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Quiz: Seeking Shelter

December 21, 2019

Which parts of the country struggle the most with homelessness? Do rising housing costs contribute to people losing a place to live? Take our quiz to find out.

Which tech billionaire announced last month that he is donating $98.5 million to organizations helping the homeless?
- Sergey Brin
- Jeff Bezos
- Bill Gates
- Mark Zuckerberg
A city councilwoman in Oakland, California recently proposed housing homeless people where?
- On cruise ships
- In underutilized industrial parks
- In the abandoned 16th Street train station
- In publicly managed tent cities
Which state has the most people experiencing homelessness?
- California
- Florida
- New York
- Texas
Which of the following has the highest rate of homelessness per 10,000 residents?
- California
- District of Columbia
- Hawaii
- Oregon
A 2018 study by UCLA found that that high housing costs in California were driving up the state’s rate of homelessness.
- True
- False
Most experts agree that the best long-term strategy for making housing more affordable is to build more of it. Which city recently took a major step in this direction by ending rules that restrict certain neighborhoods to single-family homes?
- Houston
- Minneapolis
- Raleigh
- San Francisco
A 2017 study found that ________ children experience homelessness each year.
- 2.4 million
- 3.1 million
- 4.2 million
- 5.4 million
Data on the federal Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA) program found that health outcomes for homeless people with HIV/AIDS were about the same as those who had housing.
- True
- False
Citing high hotel prices and poor “street conditions,” the tech company Oracle recently announced that it would move its annual conference to Las Vegas from what city?
- Chicago
- New York
- San Francisco
- Seattle
A 2014 investigation found that each homeless person in Central Florida cost taxpayers $31,000, which primarily went to:
- Arrests for nonviolent offenses
- Emergency room visits for medical and psychiatric issues
- Jail stays
- All of the above

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