This article is more than 9 years oldEnding poverty and hunger: how much do you know? – quizThis article is more than 9 years oldAs the deadline for the millennium development goals nears, test your knowledge of the issues surrounding the first of the eight targets1. Who made the following statement while addressing a Make Poverty History rally in London in 2005? "Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is manmade and can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings.”BonoNelson MandelaChris MartinHillary ClintonReveal2.When was the target to halve extreme poverty achieved?200120072010It hasn’t beenReveal3.Which region is closest to achieving the targets on reducing poverty and hunger?Latin America and the CaribbeanOceaniaSouth-east AsiaNorth AfricaReveal4.Which was the first sub-Saharan African country to achieve the goal of halving extreme poverty?NigeriaEthiopiaChadGhanaReveal5.In 2008 the World Bank revised the extreme poverty rate from $1 a day to what?$0.75 a day$1.25 a day$1.50 a day$2 a dayReveal6.Since 2000, aid from high-income countries has …FallenRisenStayed the sameBeen withdrawnReveal7.After India, which country has the greatest share of people living in extreme poverty?NigeriaBrazilBangladeshChinaReveal8.The UN general assembly agreed that high-income countries should provide what percentage of their gross national income as official aid? 0.1%0.7%1%1.7%Reveal9.Where do the majority of the world’s hungry people live?Sub-Saharan AfricaAsiaLatin AmericaEuropeReveal10.Which US president declared: “As the wealthiest nation on Earth, I believe the United States has a moral obligation to lead the fight against hunger and malnutrition, and to partner with others.”Lyndon B JohnsonJimmy CarterBill ClintonBarack ObamaRevealExplore more on these topicsGlobal developmentMillennium development goals: the final countdownHungerPovertyFood securityMillennium development goalsquizzesShareReuse this content