Who Pays? Supermarket quiz

Do you know a good deal when you see one? Test your supermarket knowledge with our quiz.
1. How many people shop in UK supermarkets each week?
a) 15 million
b) 24 million
c) 32 million
2. For a kilo of cashew nuts that costs £10 in your average UK supermarket, what percentage of that goes to the women who shell the nuts in India?
a) 0.5%
b) 5%
c) 15%
3. And what percentage goes to the supermarket?
a) 15%
b) 45%
c) 75%
4. Tesco has just announced £2.55 billion annual profits – this means the company makes £4,800 every minute – what was the lowest hourly wage found by ActionAid in Bangladeshi factories that supply clothes to British supermarkets?
a) 5p an hour
b) 50p an hour
c) £1 an hour
5. Of all the bananas sold in the UK, what percentage is bought in supermarkets?
a) 30%
b) 60%
c) 90%
6. For every £1 we spend on bananas, how much goes to the supermarket?
a) 25p
b) 45p
c) 60p
7. What percentage of people interviewed for a UK poll last year thought the government should bring in new rules to protect producers in their dealings with supermarkets?
a) 50%
b) 73%
c) 81%

 

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