Sustainability of Every Day Life Trivia Night

The term sustainability dates back to the 1987 Brundtland Report which officially defined sustainable development.

Hybrid cars are slower and less safe than conventional cars.

How much of global electricity use is accounted for by lighting?

According to Yale, which country is the most environmentally friendly?

Which toilet paper brand below received an A rating for sustainability?

Recyclable Items will still be recycled if there are in a plastic bag.

Which country is the top polluter per capita of carbon dioxide (CO₂) of countries with a sizable population?

Fair Trade is sustainable.

Items such as cell phone chargers, fans, coffeemakers, desktop printers, etc., consume energy even when turned off.

About how much money do you save by replacing a single incandescent light bulb with a compact fluorescent light bulb?

Approximately how much of global electricity output is produced from renewable sources?

Recycling plastic saves __ times as much energy as burning it in an incinerator?

Which part of the economy produced the most greenhouse emissions in 2018?

What is the best way of composting with little space in urban areas?

What is the number one man-made contaminant in the world's oceans?

Animal Bones can be composted using at home methods.

During a long trip, you conserve more fuel by driving fast than going the speed limit.

Which US state ranks first for lowest air pollution?

By using a reusable water bottle how many plastic water bottles are saved from being used annually?

Generally speaking what types (numbers) of plastics can be recycled?

What is Allbirds?

Associated Students has a ban on Plastic Balloons.

What plant protein below does not have a full protein profile?

How many times must a reusable cotton bag be used to meet their environmental impact, according to a Danish study?

Water use has grown at more than twice the rate of population increase in the past century.

CO₂ emissions need to fall 45% from 2010 levels by 2030 and reach net-zero around 2050 to limit climate change.

Switching from the font "Arial" to "Century Gothic" saves 30% of ink on printing.

Single-Use Plastic Straws make up only roughly 4% of ocean plastic.

Agricultural Emissions could be reduced by as much as __% by adopting a vegan diet and __% by a vegetarian diet.

Computer monitors should be turned off and computer placed on sleep mode if you are not going to use it for more than _.

Which type of plastic is the most widely produced?

The right to safe drinking water was first recognized by the UN and the Human Rights Council in 2010.

Which country is the top polluter of carbon dioxide (CO₂)?

Over 80% of toilet paper comes from virgin forests.

What are the five R's of environmentalism?

Which grocery store is best for sustainable seafood?

What food is widely regarded as the worst for the the environment relating to production emissions?

There would not be enough water to sustain life if everyone in the world ate like the average American.

The world's indigenous population makes up just __% of the global population yet protects __% of global biodiversity.

Of the top 10 solutions to address the climate crisis what is the top solution relating to individual action?