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100

The percent of Claremont potable water used for landscape irrigation, estimated by Golden State Water.

Where does 70% of Claremont's potable water go?

100
The first year that Earth Day was celebrated
What did Sen. Nelson (Wisconsin) create in 1970?
100
The most common material that solar panels are built out of
What is silicon?
100
The country that recently outlawed LA's shipping of its recycling there
What is China?
100
The more water-intensive fruit to grow, between apples and oranges
What are apples?
200
The trees planted on College Ave, originally from Australia?
What are eucalyptus trees?
200
Refrigerants banned in the 1987 Montreal Protocol for depleting the ozone layer
What are CFCs (clorofluorocarbons)?
200
The ballpark maximum of carbon dioxide, in parts per million in Earth's atmosphere, between 2000 CE and 400,000 BC
What is 300 ppm? Reference: Scripps Institution of Oceanography
200

The CRV value for a glass bottle less than 24 oz (Coca-Cola size) when recycled 

What object is worth 5 cents when recycled in the state of CA?

200
Between pork and chicken, this meat requires more water per mass of meat produced
What is pork?
300
A historic, yet intimidating-to-cyclists street that connects San Dimas, La Verne, Claremont, and other cities
What is Foothill Blvd?
300
The year the California plastic bag ban came into action
What is 2015?
300
A liquid, already added to gasoline, that humans regularly drink that can also be used as a sole fuel source in an internal combustion engine
What is ethanol/alcohol we can drink?
300

The three days that the Claremont recycling center at 1616 Monte Vista Avenue is open. 100 points for each day.

What is open 24 hours a day on Friday, Saturday, Sunday?

300
This popular drink makes up 2% of global water use for crop production
What is coffee?
400

The 4 places that Golden State gets our water from. 100 points for each one

What is the significance of the West Coast Groundwater Basin; Central Valley Groundwater Basin; Northern California Klamath, Eel, Feather, Mad and Smith River systems via State Water Project; and the Colorado River

400
The ballpark year when catalytic converters gained widespread use in the US
What is 1975?
400
The gases removed by a catalytic converter in a car. 200 points for each one with a maximum of 400 points.
What are carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides (NOx), and leftover hydrocarbons/fumes?
400
This many plastic water bottles are saved yearly, per person, by using a reusable water bottle
What is about 200 plastic water bottles per person per year?
400
This nut is the most water intensive to grow of these three nuts: walnuts, almonds, and pistachios. Triple the points if you can correctly order them!!!
Pistachios, then walnuts, then almonds
500

The bus service connecting Claremont and 21 other local cities that created the first fast-charging electric bus line between La Verne and Pomona.

What is Foothill Transit?What is Foothill Transit?

500
The year when the bill causing CA to have a CRV value for its bottles/containers was passed
What is 1986?
500
Square area of space that when covered by solar panels, could provide electricity for all of US
What is 10,000 square km or 3,800 square mi?
500

The names or number codes for the two most commonly recycled plastics. 250 points for each.

What is 1 (PETE) and 2 (HDPE)?

500

1 ounce of this common sweet takes the same amount of water to produce as 25 cups of tea

What is chocolate?

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