1. How many people live in Germany?

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1 Results from the questionnaire for the third meeting in Germany For the third meeting all the participating students had to answer some questions about Germany and the topic Waste before and after the meeting. Most of them knew a lot about typical food but not much about the German history or typical sights in the area of Eastern-Westphalia, where the host-school is located. After the meeting students knew these sights and improved their knowledge about other famous sights in the federal state of North-Rhine- Westphalia as well as their knowledge about waste. Unfortunately, the system to separate waste still seems to be very complicated How many people live in Germany? about 71 million about 81 million about 91 million about 1 million about 81 million 2. Which are typical German dishes or drinks? (More than one answer is possible.) sauerkraut schnapps

2 3. Which are the two predominant religions in Germany? Cathilicism and Protestantism 4. In which year was Germany reunited?

3 . Paderborn is famous for its... 4 Window of 3 Hares Paderborn Gate Hermann Monument Window of 3 Hares red: After English Garden 6. The recycling plant Lippewerk in Lünen produces... of raw materials and products out of 1.6 million tons of litter every year.. million tons.7 million tons 1 million tons more than 1 million tons 1 million tons

4 7. Münster is famous for its... World Heritage Site Zeche Zollverein HNF Museum Mud Flat Peace Hall Peace Hall 8. The cathedral in Cologne is the second highest church in Europe and is famous for its relics of.... the Holy Mary Jesus The holy Three Kings Saint Peter The Holy Three Kings

5 9. Mankind produces... litter a day million 2. million 3. million 4. million 3. million tonnes red: After. Which of the following European countries produces most packaging waste (213 kilos a year)? 4 Belgium Germany Greece Spaim Spain Germany

6 11. Energy used to recycle paper is close to... less than when paper is prepared using virgin wood and other raw material % 7% 8% 9% 7% 12. The average time taken by plastic bottles to decompose in a landfill is close to... years

7 13. Which of the following materials cannot be recycled? wood paper glass aluminium wood Which of the following food cannot be composted? chewing gum bones orange peel banana peel chewing gum red: After

8 . In Europe about 28 to kilos of food are thrown away per person every year. Which of the following products can in most cases be eaten even if their best-before date has expired for some days or weeks (depending on the product) (more than one answer is possible) fresh fish crisps noodles yoghurt fresh minced meat chocolate beer chicken crisps; noodles; yoghurt; beer Coffee-to-go (Take-away) cups are not recyclable and produce a lot of litter and that is why in Germany... they thex are forbidden by law by law you have to pay 1 Euro you get a reduction you get plastic cups you get a reduction

9 4 17. In Brakel, a shampoo bottle goes into the... green bin grey bin yellow bin blue bin yellow bin 18. In Brakel, a pizza box goes into the... green bin grey bin yellow bin blue bin grey bin