Quiz Finals - Environment Day 2017

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1
Identify this infamous compound.

ANSWER
DDT or Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

2
What is the French word for “to surround”?

ANSWER
environ (hence environment)

3
On November 5, 2016, the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de
Triomphe in Paris were lit green. This was a joint
initiative of the Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and French
Environment Minister Segolene Royal. Image on next
slide.
What was the reason behind this?

ANSWER
To celebrate the 1 year anniversary of the Paris
Agreement / U.N. Climate Change agreement

4
According to its organizer, Denis Hayes, X is “the largest
secular holiday in the world, celebrated by more than
a billion people every year.” What am I talking about?

ANSWER
Earth Day

5
The Blue Marble is an image of the Earth made on
December 7, 1972, by the crew of the Apollo 17
spacecraft. It is one of the most reproduced images in
human history. It is one of the few images to show an
almost fully illuminated Earth disk. Image on the next
slide.
Why is this image important to Earth Day celebrations?

ANSWER
The Blue Marble features on John McConnell's The
Earth Day flag.

6
In the 1990s, a decrease in the X population was noted
by Vibhu Prakash of the Bombay Natural History
Society. In 2003, Dr. Lindsay Oaks traced the culprit to
diclofenac, an anti-inflammatory drug administered to
livestock. Being fatal to X when they consume the
carcasses of dead animals, the widespread use of
diclofenac in India in the 1990s led to what is known
as the Indian X crisis.
X?

ANSWER
Vultures

7
The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) has an easily
recognizable black, orange, and white pattern across
its wings, with a wingspan of 8.9–10.2 cm.
Belonging to the same family, the ________ butterfly
(Limenitis archippus) is similar in color and pattern, but
is markedly smaller and has an extra black stripe
across each hindwing.
FITB.

ANSWER
Viceroy

8
A BED is an informal measurement of ionizing radiation
exposure, intended as an educational example to
compare a dose of radioactivity to that of one
average-sized __________, because it contains naturally
occurring radioactive material in the form of K-40.
1 BED is equal to 0.1 µSv. However, this dose is not
cumulative, as the radioactive components are
excreted.
Expand BED.

ANSWER
Banana Equivalent Dose

9
Pacific islands are some of the most practical places to
install solar panels. They have no natural gas pipeline
but they receive copious amounts of sunshine.
Building on this idea, last year, the most valuable US
automaker built a massive energy storage project on
the Kauai island. Since renewable energy generation is
intermittent, the company offers the Powerpack which
store excess energy and discharges during the night.
Which company?

ANSWER
Tesla

10
The Resin Identification Code is
a set of symbols that appear
on everyday objects. The RIC
symbols consist of arrows
that cycle clockwise to form a
triangle that encloses a
number between 1 and 7.
What is the RIC used to
identify?

ANSWER
Plastics

11
How do we better know the animal R. unicornis?

ANSWER
One-horned rhinoceros

12
Identify.

ANSWER
Sunderlal Bahuguna

13
In 2002, which unsuspecting country became the first in
the world to ban the use plastic bans?
The cheap, convenient way to carry groceries was found
to have choked the drainage system and sewage lines
in the country, causing blockages. In the floods of
1989 and 1998 this prevented drainage, prolonging
the flooding.

ANSWER
Bangladesh

14
On what occasion was this Google Doodle used?

ANSWER
Gregor Mendel’s (189th) birthday

15
__________ is a coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) in
Northern California that was measured at 115.61 m,
which ranks it as the world's tallest known living tree.
It was discovered August 25, 2006, by naturalists Chris
Atkins and Michael Taylor. The tree was found in a
remote area of Redwood National and State Parks
purchased in 1978.
FITB.

ANSWER
Hyperion

AUDIENCE
The DM Green Drive was start in May 1998. Its objective
was to grow a specific number of trees and create
awareness.
It was started by DM, an pop icon, environmentalist, and
philanthropist. Being so in-tune with nature and the
current state of our planet, he wished to bring back
organic methods of cultivation and reduce use of
fertilizers and GMOs.
Who is DM?

ANSWER

16
Arguably, the largest living organism may be Armillaria
ostoyae. It can be found in the Malheur National
Forest, Oregon, spanning 2,200 acres. It is estimated
to be 2,400 years old and weigh as much as 605 tons.
If all the shiros are interconnected and it is considered a
single organism, then it will be the largest known
organism in the world by area and biomass.
What kind of an organism is this?

ANSWER
Fungus / Mushroom

17
Connect and explain.

ANSWER
Kanha Tiger Reserve

18
.wwf is a modification of the PDF format for document
exchange endorsed by the World Wide Fund for
Nature, Germany. The format is promoted as being
more environmentally friendly than than .pdf and .doc
files.
What is so special about this format?

ANSWER
It is designed to be more difficult to print, hence
saving paper.

19
X is located 22 kilometers from Srinagar and covers an
area of 141 km2. The name literally stands for "ten
villages”, in memory of the ten villages that were
relocated for its formation. X has been a protected
area since 1910, first under the care of the Maharaja
of Jammu & Kashmir and now under the government.
It was initially created to ensure clean drinking water
supply for the city of Srinagar.
What am I talking about?

ANSWER
Dachigam National Park

20
Latrodectus is a genus of spiders in the Theridiidae
family, and are commonly known as widow spiders.
They are distributed worldwide, including the North
American black widows, the button spiders of Africa,
and the Australian redback spider.
My question: which horrid practice by the female
spiders has inspired their common name? This
behavior may promote the survival odds of the
offspring.

