Commteam 23, trivia Tuesday night 14th of April

Question 1

What phase of the water cycle is a result of condensation?

Accepted Answer

Precipitation

Question 2

A jellyfish and a cucumber are both what percentage water?

Accepted Answer

95%

Question 3

Roughly how much water does it take to make a pair of jeans?

Accepted Answer

7,000L

Question 4

Which Australian state is the rainiest, with the most days of rainfall per year?

Accepted Answer

Tasmania

Question 5

What country has the highest volume of renewable freshwater resources?

Accepted Answer

Brazil

Question 6

What is the largest lake in Australia?

Accepted Answer

Kati Thanda - Lake Eyre

Question 7

Which of these activities wastes the most water per day in the average home?

Accepted Answer

A leaky toilet

Question 8

Which Planeteer from the television series Captain Planet controls the power of water?

Accepted Answer

Gi

Question 9

What takes the most water to produce:

Accepted Answer

1kg of beef

Question 10

What is the kanamaluka/Tamar River?

Accepted Answer

An estuary

Question 11

The Bass Strait separates Tasmania from mainland Australia. How wide is it at its narrowest point?

Accepted Answer

240km

Question 12

Why is the Ocean salty?

Accepted Answer

Ground water picks up salt and minerals as it makes its way to the ocean

Question 13

In Greek Mythology, who is the god of the sea?

Accepted Answer

Poseiden

Question 14

What is a River basin?

Accepted Answer

Are of land that collects water to one point

Question 15

The Torres Strait lies between Australia and which island?

Accepted Answer

New Guinea

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