Fair Trade MCQ Questions and Answers for Practice

1. From which developing country to which developed country was the first ever Fairtrade product sold?

1. From Ivory Coast to Switzerland
2. From India to France
3. From Cameroon to Spain
4. From Mexico to the Netherlands

2. Have Fairtrade beauty products ever been tested on animals?

1. Yes
2. No

3. How many countries are Fairtrade products currently sold in?

1. 95
2. 110
3. 125

4. How many countries are involved in producing fair trade products?

1. 36
2. 59
3. 74
4. 160

5. In which months does Fairtrade Fortnight always fall in?

1. December – January
2. February – March
3. April – May
4. June – July

6. Is Fairtrade a charity?

1. Yes – when you buy a Fairtrade product money is donated to a charity
2. No – Fairtrade is about farmers receiving a fair price for their products so that farmers can earn a decent living and have good working conditions

7. What does fair-trade do?

1. It makes things more expensive
2. Fair trade is about better prices, decent working conditions and fair terms of trade for farmers and workers
3. Provides food for people in Africa
4. It is irrelevant

8. What is fair-trade?

1. It is trading things fairly
2. Taking everything
3. Paying extra money for things for no reason
4. Trade between companies in developed countries and producers in developing countries in which fair prices are paid to the producers

9. What products are fair trade?

1. Chocolate
2. Banana
3. Flowers
4. All of the above

10. What were the first three Fairtrade certified products?

1. Green & Blacks Maya Gold chocolate, Clipper tea, Cafédirect coffee
2. Clipper tea, Zaytoun olive oil, Green & Blacks Maya Gold chocolate
3. Cafedirect coffee, Clipper tea, Traidcraft pasta

11. When was Fairtrade gold first made available to consumers?

1. 14-Feb-11
2. 1-Dec-09
3. 26-May-13

12. Which of these countries does not celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight?

1. UK
2. Australia
3. Canada
4. USA

13. Which of these countries gained their first Fairtrade certified producer organisation in 2012?

1. Jamaica
2. Nigeria
3. Afghanistan
4. All of the above