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1
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How long did it take to reach Australia in 1914?

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40 days

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2
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How long did it take to reach Australia in 2016?

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1.5 days

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What year did McLean develop the shipping container?

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1956

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4
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What percentage of seaborne trade does container trade account for?

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60%

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When was the first steam train built?

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1804

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When was the first steam ship built?

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1787

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How fast can a jet aircraft fly?

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600m/h

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When was the concept of jet aircraft created?

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1928

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When was the first commercial telegraph created?

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1837

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10
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When did electronic banking begin?

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1980s

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When did the first mobile phone launch?

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1973

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12
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When did the world wide web launch?

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1990

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13
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When we’re fibre optics first used?

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1970s

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14
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How much more data can fibre optics carry then copper wires?

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65000 times more data

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15
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What year was the first email sent?

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1971

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16
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How many members has Facebook got?

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150 million

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17
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How much money were the Chinese made clothes that the EU blocked worth?

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£50 million

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18
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What became the largest telecommunications company in the world in 2000?

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Vodafone

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19
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What is the population of the EU?

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508 million

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20
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When was BT privatised?

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1984

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21
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When was the KOF globalisation index established?

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2002

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22
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According to the KOF index which country was the most globalised in 2015?

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Ireland

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23
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When was the KAOPEN index established?

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2005

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24
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When was the Korean war?

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1950-53

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25
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Name a country that has a political barrier to globalisation

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North Korea

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26
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Name a region that has a physical barrier to globalisation

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The Sahel

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27
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Name a country that has a economic barrier to globalisation

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Ethiopia

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28
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What percentage of roads in Ethiopia are paved?

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85%

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29
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When did china join the world trade organisation?

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11 December 2001

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30
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Where are the special economic areas in China?

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Shenzhen Shantou and Zhuhai

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31
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How many deaths are cased by air pollution every year in China?

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4,000

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32
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How many people live under the poverty line in India?

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32%

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33
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How many jobs has Apples investment in Hyderabad created?

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4,000

34
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India claims to be the…

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2nd largest English speaking country in the world

35
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What percentage of India GDP did agriculture have in 2008?

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17%

36
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What percentage of Detroit’s population was lost in the last decade?

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25%

37
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What fraction of families in Detroit live below the U

S poverty line?

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35.7%

38
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When did Detroit declare bankruptcy?

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July 18, 2013

39
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What debt did Detroit have?

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£18.5 Billion

40
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What was Detroit’s murder rate in 2014?

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45 per 100,000 people

41
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How much more does healthcare cost for auto workers?

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$1500

42
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How much money has GM lost?

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$11 million

43
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How many workers does Ford have left?

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5,000

44
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How much spare land is in Detroit?

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120 cm²

45
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How many schools have closed in Detroit in the last decade?

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70

46
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What was public housing in Detroit destroyed to make room for?

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Casino parking

47
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What is the average house price in Detroit?

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$6,000

48
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How many people leave Detroit each month?

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1,000

49
Q

When was M&S set up?

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1884

50
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How many stores does M&S have in the UK?

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852

51
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How many stores does M&S have outside of the UK?

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474

52
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When was Plan A introduced at M&S?

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2007

53
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What year did Plan A target?

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2012

54
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When was the 5p bag charge introduced at M&S

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2008

55
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What award did M&S receive in 2012?

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European Business award for the environment

56
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How many rubbish bags are collected daily in Mumbai?

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1 million

57
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What percentage of waste is recycled in Mumbai?

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80%

58
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What percentage of waste is recycled in the UK?

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20%

59
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How many people per toilet in Dharavi?

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500

60
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How many cases of diseases occur ever day in Dharavi?

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4,000

61
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What was the housing plan created in Dharavi?

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7 year plan

62
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What is the population of Dharavi?

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16 million

63
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How much money is Roman Abramovich worth?

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$8.3 billion

64
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For every Russian who buys a house worth £10 million how much do they contribute to the economy?

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34%

65
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How many Russians live in London?

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100,000

66
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What percentage of houses worth over £5 million are brought by Russian clients?

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20%

67
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Migrants from Europe have pied what percentage more in taxes then they have revived in benefits over the last 10 years?

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34%

68
Q

How many more primary school placers are needed?

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130,000

69
Q

How many job vacancies are there in the UK?

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607,900

70
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What percentage of people are unemployed in rural Polish areas?

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40%

71
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What was Poland’s GDP in 2006?

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$12,700

72
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How many different ethnic groups are there in Papua New Guinea?

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7,000

73
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Which country ranked highest on the 2014 gender inequality index?

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Slovenia

74
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In which countries is there the greatest inequalities?

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Niger & Yemen

75
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What score on the air pollution index is a state of emergency declared?

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500 & over

76
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Where and when was the highest air pollution index score?

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Palangkaraya 22nd of September 1986

77
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In 2013 what percentage of survey takers wanted reduced immigration?

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77%

78
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Increased recycling by the EU between 2001 and 20010 has cut greenhouse gases and waste by what percent?

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56%

79
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What is Germany’s recycling rate?

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62%

80
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What is Romania recycling rate?

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1%

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