Green Environment Quiz Part 1
This quiz tests your knowledge of the environment, waste and recycling.
- 1.
What is the best way to determine that you most likely have a "flex-fuel" vehicle?
- A.
High MPG Rating
- B.
It's A Compact Car
- C.
Yellow Gas Cap
- D.
Vehicle Marked As A Hybrid
Correct Answer
C. Yellow Gas Cap -
- 2.
Which car was the first hybrid gasoline-electric vehicle to hit the market in the United States?
- A.
Toyota Camry
- B.
Honda Insight
- C.
Toyota Prius
- D.
Honda Civic
Correct Answer
B. Honda Insight -
- 3.
What does photovoltaic paint do?
- A.
Generates Electricity
- B.
Glows In The Dark
- C.
Changes Color At Night
- D.
Captures Images
Correct Answer
A. Generates Electricity -
- 4.
Which of these are two types of energy efficient dome structures?
- A.
Igloo And Bubble
- B.
Monolithic And Geodesic
- C.
Earth Berm And Bubble
- D.
Monumental And Geophysical
Correct Answer
B. Monolithic And Geodesic -
- 5.
Which environment would be best suited for using a swamp cooler instead of an air conditioner?
- A.
Swamp
- B.
Desert
- C.
Wetlands
- D.
Rainforest
Correct Answer
B. Desert -
- 6.
What is a locavore?
- A.
A Crazy Carnivore
- B.
Someone Who Doesn't Travel
- C.
Someone Who Eats Only Local Foods
- D.
Someone Who Eats Locusts
Correct Answer
C. Someone Who Eats Only Local Foods -
- 7.
Which of these is the primary component of natural gas?
- A.
Propane
- B.
Butane
- C.
Methane
- D.
Pentane
Correct Answer
C. Methane -
- 8.
What does the term "green manure" refer to?
- A.
Crop Used To Fertilize Soil
- B.
Recycled Fertilizer
- C.
Composted Garbage
- D.
Horse Manure
Correct Answer
A. Crop Used To Fertilize Soil -
- 9.
In 2007, what did Gordon Graff propose to have built in Toronto?
- A.
Arcology
- B.
Vertical Farm
- C.
Seed Bank
- D.
Wind Farm
Correct Answer
B. Vertical Farm -
- 10.
Which of these countries has the highest population density?
- A.
Japan
- B.
Monaco
- C.
China
- D.
India
Correct Answer
B. Monaco -
- 11.
Who is quoted as saying: "There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew"?
- A.
Stephen Hawking
- B.
Isaac Asimov
- C.
Carl Sagan
- D.
Marshall McLuhan
Correct Answer
D. Marshall McLuhan -
- 12.
In 2008, what nation dramatically expanded a marine protected area, making it the world's largest?
- A.
New Zealand
- B.
Kiribati
- C.
United States
- D.
Australia
Correct Answer
B. Kiribati -
- 13.
Which year first showed a stabilization in Italy of per-capita municipal waste generation?
- A.
2003
- B.
1999
- C.
2000
- D.
2005
Correct Answer
A. 2003 -
- 14.
What California ballot measure passed in 1986, leading to a clean water law for the state?
- A.
Proposition 12
- B.
Proposition 42
- C.
Proposition 187
- D.
Proposition 65
Correct Answer
D. Proposition 65 -
- 15.
The last captive example of what animal, believed to be extinct, died in Hobart Zoo in 1936?
- A.
Dodo
- B.
Wombat
- C.
Thylacine
- D.
Leopard Seal
Correct Answer
C. Thylacine -
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