YP Sustainability Trivia

Question 1

Which US city was the first to ban single-use plastic bags for consumer retail businesses?

Accepted Answer

San Francisco, CA

Question 2

What famous Western landmark was preserved by conservationist John Muir?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 3

Which is NOT a endangered species?

Accepted Answer

Snowy owl

Question 4

Which of the following is a root cause of the "Dead Zone" in the gulf of Mexico?

Accepted Answer

Fertilizer runoff

Question 5

What is the world's largest reef system?

Accepted Answer

The Great Barrier Reef

Question 6

In what year was the first Earth Day?

Accepted Answer

1970

Question 7

In what year were national Organic standards for foods implemented?

Accepted Answer

2002

Question 8

Name that California Native!

Accepted Answer

Pileated Woodpecker

Question 9

Name this California native species!

Accepted Answer

California Buckeye

Question 10

What one human behavior is linked to the majority of deaths of the critically-endangered California Condor?

Accepted Answer

use of lead ammunition by hunters

Question 11

How many times can paper be recycled?

Accepted Answer

6

Question 12

Who established the EPA?

Accepted Answer

Richard Nixon

Question 13

What does LEED stand for?

Accepted Answer

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

Question 14

How much energy is conserved by recycling an aluminum can when compared to manufacturing a can from raw materials?

Accepted Answer

95%

Question 15

The current head of the EPA takes a science-based approach to Climate Change

Accepted Answer

False

Question 16

Who wrote "Silent Spring" about the dangers of DDT?

Accepted Answer

Rachel Carson

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT caused by climate change?

Accepted Answer

Thinning of the ozone layer

Question 18

How much microplastic is deposited on National Parks and wilderness areas in the Western US every year?

Accepted Answer

1,000 tons

Question 19

What is ocean acidification?

Accepted Answer

when the pH of the ocean decreases

Question 20

In 1967, which city created the first 'bike lane' on a US roadway meant for vehicles?

Accepted Answer

Davis

Question 21

Which of the following will take the longest to breakdown in a landfill?

Accepted Answer

Styrofoam Cup

Question 22

California has ... National Parks.

Accepted Answer

nine

Question 23

Name this California native species!

Accepted Answer

Pacific Hound's Tongue

Question 24

Photographer/conservationist Ansel Adams is famous for his impactful California photos of what?

Accepted Answer

Yoesmite's Half Dome, Japanese Internment camp communities

Question 25

Which of these Bay Area cities was the first to implement a curbside recycling program?

Accepted Answer

Berkeley

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