How to make your chatterbox conversation-starter1. Cut along dotted line.2. Fold it in half, fold out. Then fold in half the

other way, and fold out.3. With the blank side up, fold each corner into

the middle.4. Turn the chatterbox over and repeat (again

folding each corner into the middle).5. Place the chatterbox with the numbers side

up and fold in half (into a rectangle shape).6. Slide your thumb and pointer finger of both

hands behind the corners and press together so that the chatterbox bends and forms a point in the middle.

7. The words Oxfam Hunger Banquet Quiz should now be facing up.

8. Repeat with the remaining chatterboxes (we’ve provided three in total).

9. You now have a conversation starter for use during your Hunger Banquet.

10. Don’t lose the answers below.

chatterbox

Oxfam

Quiz

Hunger

Banquet

Which has a bigger

greenhouse gas footprint,

the global livestock industry or the global transport industry?

Wha

t is

Tim

or-

Lest

e’s

mai

n ec

onom

ic s

ecto

r?

How much food is wasted per year in

Australia?

2014 was the hottest year on record for Australia T or F?

How

muc

h do

es it

cos

t to

tra

in a

loca

l fa

rmer

to

prep

are

thei

r com

mun

ity

for

natu

ral d

isas

ters

in

Ban

glad

esh?

How many people around the world depend on food produced by small-scale farmers?

In 2013 the 10

biggest food and beverage

companies w

ere responsible for 263.7

million tonnes of

greenhouse gases. T or F?

What are som

e of the im

pacts of clim

ate change?

ANSWERS1. The global livestock industry has a bigger greenhouse gas

footprint than global transport industry.

2. False. But 2014 was officially the world’s hottest year on record! Last year was Australia’s third-warmest on record.

3. True. In 2013 the 10 biggest food and beverage companies were responsible for 263.7 million tonnes of greenhouse gases. This is as much as Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden combined.

4. Rising sea levels, changing seasons, and a rise in the intensity of extreme weather events are some of the impacts of climate change. These are making it harder to grow food in many countries.

5. Australians waste four million tonnes of food each year (that is 345kg per household or 20% of the food we purchase).

6. One in three people around the world depend on food produced by small-scale producers.

7. East Timor’s (Timor-Leste’s) main economic sector is in the primary sector, and is rain-fed subsistence agriculture. 80% of the country’s poor depend on agriculture for their livelihood.

8. I n Bangladesh, it takes just $65 to provide a local with the skills to prepare their community and save lives from future natural disasters caused by climate change.

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1

chatterbox

How many people in the world go to bed hungry each

night?

Wha

t pe

rcen

tage

of

agric

ultu

ral l

and

does

live

stoc

k ta

ke

up a

roun

d th

e w

orld

?

The Philippines is the third most

disaster-prone country in the world. T or F?

How many litres of water does it take to produce 500g of ground beef?

Wha

t ca

n a

dona

tion

of $

50

achi

eve

in O

xfam

’s

wor

k in

Van

uatu

?

What are some of the disadvantages that female farmers face in Timor-Leste?

What percentage

of the world’s hungry

are involved in food production?

How m

any children in Indonesia suffer from

malnutrition?

ANSWERS1. There are 795 million people going to bed hungry every night.

That’s one in nine people going hungry every day.

2. It takes 8000 litres of water to produce 500g of ground beef.

3. 80% of the world’s hungry are involved in food production.

4. The World Food Programme estimates 13 million children in Indonesia suffer from malnutrition.

5. True. Studies have shown that the Philippines is the third most disaster-prone country in the world.

6. Female farmers have fewer rights to the land and an unequal access to resources like labour, training and fertiliser.

7. Livestock accounts for 70% of all agricultural land around the world.

8. With just $50, you can provide one out-of-work young person in Vanuatu training and experience, including in agriculture, to help them find a job and earn a living.

2

2

How to make your chatterbox conversation-starter1. Cut along dotted line.2. Fold it in half, fold out. Then fold in half the

other way, and fold out.3. With the blank side up, fold each corner into

the middle.4. Turn the chatterbox over and repeat (again

folding each corner into the middle).5. Place the chatterbox with the numbers side

up and fold in half (into a rectangle shape).6. Slide your thumb and pointer finger of both

hands behind the corners and press together so that the chatterbox bends and forms a point in the middle.

7. The words Oxfam Hunger Banquet Quiz should now be facing up.

8. Repeat with the remaining chatterboxes (we’ve provided three in total).

9. You now have a conversation starter for use during your Hunger Banquet.

10. Don’t lose the answers below.

Oxfam

Quiz

Hunger

Banquet

chatterbox

What percentage

of Vanuatu’s population rely on

subsistence farming?

Nam

e th

e th

ree

coun

trie

s,

star

ting

wit

h V,

T a

nd P

tha

t ar

e am

ongs

t th

e m

ost

at-r

isk

from

clim

ate

chan

ge?

Climate change is one of the

single biggest threats to our

chances of winning the fight against

hunger. T or F?

How much does it cost to train small-scale farmers in the Philippines in new ways to grow food?

Clim

ate

chan

ge

is e

xpec

ted

to d

rive

up

the

reta

il pr

ice

of p

rodu

cts

like

Kello

gg’s

Co

rnfla

kes

by

how

muc

h in

15

year

s?

Sea levels have been rising by how much each year in Timor-Leste?

By 2050, climate

change could make

how m

any more

children hungry?

What are som

e actions you can take to reduce the im

pacts of climate

change?

ANSWERS1. 80% of the population in Vanuatu rely on subsistence farming for

their livelihoods.

2. It costs $110 to train small-scale farmers in the Philippines in new methods for growing food, plus training and empowering them to lobby their government for more support.

3. By 2050, climate change could make an additional 24 million children hungry.

4. Eat less meat and dairy, reduce food waste, sign the petition, support small-scale producers, eat locally and eat seasonally.

5. True. Climate change is one of the single biggest threats to our chances of winning the fight against hunger.

6. Sea levels have been rising by 5.5mm per year in Timor-Leste.

7. Vanuatu, Tonga and the Philippines are countries that are among those most at-risk from climate change.

8. Climate change is expected to drive up the retail price of Kellogg’s Cornflakes by as much as 44% over the next 15 years due to the rising price of commodities like corn and rice.

3

3

How to make your chatterbox conversation-starter1. Cut along dotted line.2. Fold it in half, fold out. Then fold in half the

other way, and fold out.3. With the blank side up, fold each corner into

the middle.4. Turn the chatterbox over and repeat (again

folding each corner into the middle).5. Place the chatterbox with the numbers side

up and fold in half (into a rectangle shape).6. Slide your thumb and pointer finger of both

hands behind the corners and press together so that the chatterbox bends and forms a point in the middle.

7. The words Oxfam Hunger Banquet Quiz should now be facing up.

8. Repeat with the remaining chatterboxes (we’ve provided three in total).

9. You now have a conversation starter for use during your Hunger Banquet.

10. Don’t lose the answers below.

Oxfam

Quiz

Hunger

Banquet