General City Knowledge
What is the most expensive city in the world?
London, Dubai, Zurich, or Oslo
Oslo
What is the population of the earth? (to the nearest billion)
8 Billion
What is the most potent greenhouse gas?
Nitrous Oxide
Carbon Dioxide
Methane
Fluorinated Gases
Fluorinated Gáses
AQI measures air pollution in a city, indicating how clean or polluted the air is. What does AQI stand for?
Air Quality Index
This Hollywood actor has pledged to save the oceans and has raised over 40 million USD at one event to combat climate change?
Leonardo diCaprio
Singapore, Amsterdam, and Copenhagen, Frankfurt, and Vancouver are all green cities. Which is the most green?
Copenhagen
Zoo's existence are controversial, with many appearing all over the world, with some even promoting conservation efforts. How many zoo's are there in the world?
a. 6000-7000
b. 8000-9000
c. 9000-10,000
d. 10000+
d. 10,000+
_____ levels have risen 8 inches in the past 100 years?
Sea Levels
10 of the World’s 15 Most Polluted Cities are in this country.
India
Members of the royal family are noted for the efforts on conservation. But which member has been most involved in fighting and bringing awareness to climate change?
Prince Harry
Some of the best cities in the world have large parks. Name the cities that these famous parks belong to.
Central Park, Hyde Park, Tiergarten, Fort Canning Hill, Tao Dan Park
Central Park - NYC
Hyde Park - London, UK
Tiergardten - Berlin, Germany
Fort Canning Hill - Singapore
Tao Dan Park - Ho Chi Minh City, VN
This famous British conservationist has studied the social and family interactions of wild chimpanzees since she was 26 years old.
Jane Goodall
This 15 year old, famously exclaimed, "How dare you!" to world leaders in 2019 in response to their lack of action to combat Climate Change
Greta Thunberg
Hanoi is the most polluted city in Vietnam and cracks the Top 10 of most polluted capital cities in the world. What other ASEAN capital city is in the top 10?
Jakarta, Indonesia
Which child actor/rapper has created JUST Water, a company that strives to make an alternative to petroleum-based products that require plastic and emit CO2 production?
Jaden Smith
Kisrstenbosch National Garden is renowed for its diverse plant collections and is located in what famous African city?
Cape Town
Charles Darwin wrote "On the Origin of Species" and is known for his Theory of Evolution. Most of his research was conducted here.
Hint: In South America
The Galapagos Islands
Adopted in 2015, this agreement includes 196 nations and covers climate change mitigation, adaptation, and finance related to reducing carbon in the environment
The Paris Climate Accords
This Asian city has employed 5G robots to help monitor Air Quality
Seoul, South Korea
F1 is a popular sport. However, this boy-band became ambassadors for Formula E, the only race in the world that uses solely electrical cars?
BTS
London, UK
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Estimates suggest that cities are responsible for75% of global CO2 emissions, with _______ and buildings being among the largest contributors.
transport
Which major city in the world has the lowest pollution?
This real-life superhero is Hulking out against destruction of water by fracking?
Mark Ruffalo