European Vegetarian Union

2004 Christmas Compassion Quiz

When all answers are right and your slogan is considered to be the three best by the jury, you can win an Amazone book token over 50 Euros for the first price and two tokens over 30 Euros for the second prices. Everyone is welcome to participate – except the members of the EVU board who will be the jury.

We wish you good luck and hope that loads of snappy slogans will land in our mail- and letterbox so that we have plenty of PR material for next year.

The Questions:

Animal Farming
The water utilized to produce 1 pound of wheat amounts to 25 gallons but considerable amounts of water are used to produce one pound of meat. Under certain conditions (pasture irrigation) the water consumption can reach
1000 gallons
1500 gallons
1750 gallons
2,500 gallons

Animal Transport
For how many hours may animals be transported according to EU-Directives?
8 hours
12 hours
20 hours
no time limit

Drink
In which of the following drinks could be ingredients derived from slaughter:
Wine
Clear apple juice
Guinness beer
Tea


Environment
How many pounds of forest life per acre are destroyed for every hamburger produced in Central America:
20 pounds
150 pounds
500 pounds
1000 pounds

European Union What percentage of the EU-budget is allocated to agriculture (including 12 billion for animals and animal products)
25%
35%
50%
75%

European Vegetarian Union
In how many countries does the EVU have members/partners?
15
23
27
30

Feed
How much of the global soy production is fed to animals:
5 percent
20 percent
50 percent
90 percent

Food
Which of the following savory or spicy items may not be suitable for vegetarians to use and must be checked out:
Vinegar
Worcestershire sauce
Marmite
Bovril, the traditional English bouillon

Future
2000 Britons stop eating meat every week - when will the UK population be completely vegetarian? In the year
2020
2035
2047
2085<

Getting started
There is help at hand for people who want to drop the meat habit. What is the brochure published by the PCRM called:
Vegetarian Starter Kit
Go Veg
Vegetarianism for Dummies
New Vegetarian

GMO
For what are genetically modified food items used the most:
Production of animal feed
Human consumption

Health
What organization has made the following statement: "Scientific data suggest positive relationships between a vegetarian diet and reduced risk for several chronic degenerative diseases and conditions, including obesity, coronary artery disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and some types of cancer."
Food and Agriculture Organization
World Health Organisation
American Dietetic Association (ADA)
PETA

History EVU
When did the first meeting with representatives from seven European vegetarian societies take place with the aim of finding ways and means of cooperation and leading to the creation of the EVU?
1970
1980
1985
1991

Pets on dinner plates
In what country are 60 million guinea pigs eaten every year?
Peru
Russia
Italy
Korea

Philosophy
Who has said the following: "People often say that humans have always eaten animals, as if this is a justification for continuing the practice. According to this logic, we should not try to prevent people from murdering other people, since this has also been done since the earliest of times."
Leo Tolstoi
Albert Schweitzer
Leonardo da Vinci
Issac Bashevis Singer

Religions
Christians eat meat. But for what communities the consumption of meat is strictly forbidden:
Hindus
Jains
Bishnois
Buddhists

Recipes
Recipes in how many languages can be found on the EVU website
one language
two
three
four

Resources
What organization has quite recently issued a strong warning that the present level of meat-consumption is not sustainable:
Food and Agriculture
Stockholm International Water Institute
Water Institute European Commission
Compassion in World Farming

Slaughter
According to the FAO: How many animals were officially slaughtered in 2003 worldwide (not including any types of aquatic animals)
500 million animals
2 billion animals
30 billion animals
50 billion animals


Vegetarianism
Who is said to have been the first European vegetarian:
Pythagoras
Leo Tolstoi
George Bernhard Shaw
Aristoteles

Your slogan(s) for the promotion of vegetarianism in 2005:

Your Address

First Name

Last Name

Address

Postal Code

City

Country

E-Mail Address

HAPPY CHRISTMAS

HAPPY 2005