Eco-Trivia Questions
Waste
1. What is the largest category of household
garbage? (A)
a) Paper & cardboard
b) Plastic
c) Glass
d) Metals
2. Incineration is an environmentally friendly
method of getting rid of garbage. (T/F)
 False: It releases a variety of toxins into
the atmosphere.
3. How many plastic bottles do North Americans
throw away every hour? (C)
a) 100 000
b) 800 000
c) 2 500 000
d) 1 500 000
4. Most toxic waste comes from the production
of __________. (A)
a) Chemicals and plastics
b) Metals
c) Glass
d) All of the above
5. Packaging accounts for 50% of all paper
produced in North America. (T/F)
 True: It also accounts for 90% of all
glass and 11% of aluminium.
Energy
1. Name 3 renewable energy sources.
 Solar, wind, tidal, hydro, wave,
geothermal, etc.
4. Canada is _____ largest producer of energy in
the world. (D)
a) 2nd
b) 3rd
c) 4th
d) 5th
5. What type of energy is most used in Canada?
 Oil
Environmental Greening
1. How much waste can be diverted from
landfills by composting? (A)
a) 4 tonnes
b) 14 tonnes
c) 24 tones
d) 34 tonnes
2. How long will compost take to decompose in
the spring? (B)
a) 1 month
b) 3 months
c) 6 months
d) 12 months
3. When is the best time to plant trees? (B)
a) 1 month
b) 3 months
c) 6 months
d) 12 months
4. Which of the following is an organization that
has a focus on the environment? (C)
a) Free the Children
b) Doctors without Borders
c) World Wildlife Fund
d) None of the Above
2. A “phantom load” is the energy used by an
appliance even when it is turned off. How much
% of used household energy is “phantom load”?
(B)
a) 1 – 5 %
b) 6 – 15 %
c) 16 – 20 %
d) 21 – 25 %
5. Going vegan is more environmentally friendly
than buying a hybrid car. (T/F)
 True: According to PETA, eating vegan saves
1 acre of forest each year.
3. Canada is the world's largest producer of
hydroelectricity in the world. (T/F)
 False: Canada is second after China.
2. Which country recently developed a fully
electric car? (A)
a) China
b) Japan
c) Germany
Current Events
1. What day is Earth Hour?
 March 27
d) Sweden
3. Where was the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change held last year?
(C)
a) Canada
b) Russia
c) Denmark
d) Norway
4. What are the Vancouver Olympics doing to be
eco-friendly? (D)
a) Forces public to use transit
b) Has a system to collect and circulate
rainwater
c) Installed Eco Chill - energy-recycling
system for maintaining ice
d) All of the above
5. What was the name of the document that
was a result of the United Nations Climate
Change Conference? (B)
a) Denmark Delegation
b) Copenhagen Accord
c) Copenhagen Plans
d) Climate Change Copenhagen
Wildcard
1. What is the theme of the documentary
“Food Inc.”?
 The food industry- how corporations put
profit before the environment, consumer
health, safety and the livelihood of farmers
(just saying the food industry would be an
adequate answer).
2. Experts say that the Earth’s rainforests may
be consumed in less than 40 years. (T/F)
 True.
3. Which of the following celebrities is a
vegetarian? (A)
a) Brad Pitt
b) Adam Sandler
c) Paris Hilton
d) None of the above
4. Every second, an area of rainforest that is size
of a football field is destroyed. (T/F)
 True: Each year, over 63,000 square miles
are destroyed.
5. What is the banned chemical that causes the
ozone layer to deteriorate?
 CFC (chlorofluorocarbon)
Tiebreaker: Under the Copenhagen Accord,
Canada’s new target for reduction in
greenhouse gas emissions is ___% below 2005
levels by 2020. (17%)