WRI Trivia
What is 1982, James Gustave Speth?
This Marvel character wields the Eye of Agamotto, a mystical artifact that grants him sorcery powers
Who is Dr. Strange?
We can credit the layout and architecture of Washington D.C to this French born architect
Who is Pierre Charles L'enfant?
This is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands.
What is Hawaii?
This process allows green plants to convert sunlight into energy.
What is Photosynthesis?
The total WRI staff size is roughly
What is 1,800?
In the hit sitcom, Abbott Elementary, Gregory Eddie has ambitions to become a school principal, but Gregory's father wants him to join him in this family business
What is landscaping?
It is alleged that John Quincy Adams and Herbert Hoover both kept this reptile as a pet during their tenure in the White House
What is an alligator?
Flowing more than 4,000 miles, this river is considered the longest in Asia.
What is the Yangtze River?
The pH scale measures how acidic or basic a substance is. A pH of 7 is considered this.
What is neutral?
The previous nomenclature for what is now known as the Ross Center
What is EMBARQ?
Daniel Craig made his first appearance as James Bond in this film
What is Casino Royale?
Known as "Black Broadway," this Washington, D.C. neighborhood hosted legends like Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, and Duke Ellington.
What is U St?
This U.S. mountain range stretches from northern Georgia to Maine and is among the oldest in the world.
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
This layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer and is where commercial airplanes typically fly.
What is the stratosphere?
The 20-year-old initiative co-created by WRI and World Business Council for Sustainable Development, providing standards, tools, guidance and trainings for businesses and governments to measure and manage their greenhouse gas emissions, is called
What is the GHG Protocol?
In this year, the first iPhone was released in the U.S.
This music genre, pioneered by Chuck Brown and rooted in funk, is a cultural staple of Washington, D.C.
What is GO-GO?
This European country shares borders with the most other countries—nine in total—including Belgium, Denmark, and Poland.
What is Germany?
The law of conservation of energy states that energy cannot be created or destroyed—only this.
What is transformed or converted?
WRI's second interconnected goal is
What is to protect and restore ecosystem health?
During a House committee meeting, this U.S Representative was referred to as a "bleach-blonde, bad-built, butch-body" by a colleague during a heated debate.
Who is Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene?
The only U.S President to be buried in the district
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
This desert, which spans parts of Chile, Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina, is known as the driest non-polar place on Earth.
What is the Atacama Desert?
This term describes a species that has a disproportionately large effect on its environment relative to its abundance.
What is a keystone species?