WEEKLY THEME QUIZ JOURNEY: ECO-FRIENDLY SPECIAL: 31/1/2021-QUESTION

1. Eco-Friendly Special Quiz
Compiled by- PG Quizhouse (Partha Gupta)
Date: 31st January, 2021
Time: 10 pm onwards
Hello, this is your quiz-friend Partha Gupta. Over the years I have conducted
so many quiz contests and got your illustrious presence and appreciation. In
this grim situation of Lockdown due to Covid- 19, I have started an online quiz
series in my Facebook page titled ‘Theme Quiz Journey’ which has been going
on since 10th May, ‘20 the birthday of ‘Father of Indian Quiz’- Neil O’Brien.
So, today I am going to place a Eco-Friendly Special Quiz (10 qsn.) in my FB
link: https://www.facebook.com/partha.gupta.56. Time- 10 pm. onwards. Plz give
your answer only through WhatsApp-7687842417 or SMS-9830318721 or in
my Messenger. Answering time- 1 hour.
So friends, gear up to answer the questions as the earliest!

2. Eco-friendly Special Quiz
In 2009, the President of an Asian country staged
an underwater meeting of his cabinet to arouse
the consciousness of the threat of climate change.
Name this country.

3. Eco-friendly Special Quiz
The scientific name of this tree is- Alstonia scholaris which
is commonly called as- Blackboard tree or Milkwood pine.
This tree is referred to as the state tree of West Bengal.
Identify this tree.

4. Eco-friendly Special Quiz
Harish Hande received the
Magsaysay Award in 2011 for his
contribution in rural energy. He
gifted this to many villages in India.
What I am talking about?

5. Eco-friendly Special Quiz
What did Andy Ridley of WWE, Australia Help
Foundation conceive which is observed annually across
major cities of the World on the last Saturday of March?

6. Eco-friendly Special Quiz
From the Greek root words for 'house' and 'study of'
what term refers to the scientific study of the relationship
between living things, and their natural environment?

7. Eco-friendly Special Quiz
This is the fourth smallest nation in the world located in the
Pacific Ocean. It is the home to just 10,000 people who are
under direct threat by the rising sea level due to climate change
as it is no more than 4 metres above the sea level. The Prime
Minister of this country sent an SOS to the European Union
leaders met in Paris Climate Change Meeting in December,
2015 to stop the global warming otherwise it will disappear
from the face of the earth.
Which country I am talking about?

8. Eco-friendly Special Quiz
In October, 2014 the Dutch town of Krommeniea (north of
Amsterdam), installed an unusual 328-foot long bike lane.
What is the speciality of this road?

9. Eco-friendly Special Quiz
Originally this term was coined by Herbert
Spencer. This term is associated with a
famous scientist’s theory on natural changes.
What I am talking about?

10. Eco-friendly Special Quiz
In what way, the fish Opah
is the first fish species in the
world that found in the
waters of the USA, Australia
and several other countries?

11. Eco-friendly Special Quiz
How do you connect these names with
a creature specially seen in our Bengal:
Common Red Eye (Lalchokkhu), Indian
Palm Bob (Khoira), Grass Demon (Kaptai),
Common Baron (Bhushonda), Lime Blue
(Tura) and Common Grass Yellow (Holud) ?

12. Eco-friendly Special Quiz