ANSWER
Sexual cannibalism, the female eats the male after
mating

21
Comprising of 2,900 individual bars of rock and 900
islands stretching over an area of 344,400 km2, _______
is the world’s biggest single structure made by living
organisms. It was built by billions of organisms.
It’s resilience has come under doubt lately due to
reports of bleaching. Warming ocean temperatures
have seriously affected northern parts of _________.
_________ is located in Queensland, Australia.
FITB.

ANSWER
The Great Barrier Reef

22
Identify.

ANSWER
Bureau of Energy Efficiency

23
X is an American non-profit organization. It was formed
after H2O Africa (co-founded by Matt Damon) and
WaterPartners (co-founded by Gary White) merged.
X’s goal is to provide aid developing countries (such as
Afghanistan, Ethiopia and Chad) that do not have
access to safe drinking water and sanitation. It has a
loan program, known as WaterCredit, which utilizes
microcredit to fund water sanitation projects.
X?

ANSWER
Water.org

24
Liam is one of X’s environmental initiatives designed to
take apart old Y’s for recycling purposes. The robot is
able to detect parts within the device and strip them
out safely and efficiently so they can be refurbished.
Image on next slide.
X and Y.

ANSWER
X – Apple
Y – iPhone

25
The Nobel Peace Prize 2007 was awarded jointly to
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and
__________ for their efforts to build up and disseminate
greater knowledge about man-made climate change.
__________ has been involved with environmental issues
since 1976 when he held the first congressional
hearings on the climate change, and co-sponsored
hearings on toxic waste and global warming.
FITB.

ANSWER
Al Gore, 45th VPOTUS

26
The Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources in
1992 but changed its name to MNRE in October 2006.
The ministry is headed by Piyush Goyal, the Minister
of State with Independent Charge for Power, Coal,
NRE and Mines. It is headquartered in is
headquartered in Lodhi Road, New Delhi and aims to
bring energy security to India.
Expand MNRE.

ANSWER
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

27
Rankings of the largest what?
1. Gansu, China
2. Muppandal, Tamil Nadu, India
3. Kern County, California, United States
4. Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India
5. Arlington, Oregon, United States
6. Roscoe, Texas, United States

ANSWER
Largest wind farms in the world

27
What nomenclature anomaly do the following share?

ANSWER
Tautonyms
Gorilla gorilla gorilla and Bison bison bison

29
In the 1960s, the U.S. had plans for an underground
nuclear weapon test in a tectonically unstable island
in Alaska. The plans raised some of the test triggering
earthquakes and causing a tsunami. A demonstration
ensued with 7,000 people blocking a U.S.–Canada
border, carrying signs reading "It's Your Fault If Our
Fault Goes". In 1970, The Don't Make a Wave
Committee was established for this protest.
What did this anti-nuclear organization evolve into?

ANSWER
Greenpeace

30
The National Green Tribunal recently submitted an
action plan to correct the ecological impact on
Yamuna floodplain due to which event that was held
in March 2016? NGT claims the rehabilitation will cost
₹42 crore.

ANSWER
World Cultural Festival

31
“And lastly, I just want to say this: Making ________ was about
man's relationship to the natural world. A world that we
collectively felt in 2015 as the hottest year in recorded
history. Our production needed to move to the southern
tip of this planet just to be able to find snow. Climate
change is real, it is happening right now. It is the most
urgent threat facing our entire species, and we need to
work collectively together and stop procrastinating …

... We need to support leaders around the world who do not
speak for the big polluters, but who speak for all of
humanity, for the indigenous people of the world, for the
billions and billions of underprivileged people out there
who would be most affected by this. For our children’s
children, and for those people out there whose voices
have been drowned out by the politics of greed. Let us not
take this planet for granted. I do not take tonight for
granted. Thank you so very much.”
Put fundae.

ANSWER
Leonardo DiCaprio’s Oscar Speech

THE END

TIE BREAKER

QUIZ BUZZ
• Quiz Buzz tests general knowledge and mental
arithmetic
• Teams alternatively count up from 1, replacing
certain multiples with list of quiz answers
• First team to give an incorrect response loses
the round
• First team to win three lists wins the tie-breaker

ROUND 1
x05: National Park in India
x07: Bird

ROUND 2
x03: River in India
x11: Extinct Animal

ROUND 3
x05: Element of the Periodic Table
x09: Common Plastic / Polymer

EXTRA
ID.

ANSWER
Medha Patkar

EXTRA
Aboard the HMS Beagle was this gentleman. He kept a
diary of his experiences and published them under
the name Journal and Remarks as the official account
of the expedition and later reprinted as Voyage of the
Beagle. He attributed his voyage on the Beagle as the
source of ideas for most of his publications and his
first real training in natural history.
Who?

ANSWER
Charles Darwin

EXTRA
Name this US federal agency.

ANSWER
Environmental Protection Agency

EXTRA
The existence of X was argued for by Joseph Fourier in
1824. The argument was further strengthened by
evidence collected by Claude Pouillet and
experimental observations by John Tyndall.
X was more fully quantified by Svante Arrhenius in 1896,
who made the first quantitative prediction Y.
However, the term X, itself, was first used in this way by
Nils Gustaf Ekholm in 1901.
X and Y.

ANSWER
X: Greenhouse Effect
Y: Global Warming

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