Would you have known that?
Take part in the quiz
You will find all the answers at the end of this page.
1) In which year was the euro introduced in cash form initially in 12 EU countries?
A: 1999
B: 2002
C: 2008
2) How many people live in cities today – what percentage of the world population?
A: 21 percent
B: 36 percent
C: 54 percent
3) In 2014, in how many countries did the Federal Foreign Office provide funding for projects devoted to the clearance of mines and ordnance?
A: 9 countries
B: 13 countries
C: 19 countries
4) How many German election observers worked for the EU and OSCE between 2002 and 2014?
A: 1,800
B: 3,800
C: 5,800
5) How many UN, EU and OSCE peace missions are experts from Germany involved in?
A: in more than 30
B: in more than 40
C: in more than 50
6) According to recent studies, how many young people worldwide can neither read nor write?
A: 126 million
B: 158 million
C: 190 million
7) In how many places in Europe do “Stolpersteine” keep alive the memory of Jews murdered during the Third Reich?
A: more than 500
B: more than 900
C: more than 1,100
8) By what percentage did the number of persons contracting malaria in Africa fall between 2000 and 2013?
A: 15 percent
B: 34 percent
C: 58 percent
9) Since 1998, how many young people have been able to leave the life of a child soldier behind them thanks to UNICEF?
A: more than 50,000
B: more than 75,000
C: more than 100,000
10) By what percentage of the 1990 figure does Germany intend to lower its greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2020?
A: 40 percent
B: 55 percent
C: 70 percent
11) How many patent registrations received by the European Patent Office in Munich in 2014 originated in Germany?
A: 17,000
B: 32,000
C: 45,000
12) How many German towns and cities are members of the “Fairtrade Towns” alliance and promote fair trade?
A: 121
B: 245
C: 316
1) B: 2002
2) C: 54 percent
3) B: 13
4) B: 3,800
5) B: in more than 40
6) A: 126 million
7) C: more than 1,100
8) B: 34 percent
9) C: more than 100,000
10) A: 40 percent
11) B: 32,000
12) C: 316
