Eco-Trivia Questions



Eco-Trivia Questions

Waste

1. What is the largest category of household garbage? (A)

a) Paper & cardboard

b) Plastic

c) Glass

d) Metals

2. Incineration is an environmentally friendly method of getting rid of garbage. (T/F)

• False: It releases a variety of toxins into the atmosphere.

3. How many plastic bottles do North Americans throw away every hour? (C)

a) 100 000

b) 800 000

c) 2 500 000

d) 1 500 000

4. Most toxic waste comes from the production of __________. (A)

a) Chemicals and plastics

b) Metals

c) Glass

d) All of the above

5. Packaging accounts for 50% of all paper produced in North America. (T/F)

• True: It also accounts for 90% of all glass and 11% of aluminium.

Energy

1. Name 3 renewable energy sources.

• Solar, wind, tidal, hydro, wave, geothermal, etc.

2. A “phantom load” is the energy used by an appliance even when it is turned off. How much % of used household energy is “phantom load”? (B)

a) 1 – 5 %

b) 6 – 15 %

c) 16 – 20 %

d) 21 – 25 %

3. Canada is the world's largest producer of hydroelectricity in the world. (T/F)

• False: Canada is second after China.

4. Canada is _____ largest producer of energy in the world. (D)

a) 2nd

b) 3rd

c) 4th

d) 5th

5. What type of energy is most used in Canada?

• Oil

Environmental Greening

1. How much waste can be diverted from landfills by composting? (A)

a) 4 tonnes

b) 14 tonnes

c) 24 tones

d) 34 tonnes

2. How long will compost take to decompose in the spring? (B)

a) 1 month

b) 3 months

c) 6 months

d) 12 months

3. When is the best time to plant trees? (B)

a) 1 month

b) 3 months

c) 6 months

d) 12 months

4. Which of the following is an organization that has a focus on the environment? (C)

a) Free the Children

b) Doctors without Borders

c) World Wildlife Fund

d) None of the Above

5. Going vegan is more environmentally friendly than buying a hybrid car. (T/F)

• True: According to PETA, eating vegan saves 1 acre of forest each year.

Current Events

1. What day is Earth Hour?

• March 27

2. Which country recently developed a fully electric car? (A)

a) China

b) Japan

c) Germany

d) Sweden

3. Where was the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held last year? (C)

a) Canada

b) Russia

c) Denmark

d) Norway

4. What are the Vancouver Olympics doing to be eco-friendly? (D)

a) Forces public to use transit

b) Has a system to collect and circulate rainwater

c) Installed Eco Chill - energy-recycling system for maintaining ice

d) All of the above

 

5. What was the name of the document that was a result of the United Nations Climate Change Conference? (B)

a) Denmark Delegation

b) Copenhagen Accord

c) Copenhagen Plans

d) Climate Change Copenhagen

Wildcard

1. What is the theme of the documentary

“Food Inc.”?

• The food industry- how corporations put profit before the environment, consumer health, safety and the livelihood of farmers (just saying the food industry would be an adequate answer).

2. Experts say that the Earth’s rainforests may be consumed in less than 40 years. (T/F)

• True.

3. Which of the following celebrities is a vegetarian? (A)

a) Brad Pitt

b) Adam Sandler

c) Paris Hilton

d) None of the above

4. Every second, an area of rainforest that is size of a football field is destroyed. (T/F)

• True: Each year, over 63,000 square miles are destroyed.

5. What is the banned chemical that causes the ozone layer to deteriorate?

• CFC (chlorofluorocarbon)

Tiebreaker: Under the Copenhagen Accord, Canada’s new target for reduction in greenhouse gas emissions is ___% below 2005 levels by 2020. (17%)

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