Animal Riddles
Climate Action
Your Posters
Pollution
Ways to Help
100
I sleep by day and fly at night, but I have no feathers to aid my flight. What am I?
A bat
100
April 22nd is an annual day dedicated to environmental protection and conservation. What is this day called?
Earth Day
100
Biodiversity loss has various causes. Name the one often associated with the Amazon Rainforest.
Deforestation
100
Pollution caused by improper waste disposal.
Littering
100
What are the three R's?
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
200
I’m spotty and speedy, but not at all greedy. I look like a leopard but don’t try to play me at cards. What am I?
A cheetah
200
The US has left the Paris Climate Agreement twice, once in 2020 and again in 2025. Name either month.
November 2020/January 2025
200
Name three natural disasters that have increased due to global warming.
Heatwaves, droughts, wildfires, floods, storms
200
A kind of water pollution that often affects seabirds.
Oil Spills
200
A way waste can become something to help plants grow.
Composting
300
I have no sword, I have no spear,
yet rule a horde which many fear,
my soldiers fight with wicked sting,
I rule with might, yet am no king.
What am I?
A queen Bee
300
Name the year of the first Earth Day.
1970
300
The whale population helps regulate the populations of other organisms. Name one of these populations.
Krill, phytoplankton, algae
300
Burning fossil fuels releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Name one type of gas.
Carbon Dioxide
Methane
Nitrous Oxide
300
Cars are a common source of carbon emissions. Name a way to reduce these emissions.
Walking/Biking
Carpool/Public transport
400
I have a hole in my back and legs I lack. I live where I can’t breathe and I eat without teeth. What am I?
A whale
400
This president placed 230 million acres of public land under federal protection and is known as the "conservationist president".
Theodore Roosevelt
400
Name a way that algae blooms harm other aquatic life.
Blocking sunlight, lowering dissolved oxygen levels
400
The mass production of trendy clothing, often inexpensive or low-quality. Shein is a prime example of this.
Fast Fashion
400
What is a dietary choice that can reduce your environmental impact?
Eating less meat
500
Play me with a ball and bat or hear me chirp in a top hat. What am I?
A cricket
500
Rachel Carson's book "Silent Spring" sparked the modern environmental movement. Name the year this book was written.
1962
500
Coastal climate change can contaminate freshwater reserves, such as saltwater entering aquifers. What is the name of this phenomenon?
Saltwater Intrusion
500
The name of a large accumulation of marine debris.
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
500
Many types of lightbulbs waste most of their energy as heat. Name the lightbulb type that lasts longer and is more energy efficient
LEDs