Question

How many kilocalories of energy would you expect a person in contemporary England to consume daily (including food, transportation, household use, etc.)?
a.
millions
b.
hundreds of thousands
c.
tens of thousands
d.
thousands



Please select the best answer from the choices provided


A
B
C
D

Answer 1

C

Reason: UK per‑person primary energy use is on the order of 100–150 GJ/year. 1 GJ ≈ 239,000 kcal, so 100–150 GJ/yr ≈ 24–36 million kcal/yr, which is about 65,000–100,000 kcal/day — i.e. tens of thousands of kilocalories per day.