Green Environment Day 2014
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How many pounds of carbon dioxide are produced when a car burns one gallon of gas?
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3
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20
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12
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55
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This quiz covers our lesson on "regulating the internal environment."
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Who said: "Use of solar energy has not been opened up because the oil industry does not own [it]."?
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Jimmy Carter
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Al Franken
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Ralph Nader
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Al Gore
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A. Ralph Nader -
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Which Secretary of the Interior said: "They kill good trees to put out bad newspapers."?
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Roy West
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James Watt
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James Garfield
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Bruce Babbitt
Correct Answer
A. James Watt -
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Which U.S. industry is most-represented in the top 10 pollutants?
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Paper Production
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Transportation Equipment
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Pharmaceuticals
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Mining
Correct Answer
A. Mining -
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What 2007 British documentary claims that scientific claims of climate change are bogus?
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Lies Your Vice-President Told You
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The Great Global Warming Swindle
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Who Needs The Polar Bears, Anyway?
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Apocalypse, Hah!
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A. The Great Global Warming Swindle -
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How much water does an average bathroom faucet disperse per minute?
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Three Cups
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Half A Gallon
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One Gallon
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Two Gallons
Correct Answer
A. Two Gallons -
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Who said: "Pollution should never be the price of prosperity."?
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Rachel Carson
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Walter Cronkite
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Barack Obama
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Al Gore
Correct Answer
A. Al Gore -
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Approximately how many mature trees can be saved by avoiding one ton of paper waste?
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Eight
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30
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16
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Five
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A. 16 -
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A Massachusetts waste hauler was fined $195,000 in August 2008 for what violation?
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Idling Trucks Excessively
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Piling Waste Too High In Landfills
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Not Using Hybrid Trucks
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Dumping Waste In Parklands
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A. Idling Trucks Excessively -
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What movie star directed "On Deadly Ground", a pro-environmental action flick?
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Steven Seagal
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Wesley Snipes
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Sylvester Stallone
Correct Answer
A. Steven Seagal -
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What company did the U.S. EPA fine $2.64 million in August, 2008 for alleged PCB releases?
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Texaco
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Exxon Mobil
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Archer Daniels Midland
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Intel
Correct Answer
A. Exxon Mobil -
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What percentage of paper used in the United States during 2007 was reclaimed for recycling?
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56%
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75%
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12%
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32%
Correct Answer
A. 56% -
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Edward Abbey said: "Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of ..." what?
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The Cancer Cell
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Communists
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Lemmings
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Capitalists
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A. The Cancer Cell -
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In 2008, the United States became the 37th country to sell what fuel-efficient vehicle?
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Toyota Prius
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Smart Fortwo
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Volkswagen Beetle
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Honda Civic Hybrid
Correct Answer
A. Smart Fortwo -
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Which team bought 20,000,000 kilowatt hours of green power in 2008 for Citizens Bank Ballpark?
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Los Angeles Angels
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Florida Marlins
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New York Yankees
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Philadelphia Phillies
Correct Answer
A. Philadelphia Phillies -
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