Global conservation efforts and zero waste quiz

Global conservation efforts and zero waste quiz

If food waste were a country, where would it rank in terms of greenhouse gas emissions?

1: If food waste were a country, where would it rank in terms of greenhouse gas emissions?

First

Second

Third

Fifth

What percentage of all plastic ever made has been recycled?

2: What percentage of all plastic ever made has been recycled?

9%

25%

50%

75%

What is the primary reason why large quantities of food are wasted at the retail level in developed countries?

3: What is the primary reason why large quantities of food are wasted at the retail level in developed countries?

Lack of consumer demand

Emphasis on food appearance

Expired products

Inefficient transportation

What are the tiny plastic particles smaller than one micrometer, recently found in bottled water, called?

4: What are the tiny plastic particles smaller than one micrometer, recently found in bottled water, called?

Microplastics

Milliplastics

Nanoplastics

Zetaplastics

What is the International Day of Zero Waste observed annually?

5: What is the International Day of Zero Waste observed annually?

January 1st

March 30th

June 5th

October 24th

How many tonnes of textile waste are produced globally each year due to fast fashion?

6: How many tonnes of textile waste are produced globally each year due to fast fashion?

10 million tonnes

30 million tonnes

60 million tonnes

92 million tonnes

How much energy can be saved by recycling just one aluminum can?

7: How much energy can be saved by recycling just one aluminum can?

Enough to power a light bulb for 1 hour

Enough to run a TV for 3 hours

Enough to charge a smartphone 10 times

Enough to run a refrigerator for 1 day

What percentage of global industrial wastewater is the fashion industry responsible for, mainly from the dyeing process?

8: What percentage of global industrial wastewater is the fashion industry responsible for, mainly from the dyeing process?

5%

10%

20%

30%

What is the largest source of methane emissions in the US?

9: What is the largest source of methane emissions in the US?

Transportation

Industrial processes

Organic waste

Agriculture

What is the average decline in monitored wildlife populations between 1970 and 2020, according to the Living Planet Report?

10: What is the average decline in monitored wildlife populations between 1970 and 2020, according to the Living Planet Report?

25%

50%

73%

90%

What unique method do African buffalo herds use to make travel decisions?

11: What unique method do African buffalo herds use to make travel decisions?

The oldest female decides

They follow the strongest male

They vote by looking in a direction

They follow the path with the most food

What is the world's fastest-growing plant?

12: What is the world's fastest-growing plant?

Giant Redwood

Bamboo

Water Hyacinth

Kudzu

How do trees communicate with each other?

13: How do trees communicate with each other?

Through sounds only audible to animals

By releasing chemical signals into the air

Through an intricate network of fungi in the soil

They don't communicate; it's a myth

Which animal is known to have a larger and denser temporal lobe, contributing to its incredible memory?