Trees
Composting
Eco Living
A Better World
Hong Kong Living
100
What is the grave sweeping festival that often leaves Hong Kong's hillsides on fire. There can be up to 400 fires burning through Hong Kong's forests at one time on this day.
Ching Ming! (or Chung Yeung)
100
I am a living composter on the farm and I go 'Oink'
Charlie the Pig!
100
The "Three Rs" are Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. What is another "R" that has to do with sustainability?
Refuse, Re-purpose, Redesign, Repair, Reconsider, etc. Although, one could argue that refusing to consume unless necessary is by far the best option.
100
True or false: there are more organisms living on your skin than there are people on the planet
TRUEEE! (micro organisms, bacteria, mites, etc)
100
There are how many landfills in Hong Kong
3. West New Territories Landfill at Tuen Mun. North East New Territories Landfill at Ta Kwu Ling. South East New Territories Landfill at Tseung Kwan O.
200
I am a reason to plant trees with deep roots in eroded areas
Slope stabilization or soil retention
200
I am a teeny tiny microscopic organism that lives in the soil and breaks down compost and organic material
A microorganism! You actually have ten times as many micro organisms living inside your body than your body has cells!
200
A great way to reduce your consumer foot print is to reduce the miles that items have traveled around the globe and to buy things that are made not internationally but made _____
Made locally! Many places in Hong Kong have local markets or trade fairs
200
How many thousand trees have been planted by Ark Eden, the student groups, and the corporations who have visited us since 2006?
25-30 thousand (any number in between) That's a lot of hiking!
200
_____ % of all waste per day in Hong Kong is a totally unnecessary type of waste. What is it?
Food waste! At least 33% of all waste from Hong Kong is easily compostable food waste. We could turn trash into veggies, so why don't we?
300
I am necessary to keep moisture in the soil on sunny hillsides while tree planting (hint: I'm usually made out of grass or leaves)
Mulch or mulching. It can be the difference of life and death for a small tree or freshly transplanted seedling
300
There are three different types of materials that need to be added together to make a functioning compost pile.
You should have: Green leaves or material, Brown/dead leaves or material, Food waste/poo. You can layer them up like a lasagna!
300
A major source of pollution in our food system revolves around this food source. Hint: you don't have to eat it
What is animal agriculture/factory farming (eating animal flesh for food). Try going veggie on Mondays and see if you can take the Meat Free Monday Challenge!
300
How many species (in millions) have so far been discovered on earth?
8 million and counting. There are over 350,000 species of beetles included in that list. Talk about diversity!
300
What are two way cars in Hong Kong contribute to general pollution?
Answer: noise pollution, Co2 emissions, light pollution, oil spills and leaks, chemical particulates, the processes of making the actual car components, etc
400
A tree's roots can grow down as deep as the tree's _____
The tree's height above ground. Imagine if your feet were as big as the rest of your body!
400
There are a few things you should never put in a compost pile. Name two!
What are: plastics, meat, oils, fats (butter), chemicals, paints, metals, bleach, etc.
400
It takes _____ KG of grain to produce or 'grow' one KG of beef.
12KG! Think of all the hungry people that could be fed on that grain if it wasn't being fed to cows...
400
What percentage can a worm farm reduce food waste into after only 6 months?
An 80% reduction. And boy oh boy is that compost good when they're done
400
Without the support of imported food and water, how many days could Hong Kong feed its citizens without running out of resources
Less than a week (any number 7 days or under) Some estimates say we only have 2 days of food reserved in Hong Kong
500
What are three services that trees provide?
Trees: provide oxygen, clean the air, provide food, provide building materials, create habitat for animals, filter water, regulate climate, pretty flowers (aww) etc...
500
What do you call a place where you keep worms to break down food waste into compost?
A worm farm! (What do you call it when worms take over the earth? GLOBAL WORMING!)
500
What are three ways to reduce your personal fossil fuel dependency?
buying local, taking public transport, walking or riding your bike more often, reducing meat consumption, turning off the lights when you leave the room, reusing your toys, recycling, buying used furniture, clothes, electronics, etc
500
Butterflies can taste with this part of their body.
Their feet (talk about getting a foot ahead!)
500
How many tons of FOOD waste do Hong Kong citizens toss our per day?
What is 3,200 Tons (or 2,902,991 KG) That's over 120 double decker busses full of food trash PER DAY being driven directly into the trash. Yuck.
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