General Knowledge / Earth Day

What international agreement set the groundwork for phasing out chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and other substances known to deplete the ozone layer?

Answer : Montreal Protocol

The Stockholm Convention of 2001 aimed to reduce what chemical substances that are known to bio-accumulate and pose a risk to human health?

Answer : Persistent organic pollutants (POPs)

With over 1.2 million people displaced, 13 cities flooded, submersion of polluted factories, and location on top of geologic fault lines, what is widely thought to be the most environmentally destructive dam project of all time?

Answer : The Three Gorges Dam

What city hosted the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference of 1999, which suffered mass protests by activists concerned about labor, consumer protection, and environmental issues?

Answer : Seattle

In 1996, the US EPA passed legislation requiring that home buyers and renters be informed of the presence of lead in what common household material?

Answer : Paint

Which Soviet nuclear plant exploded, causing what is widely considered the worst nuclear disaster in history?

Answer : Chernobyl

The melting of the Greenland ice sheet poses an immediate threat to the survival of which animal?

Answer : Polar bears

What iconic bird was removed from the endangered species list in 2007, after reaching near-extinction in the continental United States?

Answer : The bald eagle

Where was the United Nations Climate Change Conference held in 2009?

Answer : Copenhagen

Which of the following help reduce air pollution?

Answer : All of the above