Do We Have Chemistry?
Is Climate Change Real?
The Weather Sucks
Ismaili 101
Climate Change is Boring
100
What compound contributes the most to climate change?
CO2
Among the various long-lived greenhouse gases (GHGs) emitted by human activities, CO2 is so far the largest contributor to climate change, and, if anything, its relative role is expected to increase in the future.
100
Individuals who are forcibly displaced (within or beyond their nation-state boundaries) by short and long-term natural disasters and environmental degradation precipitated or exacerbated by the climate crisis.
What is a climate refugee?
Climate refugees are people who must leave their homes and communities because of the effects of climate change and global warming.
100
What is the major agent of erosion in deserts today?
a. glaciers.
b. wind.
c. abrasion.
d. running water.
e. none of the previous answers.
The correct option is Wind.
Wind is the major agent of erosion in deserts. It creates several landforms like sand dunes and loess.
100
It is said that the early Muslims gifted Prophet Muhammad with food; however, he then distributed it to the poor. In the Ismaili mosques, Ismailis receive the food and donate money which is then used for charity.
Where is this seen in the modern day?
What is Nandi
"Nandi is a Sanskrit word which is defined as: 'joy, satisfaction, delight; prosperity and praise of a deity at the commencement of a religious rite or observance,* (The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary 1976:541).
100
If you divide 30 by half and add negative 30, what do you get?
30.
Half is .5. If you divide 30 by 0.5, you get 60. Add negative 30 and you have 30.
200
A gas that absorbs and emits radiant energy within the thermal infrared range?
What is Greenhouse Gas?
Greenhouse gases (also known as GHGs) are gases in the earth's atmosphere that trap heat. During the day, the sun shines through the atmosphere, warming the earth's surface. At night, earth's surface cools, releasing heat back into the air. But some of the heat is trapped by the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
200
What is the biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States?
(A.) Farming, Lodging, & Manufacturing
(B.) Producing Electricity
(C.) Heating & Cooling of Buildings
(D.) Using Transportation
Answer: Producing Electricity
Electricity production generates the largest share of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. About 66 percent of our nation's electricity comes from burning fossil fuels, mostly coal and natural gas. Renewable energy sources provide 13 percent of U.S. electricity, while nuclear power provides about 20 percent. The Energy Information Administration expects the use of renewables to increase more than 8 percent this year.
200
If you see a rainbow in front of you, where is the SUN located?
Answer: The sun or other source of light is usually behind the person seeing the rainbow.
A rainbow is always formed in a direction opposite to that of the Sun so that the sunlight incident on the water droplets (acting as prism) can be easily refracted and dispersed thus forming a rainbow.
200
The Imam of the world's fifteen million Nizārī is now known by a particular title, granted by the Shah of Persia, that translates very roughly as "commander-in-chief." The title has become familiar to the outside world through charities under the umbrella of a central Development Network. What is this title?
Answer: Aga Khan
The title of "Aga Khan" was bestowed on the Nizārī Imam in the 1830s, by the Shah of Persia. The first Aga Khan provided military support to the Afghan War and in the conquest of India, picking up British nobility (and a pension) in the process. The British government has referred to the Aga Khan as "His Highness" since 1957.
200
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
Complete this series of numbers:
9 = 4, 21 = 9, 22 = 9, 24 = 10,
8 = 5, 7 = 5, 99 = 10, 100 = 7,
16 =?, 17 =?
16 = 7 and 17 = 9
[(Each number equals the number of letters in their spelling, i.e. 16 (sixteen) is 7 and 17 (seventeen) is 9.]
300
Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?
A. Carbon dioxide CO2 B. Methane CH4
C. Water vapor D. Nitrogen N2
D. Nitrogen N2
Nitrogen has no effect on global warming either way because nitrogen is an inert gas that does not react with other substances or affect the climate in any way whatsoever.
Hence, Nitrogen is not a greenhouse gas.
300
FILL IN THE BLANK
_____________ are by far the largest contributor to global climate change, accounting for over 75 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions and nearly 90 per cent of all carbon dioxide emissions. As greenhouse gas emissions blanket the Earth, they trap the sun's heat.
Fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas)
are by far the largest contributor to global climate change.
300
Which describes a climate effect on the rate of weathering?
(a.) Cold climates favor mechanical weathering.
(b.) Chemical reactions occur slower at higher temperatures.
(c.) Lower precipitation levels lead to more chemical reactions
(d.) The chemical reaction rates of minerals are not impacted by temperature.
Answer: Cold climates favor mechanical weathering.
300
50 Points Each
Which cities are home to the six existing Ismaili Centres?
1. London 2. Vancouver 3. Lisbon 4. Dubai 5. Dushanbe 6. Toronto
300
1. Question: What is the number of the parking space covered by the car?
Answer: 87.
Believe it or not, this "math" question actually requires no math whatsoever. If you flip the image upside down, you'll see that what you're dealing with is a simple number sequence.
400
Which state has the highest energy-related carbon dioxide emissions per capita?
