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Earth Day Quiz
1. Approximately how many people participate in Earth Day activities each year, making it the world’s largest secular observance?
A: 500 million
B: One billion
C: Three billion
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2. Immersing yourself mindfully in nature is known in Japan as “Shinrin-Yoku.” What does this literally mean?
A: “Forest bathing”
B: “Going green”
C: “Returning to your roots”
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3. It’s hard to recycle plastic that’s dirty, low-value or mis-sorted. So, even though many of us put our plastic waste in the blue bin, what percentage of it actually gets recycled?
A: Around 50%
B: Around 22%
C: Around 9%
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Answer:
C – Around 9%. Reducing single-use plastics would be more effective.
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4. Globally, 2020 was the hottest year so far on record.
True or false?
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Answer:
True—2020 tied with 2016 as the hottest year on record.
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5. The adorable sea slug known as the leaf sheep is unusual for an animal because it can get energy how?
A: By desalinating sea water.
B: From photosynthesis.
C: By dissolving plastic.
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Answer:
B – From photosynthesis.
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6. In 2015, which country became the first to outlaw planned obsolescence?
A: Rwanda
B: The Netherlands
C: France
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7. What animal’s population plunged from roughly 60 million in 1800 to less than 1,000 in 1889?
A: The plains bison
B: The western lowland gorilla
C: The Asian elephant
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Answer:
A – The plains bison.
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8. What weather event happens when moonlight is refracted through water droplets in the air?
A: A worm moon
B: A moonbow
C: Spectral fog
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Answer:
B – A moonbow, also known as a lunar rainbow.
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9. Most old-growth forests on Canada’s West Coast are protected from logging.
True or false?
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10. In what year did the first Earth Day take place?
A: 1966
B: 1970
C: 1974
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11. Around what proportion of the world’s fisheries are currently pushed beyond their biological limits?
A: One third
B: One fifth
C: 10%
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Answer:
A – One third.
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12. Who wrote, “We forget that we don’t need everything… material things satisfy human beings only so much”?
A: David Attenborough
B: Greta Thunberg and Francisco Vera
C: David Suzuki and Holly Dressel
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Answer:
C – David Suzuki and Holly Dressel.
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13. So far, how many mass extinction events have there been in earth’s history?
A: None
B: One
C: Five
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14. In which country could you visit the Whanganui River, which has been granted legal personhood and rights?
A: South Africa
B: New Zealand
C: China
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15. Who described earth as “a brilliant jewel in the black velvet sky”?
A: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin
B: Environmentalist Jane Goodall
C: Musician Sting
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Answer:
A – Astronaut Buzz Aldrin
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