The FP Quiz

Are you a globalization junkie? Then test your knowledge of global trends, economics, and politics with 8 questions about how the world works.

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010

1. What percentage of the world's cell-phone accounts are in developing countries?

a) 25 percent    b) 50 percent    c) 75 percent

2. Which country has the most special operations forces?

a) Russia        b) North Korea          c) Israel

3. How much did foreign direct investment worldwide fall in the first quarter of 2009 compared with the same period in 2008?

a) 17 percent    b) 31 percent    c) 44 percent

4. How many people worldwide serve in the military?

a) 10.5 million           b) 20.5 million           c) 40.5 million

5. By how much did opium poppy cultivation change in Afghanistan from 2008 to 2009?

a) up 22 percent       b) remained stable    c) down 22 percent

6. After Mexico, which country has the highest rate of teen births?

a) Czech Republic      b) Turkey       c) United States

7. By what percentage has the number of coastal "dead zones," or areas inhospitable to marine life, increased since 1960?

a) 500 percent    b) 1,500 percent    c) 4,000 percent

8. China is predicted to overtake the United States as the world's largest automobile market by what year?

a) 2015    b) 2030    c) 205

Answers on the next page.

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