Take this quiz on important environmental issues and get helpful information that everyone can use. It will stimulate your interest and curiosity about a variety of topics, and make it fun to learn about environmental protection. So test your environmental knowledge by choosing your answer for each of the Quiz Questions listed below. Then after Question #20, click to the next page to view the Quiz Answers.
Quiz Questions
(Source: Questions and answers from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.)
1) Who organized the first Earth Day?a. John F. Kennedy
b. Gaylord Nelson
c. Rachel Carson
d. Al Gore
2) What percent of U.S. waste materials is potential compost?a. 11 percent
b. 23 percent
c. 47 percent
d. 72 percent
3) What's not safe to throw out in your trash?a. vacuum cleaner bags
b. domestic particulate waste
c. yard waste and cuttings
d. household hazardous waste
4) What type of trash takes up the most space in U.S. landfills?a. plastic
b. metal
c. paper
d. yard waste
5) Transportation consumes about what percent of the total energy used in the United States?a. 10 percent
b. 25 percent
c. 33 percent
d. 50 percent
6) Used oil from one oil change can contaminate how much fresh water?a. none
b. 100 gallons
c. 10,000 gallons
d. 1 million gallons
7) Choosing the most fuel-efficient vehicle saves you how much over the vehicle
life?a. $50
b. $200
c. $900
d. $1500
8) How can scrap tires help save the environment?a. better education
b. make lots of swings
c. drive fewer miles
d. burn them for fuel
9) What's one way you can fight mosquitos?a. Use tiny swords and shields
b. Install a protective forcefield
c. Empty standing pools of water
d. Move to a cold climate
10) Urban areas can be how much warmer than surrounding rural areas?a. no; they're actually colder
b. about the same
c. 2° - 10° F warmer
d. 15° F warmer
11) AQI means:a. Aquatic Quinine Indicators
b. A Quince Inside
c. Air Quality Index
d. Apres Quarantine Insights
12) Water-efficient fixtures can save about how much water per home annually?a. 1,500 gallons
b. 9,300 gallons
c. 54,000 gallons
d. 99,000 gallons
13) Which creates more pollution, the average car or the average home?a. average car
b. average home
c. about the same
d. neither
14) What's the number one trash item found on beaches?a. cigarette filters
b. plastic bottles
c. seaweed
d. food bags
15) What is the most environmentally friendly way to get rid of garbage?a. recycling
b. composting
c. use less stuff
d. landfilling
16) A typical light bulb wastes what percent of electricity?a. 5 percent
b. 30 percent
c. 65 percent
d. 90 percent
17) Recycling aluminum cans saves how much energy, compared to making new aluminum?a. 35 percent
b. 55 percent
c. 75 percent
d. 95 percent
18) The average U.S. home can accumulate how many pounds of hazardous waste in one year?a. 10 pounds
b. 50 pounds
c. 100 pounds
d. 500 pounds
19) About how much can you save each year by installing a programmable thermostat?a. $15
b. $40
c. $75
d. $100
20) Household waste in the U.S. generally increases by how much over the holidays?a. 50 thousand tons
b. 100 thousand tons
c. 1 million tons
d. 10 million tons
