Opponents of pollution
Congress established the ____ ____ Agency.
A.) Environmental Protection
B.) Helping Hands
C.) Outsmart Labs
A.) Environmental Protection
What river had caught on fire?
A.) Cambodian river
B.) Cuban river
C.) Cuyahoga river
C.) Cuyahoga river
¨Sometimes dead rats floated by, according to Donovon, the size of ___s.¨
A.) mice
B.) dogs
C. horses
Everyone knew it was polluted, but the pollution meant industry was ____.
A.) suffering
B.) thriving
C.) angry
B.) thriving
Cleveland lost about ______ manufacturing jobs.
A.) 50
B.) 100,000
C.) 60,000
C.) 60,000
What was the purpose of the Clean Water Act passed by congress in 1972?
A.) To build more dams
B.) To increase water supply
C.) To reduce water pollution
C.) To reduce water pollution
Why did the river catch on fire in 1969?
A.) A dam broke
B.) A major oil spill happened
C.) Chemical waste
C.) Chemical waste
The Cuyahoga is almost unrecognizable compared to what it was a mere ___ years ago.
A.) 50
B.) 10
C.) 200
A.) 50
The oil slick on June 22, 1969 how many bucks did it cost in damage?
A.) $20,000
B.) $50,000
C.) $100,000
B.) $50,000
Breathing particle pollution year-round can shorten life by ___ to ___ years.
A.) 1-3
B.) 5-6
C.) 10-15
A.) 1-3
What does ADA stand for?
A.) American Lung Association
B.) Arizona Ladders Association
C.) American Landfill Association
A.) American Lung Association
What city in Ohio did the fire catch on fire in?
A.) Springfield
B.) Columbus
C.) Cleveland
C.) Cleveland
¨There was a general rule that if you fell in, God forbid, you would immediately go to the ___¨ -Tim Donovon
A.) Hospital
B.) Jail
C.) Therapist
A.) Hospital
How much did the voters approve to fund the cleanup?
A.) 10 million
B.) 100 million
C.) 1 billion
B.) 100 million
The deadly smog in 1948 killed how many people in Donora?
A.) 100
B.) 20
C.) 100,000
B.) 20
What was the name of mayor Carl Stoke´s brother?
A.) Luis
B.) George
C.) Bill
A.) Luis
Why did the water seem brownish in color?
A.) oil
B.) sewage
C.) gas
B.) sewage
What was one of the main causes of acid rain?
A.) Factories producing too much noise
B.) Factories dumping waste into rivers
C.) Factories releasing sulfur and nitrogen into the atmosphere
C. Factories releasing sulfur and nitrogen into the atmosphere
____ traps heat in the planet´s atmosphere and contribute to global warming.
A.) Rat
B.) Dangerous
C.) Gas
C.) Gas
Every ___ seconds, somewhere on the planet, a child dies from a water-related disease.
A.) 15
B.) 10
C.) 60
A.) 15
What channel did a report about effects on humans from pollution?
A.) Fox news
B.) MSNBC
C.) CNN
C.) CNN
They found the polluted water of the river had entered the ___ water supply.
A.) public
B.) medical
C.) private
A.) public
What is the leading cause of air pollution in the US today?
A.) Motor vehicles
B.) Power plants
C.) factories
A.) Motor vehicles
Over half the American population relies on _____ for drinking water, according to the Groundwater Foundation.
A.) Springwater
B.) Groundwater
C.) Airwater
B.) Groundwater
In 1952, Pollution from factories and home fireplaces killed at least 40,000 people in ____.
A.) Austria
B.) Mississippi
C.) London
C.) London