This environmental issue is responsible for 1 in 9 deaths globally
What is air pollution?
Not leaving the water running during this daily activity saves 8 gallons of water per day
What is brushing teeth?
(Name) two global wicked problems
What are climate change, biodiversity loss, pandemics, poverty, war, inequality, water/food insecurity, land use and waste, and more?
What are paper towels?
(Name) one venomous snake in northeast Kansas
What is a copperhead, timber rattlesnake, or massasauga rattlesnake?
What type of economy is one where materials can be reused and remain in the economy as long as possible
A. Linear
B. Circular
C. Capitalistic
D. Cyclical
What is circular?
This country is ranked second in terms of global greenhouse gas emissions
What is the United States?
These are the three pillars of sustainability
What are environmental, social, and economic?
This is JCCC's only LEED Platinum building
What is Galileo's Pavilion?
This large mammal is spotted occasionally in Kansas, as it has been seen in the state 36 times from 2007 to May 2021.
What is a mountain lion?
70% of freshwater resources are devoted to production of this
What is food, crop, and/or livestock production? (Will also accept agriculture or ranching)
The average American uses 17.2 gallons of water per day on this activity
What is a shower?
The Sustainable Development Goals were created in 2015 to be achieved by what year
What is 2030?
Bird strikes on campus have been reduced by this percentage since 2018
What is 50%?
The word "Topeka" means "a good place to dig" this crop
What are potatoes?
The richest ____ individuals in the world have the same wealth as the poorest 3.6 billion people
What is 8?
This item uses the most water in a household
What is the toilet?
The original definition of sustainability was created in this year
What is 1987?
This is the name of the JCCC farm
What is Open Petal Farm?
This Kansas marsupial is believed to have a low enough body temperature to inhibit the rabies virus
What is a Virginia Opossum?
Earth Overshoot Day, the day when humanity has consumed 1 year's worth of resources, was November 1st, 2000. What month is the 2024 Earth Overshoot Day in?
What is July? (July 25th, 2024.)
42% of a household's annual energy consumption is used for this
What is space heating?
The number of member countries who agreed to advance the SDGs in 2015
What is 191?
JCCC's electricity is powered by this percentage of renewable energy
What is 97%?
Kansas got its name from the Kanza tribe, which translates into "_____ people"
What is wind?