Green Environment Quiz Part 1

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    What is a locavore?

    • A Crazy Carnivore
    • Someone Who Doesn't Travel
    • Someone Who Eats Only Local Foods
    • Someone Who Eats Locusts
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This quiz tests your knowledge of the environment, waste and recycling.

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  • 2. 

    The last captive example of what animal, believed to be extinct, died in Hobart Zoo in 1936?

    • Dodo

    • Wombat

    • Thylacine

    • Leopard Seal

    Correct Answer
    A. Thylacine
  • 3. 

    Which of these is the primary component of natural gas?

    • Propane

    • Butane

    • Methane

    • Pentane

    Correct Answer
    A. Methane
  • 4. 

    What does the term "green manure" refer to?

    • Crop Used To Fertilize Soil

    • Recycled Fertilizer

    • Composted Garbage

    • Horse Manure

    Correct Answer
    A. Crop Used To Fertilize Soil
  • 5. 

    In 2008, what nation dramatically expanded a marine protected area, making it the world's largest?

    • New Zealand

    • Kiribati

    • United States

    • Australia

    Correct Answer
    A. Kiribati
  • 6. 

    What California ballot measure passed in 1986, leading to a clean water law for the state?

    • Proposition 12

    • Proposition 42

    • Proposition 187

    • Proposition 65

    Correct Answer
    A. Proposition 65
  • 7. 

    In 2007, what did Gordon Graff propose to have built in Toronto?

    • Arcology

    • Vertical Farm

    • Seed Bank

    • Wind Farm

    Correct Answer
    A. Vertical Farm
  • 8. 

    What is the best way to determine that you most likely have a "flex-fuel" vehicle?

    • High MPG Rating

    • It's A Compact Car

    • Yellow Gas Cap

    • Vehicle Marked As A Hybrid

    Correct Answer
    A. Yellow Gas Cap
  • 9. 

    Which car was the first hybrid gasoline-electric vehicle to hit the market in the United States?

    • Toyota Camry

    • Honda Insight

    • Toyota Prius

    • Honda Civic

    Correct Answer
    A. Honda Insight
  • 10. 

    What does photovoltaic paint do?

    • Generates Electricity

    • Glows In The Dark

    • Changes Color At Night

    • Captures Images

    Correct Answer
    A. Generates Electricity
  • 11. 

    Which of these are two types of energy efficient dome structures?

    • Igloo And Bubble

    • Monolithic And Geodesic

    • Earth Berm And Bubble

    • Monumental And Geophysical

    Correct Answer
    A. Monolithic And Geodesic
  • 12. 

    Which environment would be best suited for using a swamp cooler instead of an air conditioner?

    • Swamp

    • Desert

    • Wetlands

    • Rainforest

    Correct Answer
    A. Desert
  • 13. 

    Which of these countries has the highest population density?

    • Japan

    • Monaco

    • China

    • India

    Correct Answer
    A. Monaco
  • 14. 

    Who is quoted as saying: "There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew"?

    • Stephen Hawking

    • Isaac Asimov

    • Carl Sagan

    • Marshall McLuhan

    Correct Answer
    A. Marshall McLuhan
  • 15. 

    Which year first showed a stabilization in Italy of per-capita municipal waste generation?

    • 2003

    • 1999

    • 2000

    • 2005

    Correct Answer
    A. 2003

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