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MONDAY (4/20) Trivia Question: It’s estimated that 32 million cars and trucks on US highways are running on at least two under-inflated tires. How many gallons of gas does this waste annually?
A) 300 million
B) 500 million
C) 1 billion
(B is the correct answer – Under-inflated tires waste 500 million gallons of gas each year. At the current average price of $2.80/gallon, that is a waste of $1.4 Billion each year)
TUESDAY (4/21) Trivia Question: When are cars at their least efficient?
A) When first started
B) Driving on motorways
C) When taking long journeys
(The correct answer is A – Cars are at their least efficient when first started and, as a result of this, the first mile of your journey can produce as much as 60% more fumes than normal)
TUESDAY (4/21) Bonus Trivia Question: In the US, what percentage of car journeys are made with only one occupant in the vehicle?
A) 47%
B) 61%
C) 80%
(B is the correct answer – 61% of journeys are made with only one occupant in the car. This rate increases to a massive 86% when analyzing commuter traffic alone)
MONDAY (4/13) Trivia Question: On average, how many pounds of waste does each person in the United States generate each day?
A) 2.4
B) 4.4
C) 6.4
[B is the correct answer (4.4). However, in Germany and most of Western Europe, each person generates less than half that amount.]
TUESDAY (4/14) Trivia Question: Every ton of recycled office paper saves ____ gallons of oil.
A) 380
B) 280
C) 80
(A is the correct answer – In addition to saving 380 gallons of oil, every ton of paper that is recycled saves 17 trees.)
TUESDAY (4/14) BONUS Trivia Question: How many plastic bottles are used every hour in the US?
A) 800,000
B) 4 million
C) 8 million
(B is the correct answer – Approximately 4 million plastic bottles are used every hour in the United States, yet, only 1 out of 4 is recycled)
WEDNESDAY (4/15) Triva Question Recycling one aluminum can save enough energy to provide power to your television for __________:
A) 3 hours
B) 3 minutes
C) 3 days
[The correct answer is A (3 hours) - It takes 95 percent less energy to make new aluminum from used cans – 20 recycled cans can be made with the energy needed to produce one can using virgin one]
THURSDAY (4/16) Trivia Question: China consumes more energy than the United States – True or False
The answer is False!
(The US consumes far more energy than any other country — more than China and Russia put together. Just five percent of the world’s population consumes 23% of its energy! That’s really extravagant! Imagine if you wasted five times more gasoline as your neighbors… or five times more food… or produced five times more garbage. Your neighbors wouldn’t be very happy! Yet, that’s what we’re doing.
How much energy does the average American consume? Well, if you list the countries of the world in order by their population , the U.S. comes in third… but the combined energy consumption of the other five largest added together doesn’t match U.S. energy consumption! In other words, the 5% of the world’s population that lives in the U.S. has more environmental impact than the 51% that live in the other five largest countries.)
FRIDAY (4/17) Trivia Question: How much water is used in the average five minute shower?
A) 2-7 gallons
B) 10 gallons
C) 15 – 25 gallons
(The correct answer is C) 15-25 gallons)
Take Action: Use a low flow showerhead and you can reduce the amount of water used during a five minute shower to 9 gallons. You will save water and money on your water bill.
MONDAY (4/6) Trivia Question: Composting can reduce your household waste by:
A) 10%
B) 50%
C) 75%
(B is the right answer)
Take Action: Separate your food waste from your regular garbage and recycling. Designate a small household container or bucket for your food scraps and then dump the contents into your backyard composter or green bin daily.
TUESDAY (4/7) Trivia Question: What household appliance uses the second most amount of energy (the first is the refrigerator)?
A) Clothes Dryer
B) Microwave
C) Computer
(A is the right answer!)
Take Action: Whenever possible air-dry your laundry. You can use an outdoor clothes line or purchase a drying rack to use indoors. Air drying can save $85 in energy costs per year and help reduce your impact on the environment.
TUESDAY (4/7) BONUS Trivia Question: Over a period of one day, a slow dripping faucet could fill a ____________:
A) Swimming pool
B) Bathtub
C) Drinking glass
(The correct answer is B – Slow dripping taps can actually be more wasteful than high volume toilets.)
Take Action: Fix your faucets to prevent wasting water.
WEDNESDAY (4/8) Trivia Question: “Phantom carriers” is a term used for electronic devices that _____________:
A) Move from room to room
B) Continue to consume electricity even when switched off
C) Are really expensive
(The answer is B – “Phantom carriers” are products that draw power 24 hours a day. Appliances that have a clock or programming displays such as coffee makers, DVD players, computers, printers, and stereos are considered phantom load carriers. 75% of the electricity used to power home electronics is consumed while the products are turned off.)
Take Action: Unplug electrical appliances and equipment when you leave the room or use a power bar that connects all of these units and then simply switch the bar off.
THURSDAY (4/9) Trivia Question: A garden sprinkler can use as much water in half an hour a ________________?
A) Two people in one day
B) Three people in one day
C) Four people in one day
(C is the right answer – Running a sprinkler will waste as much water in half an hour as a family of four uses in one day.)
FRIDAY (4/10) Trivia Question: What percentages of car journeys are less than 5 miles?
A) 71%
B) 59%
C) 37%
(The correct answer is A – A staggering 71% of car journeys are 5 miles or less. Think about using public transport or cycling for short journeys.)
MONDAY’s Trivia Question: How many single use cups did runners in the 2007 boston marathon go through?
a. 17,000
b. 10,000
c. 1.4 million
(C is the right answer)
TUESDAY’s Trivia Question: The amount of trees required to make one ton of office paper?
a. 24
b. 50
c. 80
(A is the right answer)
Tuesday’s BONUS Trivia (In honor of Monti Saves the World!): Americans buy and throw away 500 million _________ every year.
a. styrofoam cups
b. cigarette lighters
c. Tabloid magazines
(C is the right answer)
WEDNESDAY’s Trivia Question: Over a billion trees are used to make what?
a. Disposable Diapers
b. #2 pencils
c. paper grocery bags
(A is the right answer)
THURSDAY’s Trivia Question: Every year, we make enough plastic film to shrink wrap what US State?
a. Delaware
b. Texas
c. Alaska twice
(B is the right answer)
FRIDAY’s Trivia Question: More then 100 million Americans live in urban areas where ____________.
a. the air is officially classified unsafe to breathe by the EPA
b. recycling is not available
c. there is no public transportation available
(A is the right answer)
If you got the right answers, then you really know your green trivia! So tune in next week at 7am for another chance to qualify to win The Ladies Room Green Machine!
