Air Quality History
Announced in 2009, this lovable canine is the Spare the Air mascot for the Sacramento Region and encourages everyone to "Spare the Air" by reducing vehicle trips through carpooling, combining errands, taking public transit, or working from home.
Who is Scooter?
This group of gases in the Periodic Table is naturally inert.
What are the Noble Gases?
Dave Grose, the previous division manager, had a collection of these ugly garments hanging up in his office.
What are neckties (or ties)?
As of 2025, it is the highest grossing movie of all time.
What is Avatar?
The number of NBA Championships the Chicago Bulls won in the 1990s.
What is 6?
First identified in 1948, this primary constituent of smog irritates the lungs, resulting in inflammation and tissue damage. It can also hinder photosynthesis in plants resulting in slower plant growth.
What is ozone?
It is considered to be the “universal donor” type when donating blood.
What is Type O?
This company holds the most active permits under a single organization number.
Who is AMPAC Fine Chemicals?
The name of the fictional regional manager of a paper company in Scranton, PA?
Who is Michael Scott?
A game that peaked in popularity in the mid-1990s that involved flipping and stacking collectable circular cardboard discs.
What is Pogs?
Formed in December of 1959 and later codified in the H&SC 40960 in 1996, this entity is tasked to tackle air pollution problems in the Sacramento region. Placer County was invited to join but has so far respectfully declined.
What is the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District?
This molecular cycle, also known as the citric acid cycle, shares the name of a District employee.
What is the Krebs Cycle?
This space-age company was once issued a permit that had a quarterly PM10 limit of 135 tons.
Who is Aerojet?
This animated movie covers the topics of overconsumption and sustainability through the story of a small robot.
What is Wall-E?
The Judge who presided over the O.J. Simpson murder trial.
Who is Judge Lance Ito?
Signed in 1970, the Clean Air Act drove the development of this device, which also led to the mandatory phase-out of a key fuel additive because it ruined the device's function.
What is a catalytic converter?
The name of the largest moon in our solar system.
What is Ganymede?
The number of current ECD employees who did not start their SMAQMD employment in ECD/SSD.
What is 8?
This actor was the first to bring the British spy, James Bond, to the big screen.
Who is Sean Connery?
The first child star to ever be paid a million dollars for their role in the movie My Girl.
Who is Macaulay Culkin?
This Dutch "father" of Air Pollution Control showed that smog primarily resulted from photochemical reactions. He later served as the first chair of the Air Resources Board in 1968.
Who is Dr. Aire Haagen-Smit?
A type of radiation that consists of high-speed, high-energy electrons.
What is Beta Radiation?
The oldest active permit that was issued by Brian Krebs was issued this year.
What is 1992?
This controversial Stanley Kubrick film, based on the equally controversial book, was pulled from distribution in the UK following copycat crimes upon its release.
What is A Clockwork Orange?
This rapper featured on the album “The Chronic” sings the line “Getting’ funky on the mic like an old batch of collard greens.”
Who is Snoop Dogg?