Fun Fair Trade Quiz

What does 'Fair trade' mean?

• Trading things fairly.

• Trading things at a fair.

• Trades with fair prices paying to producers in developing countries.

• Paying extra money for things for no reason.

Answer explanation

Fairtrade works with farmers & workers in developing countries so that they can improve their living standards, invest in their communities and businesses, and protect our shared environment.

Fun fact: 47% of all fairtrade farmers produce coffee.

How do you recognise a product that is Fairtrade?

• A. It looks better

• B. The fairtrade mark (green & blue logo)

• C. Tastes yummy

• D. It looks worse

What is the fair trade logo?

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Answer explanation

The Fairtrade Mark symbol is made up of a blue sky that symbolises optimism, and an arm, raised in the air – this symbolises empowerment.

Which of the following is a characteristic of fair trade?

• direct, short term relationships

• open to public viewing

• hazardous working conditions

• unsustainable production

Answer explanation

Fairtrade campaigns drive awareness of the issues of unfair trade and ask the public to choose Fairtrade:)

Which of the following explains why FREE TRADE might not be fair to all countries:

• favourite trading partners

• high tariffs

• unfair labour conditions

• All are correct

Answer explanation

Free trade = international trade left to its natural course without tariffs, quotas, or other restrictions.

Free trade can cause global inequalities, poor working conditions in many developing nations, job loss, and economic imbalance:(

Which chocolate company is partly owned by the Kuapa Kokoo cocoa farmers' co-operative in Ghana?

• Divine Chocolate

• Cadbury's

• Nestle

• Odylique lipstick

Answer explanation

Fun fact:

Odylique lipsticks are also Fairtrade products.

The lipsticks are 100% natural and bursting with botanical ingredients. Certified to Soil Association and Fairtrade standards and cruelty-free.

Which of these photos show some coffee beans, shortly after being harvested from the coffee bushes?

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Answer explanation

They look pretty different from what we see in the cup don't they? Growing green on the bushes, they then ripen and turn red.

If you're curious about the other ones: first two pictures are cocoa beans (used in chocolate), the last one is - as you may have guessed - jelly beans.

According to a new 2022 study, the additional benefits generated through Fairtrade Premium are equal to how many dollars (USD) per person per month for workers on the Ghanaian banana platations in the study?

(The Fairtrade Premium is an extra sum of money paid on top of the selling price that farmers or workers invest in projects of their choice.)

• $ 10

• $50

• $75

• $105

Answer explanation

That extra money is generated by people like you choosing Fairtrade bananas every time you shop.

And it makes a big difference. Results from this study show the critical role that Fairtrade Premium plays in supporting benefits including subsidised food, school supplies, health care, and transportation among others.

What proportion of bananas bought in the UK are Fairtrade bananas?

• 1 in every 10 bananas

• 1 in every 8 bananas

• 1 in every 4 bananas

What ISN’T one of the Fairtrade rules?

• Fair price

• Fairtrade premium for community investment

• Safe & fair working conditions

• Care for the environment

• No hamsters are allowed to visit the farms

Answer explanation

Fair Trade supports some of the most bio-diverse farming systems in the world.

When you visit a Fair Trade coffee grower's fields, with the forest canopy overhead and the sound of migratory songbirds in the air, it feels like you're standing in the rainforest.