more correct answers you give, and the fewer incorrect answers you guess, the better your score.
