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1
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When did intel develop the first microprocessor chip?

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1971

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2
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When was the first pc, Altair 8800 made?

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1975

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3
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When was the first vhs made (by Japan)?

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1978

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4
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When was the first Microsoft windows?

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1985

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5
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When was the first mobile phone?

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1985

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6
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What percentage of non-bulk cargo is transported by container?

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90%

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7
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What percentage of costs have fallen by since 1950?

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100%

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When was the first container ship

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1950s

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9
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In 1980, how much could container ships carry?

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5000 TEU

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In 1990s, how much could container ships carry?

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6000 TEU

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11
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What percentage of goods are traded by air?

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5%

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12
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How many are estimated to be in extreme poverty in Indonesia?🇮🇩

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70 million

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13
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How many years would it take a waiter at an Indonesian elite wedding to earn the cost of the wedding?🇮🇩

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400 years

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14
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How much are people in the slums paid a day?🇮🇩

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72p(minimum wage)

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15
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What hours do the workers do in Indonesia?🇮🇩

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24 hour shifts with 2 hour breaks

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16
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How much would an Indonesian worker get from an pair of £100 trainers?🇮🇩

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40p

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17
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When did Suharto seize power?🇮🇩

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1960s

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18
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How many people did the CIA tell Suharto to assassinate?🇮🇩

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5000

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19
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How many people did Tanzania and an investment firm respectively share $2.2B?🇹🇿🇺🇸(IMF and WB cause of the D.G)

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25M people

161 partners

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20
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1000s of people used to work on the land, but how many are now employed at the Coca Cola plant?🇮🇳

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141

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How many villages experience water shortages due to Coca Cola?🇮🇳

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Over 50

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22
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How far has the water table declined in the last 4 years due to Coca Cola?🇮🇳

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25-40ft

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23
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How many left rural areas of China🇨🇳(after china’s change in policy)(embracing globalisation)

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300 million

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24
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What percentage of China’s GDP is generated in SEZs?🇨🇳(after China’s change in policy) (embracing globalisation)

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50%

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25
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How many people escaped poverty after China’s change in policy?🇨🇳(embracing globalisation)

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400 million

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26
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How many foreign films are screened each year?🇨🇳(anti globalisation)

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34 foreign films

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27
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How many cars did both Dagenham and Cologne produce each year?

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200,000

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28
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How many lost their jobs in Britain after Dagenham closed? (2002)

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1,500 lost their jobs

Even though both produced 200,000

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29
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What rank is HSBC as a TNC?🇨🇳🇬🇧

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6th largest

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30
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How much is the turnover of HSBC?🇨🇳🇬🇧

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$140B

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31
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During the 2009 banking crisis, how much did HSBC transfer and how much did they lend to other banks in a few hours?🇨🇳🇬🇧

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Transferred £750M

Lent £4B

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32
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How many people does HSBC employ in over 80 countries?🇨🇳🇬🇧

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332,000

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33
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What percentage of HSBC’s workforce has moved offshore?🇨🇳🇬🇧

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Around 80%

Led to 1,900 job cuts in UK call centres

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34
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How many tv channels are there in North Korea?🇰🇵

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3 channels

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35
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What are the literary rates of Burkina Faso? (Social reason for being switched off)

36
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How many landmines are in Sudan? (Political reason for being switched off)

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Over 2 millIon

37
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What is the income in Chad? (Economic reason for being switched off)

38
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When did Starbucks open in France compared to Britain? (Anti-globalisation)

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2004 in France🇫🇷

1997 in Britain 🇬🇧

39
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What percentage of French music to French radio stations play? (Anti-globalisation)

40
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What percentage of FDI went to the west of China?🇨🇳(negative social impacts of global shift)

41
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How many tonnes of methyl isocyanate leaked for 2 hours?🇮🇳(Bhopal disaster)

42
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How far did the methyl isocyanate travel?🇮🇳(Bhopal disaster)

43
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How many initial deaths were there from the Bhopal disaster?🇮🇳

44
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How many further deaths were there after the Bhopal disaster?🇮🇳

45
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How many disabilities after the Bhopal disaster?🇮🇳

46
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How much did the Indian government claim in compensation after the Bhopal disaster?🇮🇳

47
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How much did union carbide actually pay after the Bhopal disaster?🇮🇳

48
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What percentage of cities fail to meet air quality standards in China?🇨🇳

49
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Smoking how many packs of cigarettes is said to be the equivalent of spending 24 hours in Linfen?🇨🇳

50
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What percentage of groundwater is contaminated in China?🇨🇳

51
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What percentage of harvest was lost due to dust?🇨🇳

52
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What percentage of china’s pollution comes from products destined for export?🇨🇳

53
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How many times more common is liver cancer in China?🇨🇳

54
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How many people don’t have access to clean water in China?🇨🇳

55
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What percentage of waterways are contaminated in China?🇨🇳

56
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What percentage of oil revenue should the Ogoni gain but there’s no investment in education or healthcare?🇳🇬🐚

57
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How many tonnes of CO2 are emitted each year from gas flares?🇳🇬🐚

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70M tonnes - equal to the emissions of 10 million homes in the Uk

58
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In 7 years, how much did Detroit’s biggest employer drop from?🇺🇸(deindustrialisation)

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130,000 - 50,000

59
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At the peak of deindustrialisation in Detroit, what percentage were unemployed?🇺🇸

60
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What fraction of foreign purchases of property in London went to Russians in 2014?

61
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The most expensive property in London which was sold to an oligarch was worth how much?

62
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How many Indian migrants live in the UAE?

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2M, making up 30% of its population

63
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What percentage of the UAEs population is made up of migrants?

64
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How many Mcdonalds outlets are there worldwide?🍟

65
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How many countries have McDonald’s?🍟

66
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How many customers does McDonald’s serve every day?🍟

67
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How many pounds of pesticides are used for the livestock’s food for McDonald’s?🍟

68
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How many pounds of fertiliser are used for the livestock’s food for McDonald’s?🍟

69
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How many acres of crop land is used to grow food for the livestock for McDonald’s?🍟

70
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Overgrazing by China’s 127M cows and 279M pigs for McDonald’s are expanding desertification by how much each year?🍟🇨🇳

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2330km2/year

71
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What percentage of global rainforests does Indonesia own?🇮🇩

72
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How many hectares of rainforest are lost in Indonesia each year?🇮🇩

73
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How far will white horse village be from Chong Ching soon?

74
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How many brits in Europe?

75
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How many poles live in Britain?

76
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How many recognised First Nations are there?

77
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What percentage of the Canadian population are native?

78
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Post accession migration happened after how many Eastern European countries joined the EU?

79
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How much did fair trade increase production by?

80
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How many cocoa farmers are in the Kuapa Kakoo fair trade group?

81
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In 2008, how much cocoa did the Kuapa Kakoo group sell to the fair trade market?

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Over 4,000 tonnes

82
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How much of the total income does the top 20% earn compared to the bottom 20%?🇨🇳(negative impacts of global shift)

A

Top - 50%

Bottom - 4.7%

83
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Shenzhen has developed from a small village into a city with a population of what within 20 years?🇨🇳 (SEZ) (embracing globalisation)

A

10 million

84
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GDP per capita in 1978 compared to 2014, China🇨🇳(embracing globalisation)

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  • 1978 - $227

* 2014 - $7,591

85
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When did China block Coca-Cola’s acquisition of Huigan juice?🇨🇳(anti globalisation)

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