​Trivia Questions

Trivability

"Be the change you wish to see in the world" - Mahatma Gandhi

Episode 4

Q: What percent of the earth’s surface is made up of water?
       A: 71%

Q: IKEA announced in October 2017 a national recycling program for what product?
       A: A mattress

Q: Patagonia produces some of its apparel using a polyester fabric that includes what upcycled item?
       A: Plastic bottles

Q: A typical glass bottle would take how many years to decompose?
       A: 1 million years

Q: Which Avengers actor is an avid-anti fracking activist?
       A: Mark Ruffalo

Q: When was the EPA founded? 
       A: 1970

Q: What European country produces the majority of its energy with renewable sources?
       A: Iceland

Q: What Titanic star is an environmental activist who partnered with Fisher Stevens to create an environmental documentary called Before the Flood?
       A: Leonardo DiCaprio

Q: What British heartthrob and star of Harry Potter is an avid sustainability activist?    
       A: Emma Watson

Q: What two European countries plan to ban disposable plastic by 2021?
       A: Germany and the Netherlands

Episode 3

Q: True or False? The economy is negatively affected by deforestation?
       A: True 

Q: Which land-based ecosystem has the most biodiversity?
       A: Tropical rainforests

Q: How many trees does it take to provide a day’s supply of oxygen for 4 people?
       A: 1 tree

Q: True or False? Across the globe, the coal industry is declining?
       A: True

Q: True or False? Switching to renewable energy sources would increase the overall amount of land needed for energy production?
       A: False

Q: When is earth day?
       A: April 22

Q: Which greenhouse gas is most abundant in the earth’s atmosphere?
       A: Water vapor

Q: The average american contributes how many tons of CO2 to the atmosphere each year?
       A: About 25 tons

Q: What was the first species to go extinct because of climate change?
       A: Bramble cay melomys

Q: Without the greenhouse effect, what would the average temperature of the earth be?
       A: -18ºC

Episode 2

Q: What percent of plastic does the US recycle?
      A:  9%

Q: True or False? There are more microparticles of plastic in the ocean than there are stars in the galaxy?
       A: True

Q: What president installed solar panels on the white house?
       A: Jimmy Carter

Q: What percent of energy in France is nuclear?
       A: 80%

Q: What was agreed upon during the Paris Agreement?
       A: To keep global temperature rise below 2ºC, with a hope of limiting it to 1.5ºC

Q: Where does the majority of plastic end up?
       A: The oceans

Q: True or False? Climate change affects the gender of sea turtles?
       A: True

Q: Who is the 17 year old sweedish environmental activist who, in 2019, gained international recognition protesting the climate crisis?
       A: Greta Thunberg

Q: What percent of crops are dependent on bee pollination in the US?
       A: 90%

Q: True or False? The US has backed out of the Paris Climate Agreement?
       A: False

Episode 1

Q: When was the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s Paris Climate Agreement signed?

       A: 2016

Q: What is the greenhouse effect?

       A: When gases in the atmosphere trap heat and block it from escaping the planet

Q: How many degrees has the average global temperatures risen since 1880?
       A: 1.69ºF

Q: What is the fastest growing renewable energy sector in the US?
       A: Solar energy

Q: What sector is the largest producer of greenhouse gas emissions?

       A: Electricity and heat production

Q: Which country emits the most CO2?
       A: China

Q: What star of Batwoman was named sexiest vegan celebrity by PETA?
       A: Ruby Rose

Q: How many tons of plastic are dumped in the oceans every year?
       A: 8 million tons

Q: How many Frances could fit in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

       A:3

Q: True or False? The US is one of the top 5 countries contributing to the world’s plastic pollution?
       A: False