AWA VIC YWP Toilet Day

Question 1

In what year was World Toilet Day formally adopted by the United Nations?

Accepted Answer

2013

Question 2

What does the acronym WASH stand for?

Accepted Answer

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

Question 3

In 2013, what percentage of Australians were connected to mains or town water?

Accepted Answer

93%

Question 4

Due to a lack of appropriate sewerage systems in the 1880s, the city of Melbourne was given what nickname?

Accepted Answer

Smellbourne

Question 5

What was the original name of Melbourne’s first major sewage treatment plant started in the late 19th century?

Accepted Answer

Metropolitan Sewage Farm

Question 6

What is the average amount of time a person spends their life sitting on a toilet?

Accepted Answer

3 years

Question 7

Approximately how many public toilets are there in Australia?

Accepted Answer

19,000

Question 8

WaterAid Australia was established in what year?

Accepted Answer

2004

Question 9

Australian water utilities love to talk about the 3 Ps. What are they?

Accepted Answer

Pee, Poo, Paper (toilet)

Question 10

How many targets are there for SDG 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all?

Accepted Answer

8

Question 11

Which overseas country did WaterAid Australia first start funding directly?

Accepted Answer

Papua New Guinea

Question 12

WaterAid works in how many countries?

Accepted Answer

28

Question 13

The word ‘crap’ comes from Thomas Crapper, inventor of the U-bend.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 14

In 2018 how many people lived in water-stressed countries?

Accepted Answer

2.3 billion

Question 15

Based on predictions, how much of the world may face water shortages by 2025?

Accepted Answer

66%

Question 16

Who/which organisation first established the World Toilet Day?

Accepted Answer

World Toilet Organization

Question 17

In what year was Australia's first deep sewerage system developed?

Accepted Answer

1883

Question 18

In which country are bathrooms required to have bidets?

Accepted Answer

Portugal

Question 19

What's the population still living without a safe toilet?

Accepted Answer

1/2 World Population

Question 20

What percentage of the world's population lacks adequate sanitation facilities?

Accepted Answer

40%

Question 21

In a row of public toilets which cubicle is the cleanest?

Accepted Answer

First

Question 22

What percentage of Perth’s total water supply comes from desalinised water?

Accepted Answer

47%

Question 23

What was the theme of World Toilet Day 2020?

Accepted Answer

Sustainable sanitation and climate change

Question 24

Since 2012, the World Economic Forum has ranked water scarcity impact as a "top ___ global risk".

Accepted Answer

5

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