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100

In what year did voters approve to fund a cleanup of the Cuyahoga river with $100 million dollars.

(A) 1968.

(B) 1967.

(C) 1966.

(A) 1968.

100

What type of rain was discovered in the 1800s.

(A) Black rain.

(B) Yellow rain.

(C) Acid rain.

(C) Acid rain.

100
In what century did the industrial  revolution start.


(A) 1700s 

(B) 1800s

(C) 1900s


(B) 1800s

100

Up to what percent of lakes and rivers have are now polluted by waste

(A) 60 percent

(B) 30 percent

(C) 70 percent

(C) 70 percent

100

In 2007 CNN reported 1 gram of human excrement holds how many parasite eggs.

(A) 100

(B) 50

(C) 1000

(A) 100

200

In what year was the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established.

(A) 1972.

(B) 1970.

(C) 1965.

(B) 1970.

200

in 1989 Exxon Valdez how many millions of gallons of crude oil were accidentally dumped into the sea of Alaska.

(A) 11

(B) 5 

(C) 2

(A) 11

200
When was the clean water act


(A) 1970

(B) 1972

(C) 1971

(B) 1972

200
Breathing particle pollution can shorten your life span up  to how many years.

(A) 3

(B) 2

(C) 4

(A) 3

200

In what year did chemical waste released into Cuyahoga river cause it to be set on fire in the 60s.

(A) 1969

(B) 1963

(C) 1964

(A) 1969

300

In what year did the public start being concerned about the Cuyahoga river.

(A) 1969.

(b) 1971.

(C) 1963.

(A) 1969.

300

This day in age what is the form of transportation that is reported to most affect the climate.

(A) Cars.

(B) Planes.

(C) Ships.

(A) Cars.

300

In what century did the king of England Edward I threaten people if they didn't stop burning coal in their homes.

(A) 1200s

(B) 1300s

(C) late 1500s to early 1600s.

(A) 1200s

300

In 2007 what percent of Americans still lived in counties with unhealthy levels of ozone.

(A) 59 percent

(B) 46 percent

(C) 32 percent

(B) 46 percent

300

The Environmental News service said what percent of ponds river and lakes were unsafe for swimming.

(A) 40 percent

(B) 50 percent

(C) 34 percent.

(A) 40 percent

400

When was the first recorded fire of the Cuyahoga river.

(A) 1883.

(B) 1887.

(C) 1890.

(A) 1883.

400

In 2007 CNN reported that how many tons of pollutants slip into the water each year.

(A) 100 million.

(B) 230 million.

(C) 500 million.

(C) 500 million.

400

In what year did the U.S congress pass the clean air act.

(A) 1963

(B) 1967

(C) 1965

(A) 1963

400

In 1952 how many people were killed by factories and home fire places in London.

(A) 4000

(B) 3000

(C) 2000

(A) 4000

400

On the morning of June 22 1969 the Cuyahoga river caught on fire causing how much property damage.

(A) 50,000 million

(B) 45,000 million

(C) 30,000 million

(A) 50,000 million


500

PCBs are toxic chemicals used in industrial work until they were banned in what year.

(A) 1975.

(B) 1978.

(C) 1974.

(B) 1978.

500

According to the CNN many viruses does 1 gram of human excrement hold.

(A) 50 million viruses.

(B) 10 million viruses.

(C) 5 million viruses.

(B) 10 million.

500
In what year was acid rain discovered. 

(A) 1863

(B) 1850s

(C) 1860s

(B) 1850s

500

In 1948 severe industrial pollution killed 20 people in Donora Pennsylvania how many were injured

(A) 4500

(B) 7000

(C) 600

(B) 7000

500

How many times has the Cuyahoga river caught on fire that are recorded.

(A) 9 

(B) 7

(C) 10


(A) 9