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Random Trivia and FINAL QUESTION
100

On average how many gallons of water can you save by shortening your shower by 2 minutes?

10 Gallons


100

 What is the best way to dispose of most organic waste materials from the home?

Composting

100

Which of the following has been most affected by climate change?

  1. The Equator

  2. Deserts

  3. Polar regions

  4. Ocean floor

Polar regions

100

When was the first Earth Day?

  1. April 22,1970

  2. April 21, 1960

  3. April 22, 1990

  4. April 21,1980

April 22, 1970

100

How many Teams are in the sustainability office and can you name them all?

6___Carbon Fund | Zero Waste Team | Education & Outreach | Green Lab Certification | Green Office Certification | PSI Program

200

Marine biomes have a salt concentration of what?

Greater than 3%

200

Which of the following is not a renewable energy source? 

  1. Wind

  2. Coal

  3. Hydro

  4. Solar

Coal

200

What 1997 global agreement to reduce greenhouse gases was signed by virtually every country in the world except for the United States?

  1. Kyoto Protocol

  2. Oslo Accords

  3. Paris Agreement Treaty 

  4. Millenium Summit

Kyoto Protocol

200

Name the gas released from landfills, decaying organic matter under shallow water in marshes and bogs, flooded paddy fields, by ruminant animals & termites, and by the burning of biomass. A molecule of this gas has 21 times more global warming potential than a molecule of CO2.

  1. Sulfur dioxide  

  2. Methane 

  3. Ammonia 

  4. Nitrous Oxide

Methane

200

When was UCSC Founded?

1965

300

What minerals are found in the runoff from agricultural land and treated and untreated sewage effluents, which are highly responsible for eutrophication of water bodies?

Nitrogen and Phosphorus 

300

How long would it take a Styrofoam cup to decompose?  

1. 10 years 

2. 100 years 

3. 1000 years 

4. Never

NEVER!


300

What does 350, the 'Magic Number' of climate change, refer to?

  1. 350 million megawatts of energy from carbon dioxide-free sources

  2. 350 million kiloliters of ocean water

  3. 350 parts per million of carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere

  4. 350 million hybrid/electric cars on the road globally

  1. 350 parts per million of carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere

300

What year did the United States EPA declare greenhouse gases a threat to public health?

  1. 2000

  2. 1972

  3. 2009

  4. 1985


2009


300

Name all the bins in front of the office in order.

Gray: Clean Paper, Blue: Recycling Bin, Green: Compost and food waste, Brown: batteries only bin

400

Water pollution has become a major problem in the world today. It has an adverse effect on both the environment and health. What are the main sources of water pollution?

Industrial Waste

400

Is plastic the main causes of global warming?

No, it is not.

400

  1. In which state did the disastrous Exxon Valdez oil spill occur? 


  3. Washington 

  4. Massachusetts

  5. Alaska 

  6. Maine

Alaska

400

This species of bird native to North America was considered to have been one of the most numerous birds on earth. Intensive shooting and the destruction of the birds’ natural breeding ground brought about a sudden fall in their numbers. The last of this species on earth died in a zoo in Cincinnati in 1914. Name this bird.  

  1. The passenger pigeon 

  2.  The Bald eagle 

  3.  The Egret 

  4.  The Falcon

The passenger pigeon

400

What book helped launch the modern environmental movement, and led to the widespread ban of DDT?  

  1. Earth in the balance

  2. Silent Spring

  3. A Thousand-Mile Walk to the gulf

  4. The End in Nature

Silent Spring

500

What American river caught fire in 1969, prompting multiple pollution control measures?  

  1. The Calumet River 

  2. The Scioto river

  3. The Cuyahoga river

  4. The Fox River

The Cuyahoga river

500

Which of the following help reduce air pollution? 

  1. Using Water-based products

  2. Using cruise control

  3. Using fluorescent lights

  4. All of the above

All of the above


500

How many people die of air pollution around the world each year?

How many people die of air pollution around the world each year? 

  1. 50,000

  2. 1 Million

  3. 4.6 Million 

  4. 500,000

4.6 Million


500

Wind erosion is one of the key causes of desertification and occurs when the soil is left bare of vegetation. State the major cause of wind erosion in arid and semi-arid lands where this problem is most severe. 

  1. Cleaning of land for agriculture 

  2. Deforestation 

  3. Overgrazing by livestock

  4. Forest fires

Overgrazing by livestock

500

What is next on our agenda?

Team Updates and Senior Awards!