The team that gets closest to that state gets the points.
Answer: Wyoming
In 2013, carbon dioxide emissions in Wyoming were 117 metric tons per person, the highest in the United States. Wyoming is the second-largest energy producer in the United States, most of which comes from coal. However, the state has less than 600,000 people, giving Wyoming the lowest population density in the lower 48 states and the highest per capita carbon dioxide emissions.
400
DAILLY DOUBLEE!!!!
FILL IN THE BLANKS. WORTH 200 POINTS EACH
Ozone, oxygen, and water vapor absorb ______________ ________. Water and carbon dioxide absorb infrared radiation in the _____________.
What is ultraviolet light; troposphere
400
The difference between weather and climate is:
A. weather is what we expect based on years of data while climate is what is happening right now.
B weather includes more variables like moisture and wind while climate just focuses on temperature.
C. weather is predictable but climate is not.
D. weather is a day-to-day event while climate is a consistent pattern many years.
D. weather is a day-to-day event while climate is a consistent pattern many years.
400
Less than two hundred years after the Isma'ili tradition was born as a separate faith, the Isma'ilis achieved their greatest level of worldly power: the Fatimid Empire, which lasted 262 years. Among the Fatimids' legacies is one of the great cities of the Arab world, home of the famous Tahrir Square. Which of these cities did they found?
Answer: Cairo
The Fatimid dynasty was founded in 909 C.E. by Ubayd Allah, a general who claimed descent from Muhammad's daughter Fatima. (Hence the name of the dynasty.) Initially based in what is now Tunisia, the empire soon expanded across North Africa, conquering Egypt in 969. The caliphs soon founded the city of al-Manṣūriyyah, now known as Cairo, to serve as their capital. At its height, their Empire was a center of learning, art, and religious tolerance, but by 1171 it had collapsed in civil strife and rebellion, and the torch passed to others.
400
You are driving a bus. When you begin your route, there is an old woman named Mrs. Smith and a young boy named Raymond are on the bus. At the first stop, the old woman leaves, and a salesman, named Ed, enters. At the next stop, Jack and his sister Jill get on, as well as three women with shopping bags. The bus travels fifteen minutes, then stops and Raymond gets off and a man and his wife get on. Next, a woman with a bird in a cage gets on the bus. What is the name of the bus driver?
Well, remember that you are the one driving the bus!
500
Many of us are already familiar with solutions to climate change. While there are many actions we can take every day, it's important to focus on the solutions with the biggest result. Most of the actions show below will reduce emissions, but which will have the biggest effect? There are several correct answers.
(A.) Household and industrial recycling
(B.) Adopting a plant-based diet
(C.) Cleaning up ocean pollution
(D.) Planting trees
(E.) Wasting less food
(F.) Large-scale solar farms
(G.) Carpooling
(H.) Restoring tropical forests
(I.) Onshore wind turbines
Answer: (B.) Adopting a plant-based diet (E.) Wasting less food (F.) Large-scale solar farms (H.) Restoring tropical forests (H.) Restoring tropical forests
Answers come from the source Project Drawdown – Solutions
500
Which country emits the most carbon dioxide?
*You have to guess which is the right country to get all of the points.*
Answer: China
According to the International Energy Agency, China is currently the top emitter of carbon dioxide, accounting for 28% of global carbon emissions. The United States ranks as the second top emitter at 15%.
500
The closest team to the number gets all the points.
How much (in degrees) is the planet heating up each year?
Answer: 1.7 degrees
As of this October, the Earth had warmed by about 1.7 degrees Fahrenheit since 1880, when tracking began at a global scale. That figure includes the surface of the ocean. The warming is greater over land, and greater still in the Arctic and parts of Antarctica.
The number may sound low, but as an average over the surface of an entire planet, it is actually high, which explains why much of the land ice on the planet is starting to melt and the oceans are rising at an accelerating pace.
500
Like other Muslims, Isma'ilis consider the Quran to be the revealed word of God. How do Isma'ilis interpret the Quran?
(A.) As having both surface and hidden meanings
(B.) As being literally true, with no need to read between the lines
(C.) As important literature, but not as a guide for life
(D.) As a puzzle that each believer must solve on his or her own
Answer: As having both surface and hidden meanings
In this view, some of the Quran's teachings are visible and apparent on the surface; these are called "zahir." But there are also layers of hidden meanings - "batin" - that inform and illuminate faith and practice. Muhammad's son-in-law, Ali, is widely quoted as having said that each part of the Quran bears witness to the others, and each part makes the others more clear. Zahir and batin can thus be seen as complementary parts.
500
A fishing boat, with a ladder in it, is leaning against a wall at the harbor. There are 5 oars and 2 fishing nets in the trawler. The distance between two consecutive steps on the ladder is 1 meter. If waves lashing against the wall rise a half meter in every half hour, how long will it take before 6 steps of the ladder are under the waves?
Since the fishing boat rises with the waves, no steps will go under water.