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Springfield
Hunger
Service
Environmental
Misc.
100
What sport was invented here in Springfield?
Basketball
100
What is food insecurity?
When someone doesn't know where their next meal will come from.
100
What are the names of the two organizations we worked with this weekend?
Laughing Brook Wildlife Sanctuary and Gardening the Community (GTC)
100
What is environmentalism?
Advocacy for, or work toward, protecting the natural environment from destruction or pollution.
100
What was the score of the first basketball game played in Springfield?
1-0
200
On which college campus is the Springfield Armory located?
Springfield Technical Community College (STCC)
200
What is a food desert?
An area without access to fresh, healthy, and affordable foods or grocery stores.
200
What is the difference between charity and justice?
Charity is considered a social service and provides direct services and justice is considered social change and promotes change in institutions or political structures.
200
What is environmental justice?
The fair treatment, meaningful involvement, and shared responsibility of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies that eliminate pollution to people and the national environment.
200
What is the name of the restaurant that opened its doors to feed community members in Springfield during the power outage after the tornado?
Red Rose
300
What is the name of the book written by Dr. Seuss that was inspired by a street in Springfield?
I Saw it on Mulberry Street
300
What is Gardening the Community (GTC)?
A local organization that fights food insecurity in Springfield through youth led community gardens.
300
What did we do at Laughing Brook and why?
We removed invasive species to protect the native species.
300
How can we make the largest positive impact on climate change?
Collective action and policy change.
300
What was the first social service organization in Springfield?
The Children's Study Home
400
What are two nicknames for the city of Springfield?
The City of Firsts and the City of Homes
400
What does SNAP stand for?
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
400
What are the three different ways of seeing life or participating in service?
Helping, fixing, serving
400
What is the impact of rising sea levels on humans?
Displacement and flooding of coastal cities.
400
What is the date in which the tornado tore through Springfield? (day, month, year)
June 1, 2011
500
What creation helped the Armory develop interchangeable parts which led to mass production?
The Blanchard Lathe
500
What are four government or community resources available to assist those facing food insecurity?
SNAP, free & reduced lunch, WIC, food bank/pantries, Social Security, Medicaire
500
What are the four types of service/service learning?
Direct, indirect, research based, and advocacy
500
As CO2 rises, what else rises?
Temperature
500
Why is meat the highest carbon emitter?
Because of the production of meat. All the water and resources used to feed the animals and process the meat.