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“Why our dollars matter”
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Question 1:
By 2050, someone will develop this disease every
33 seconds.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Lupus
Alzheimer’s
Pancreatic cancer
Diabetes
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Answer 1:
B. Alzheimer’s
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Question 2:
Since its opening in 1987, how many assistance
dogs have been trained and placed by Community
Shares member organization Can Do Canines?
A.
B.
C.
D.
204
421
318
556
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Answer 2:
B. 421
It costs Can Do Canines $25,000 to train each assistance
dog. These dogs are provided free to people with
hearing disabilities, mobility issues, seizure disorders,
diabetes, and children with autism.
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Question 3:
What percentage of low-income children do not
meet proficiency standards for kindergarten?
A. 18%
B. 34%
C. 48%
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Answer 3:
C. 48%
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Question 4:
There are currently over 10,000 individuals
experiencing homelessness in Minnesota. What
percentage of that number are children
and youth?
A. 10%
B. 27%
C. 48%
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Answer 4:
C. 48%
Nearly half of Minnesota’s homeless are under age 21.
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Question 5:
What percentage of Minnesota’s waters do NOT
meet water quality standards for being fishable,
swimmable and drinkable?
A.
B.
C.
D.
10%
20%
40%
65%
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Answer 5:
C. Over 40%
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Question 6:
True/False:
Communities with high concentrations of the arts
also have lower poverty rates.
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Answer 6:
True
Communities with high concentrations of the arts are
shown to have higher civic engagement, more social
cohesion, higher child welfare, and lower poverty rates.
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Question 7:
What does HBCU mean?
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Answer 7:
Historically Black Colleges
and Universities
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Question 8:
Which cancer kills the most people each year?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Lung
Breast
Prostate
Colon
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Answer 8:
A. Lung
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Question 9:
In 2012 how many individuals were provided
quality and affordable health care by Community
Shares member West Side Community
Health Services?
A.
B.
C.
D.
10,533
17,052
26,987
33,240
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Answer 9:
D. 33,240
West Side Community Health Services provides
exceptional, comprehensive health care in 18 locations
in the St. Paul area including clinics in neighborhoods,
public housing sites, homeless shelters, and public
high schools.
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Question 10:
Approximately how many people in the ninecounty region live at or below 200% of the poverty
level—the equivalent of an annual income of
$47,100 or less for a family of four?
A. 487,000
B. 715,000
C. 1,000,000
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Answer 10:
B. 715,000
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Question 11:
Minnesota food shelves have seen an increase in
need for food assistance. How many visits do you
think there were to Minnesota food shelves in 2012?
A. 50 million
B. 300 million
C. 700 million
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Answer 11:
B. 300 million
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Question 12:
On average, how much does one large front-yard
tree add to the sale price of a home?
A.
B.
C.
D.
1%
7%
12%
25%
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Answer 12:
A. 1% of the home’s value
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Question 13:
Which of the following statements are true:
A. The arts are an important strategy for engaging
and motivating students who are at risk of
dropping out
B. The arts promote growth in positive social skills,
including self-control, self-confidence,
collaboration, and conflict resolution
C. The arts help improve student achievement in core
academic subjects
D. All of the above
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Answer 13:
D. All of the above
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Question 14:
Which U.S. Senator donated his Pulitzer Prize
money for his biography, Profiles in Courage, to
UNCF in 1957?
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Answer 14:
John F. Kennedy
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Question 15:
Each ______, 2 people are diagnosed with ALS
(Amotroph Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou
Gehrig’s Disease) and two people die from ALS.
A.
B.
C.
A.
Day
Week
Month
Year
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Answer 15:
B. Week
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Question 16:
On May 14, 2013, Governor Dayton signed into
law the legalization of same-sex marriage in
Minnesota. On that day, Minnesota became which
state to legalize same-sex marriage?
A.
B.
C.
D.
5th
7th
12th
13th
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Answer 16:
C. 12th
Since 2012, many Community Shares of Minnesota
member organizations worked to bring about marriage
equality, including Friends for a Non-Violent World,
Project 515 Education Campaign, Jewish Community
Action, PFLAG – Parent, Families and Friends of Lesbians
and Gays, and Quatrefoil Library.
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Question 17:
How many women experience domestic violence
in the Twin Cities metro each year?
A. 20,000
B. 50,000
C. 80,000
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Answer 17:
C. 80,000
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Question 18:
How many homeless K-12 students were helped
by Open Your Heart’s Education Fund last year?
A. Nearly 1,000
B. More than 2,500
C. More than 4,700
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Answer 18:
A. More than 4,700
Homeless students in K-12 or GED programs were provided
with school supplies and other essentials through Open
Your Heart
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Question 19:
Fish may be eaten without restrictions from what
percentage of Upper Mississippi waters?
A.
B.
C.
D.
11.5%
15%
60%
85%
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Answer 19:
B. 15%
Fish from 85% of the waters must be eaten in limited
amounts due to contaminants like mercury
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Question 20:
How long has United Arts been “changing lives
through the arts?”
A.
B.
C.
D.
10 years
27 years
43 years
59 years
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Answer 20:
D. 59 years
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Question 21:
What U.S. college or university prepares and sends
more African-American students to medical school
and graduate programs in the sciences than
any other?
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Answer 21:
Xavier University of Louisiana
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