| 1. When was the first Earth Day celebrated? | | | | organizations known as collectively? |
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| A. March 21, 1970 | | | | A. Blue parties |
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| B. April 22, 1970 | | | | B. Granolas |
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| C. May 21, 1970 | | | | C. Tree huggers |
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| D. June 22, 1970 | | | | D. Green parties |
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| A. March 21, 1970 | | | | D. Green parties |
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| QQ: First celebrated in the U.S. on this | | | | QQ: Can you guess why?8. Who made the first |
| date, it has been celebrated each year | | | | proclamation of Earth Day? |
| thereafter at the United Nations, bringing | | | | |
| attention to its original purpose: peace, | | | | A. The City of San Francisco |
| justice and the care of Earth.2. The world's | | | | |
| first national park was started in 1872 in | | | | B. The U.S. Congress |
| which country? | | | | |
| | | | C. The Druids |
| A. Corbett National Park in India | | | | |
| | | | D. The United Nations |
| B. Kruger National Park in South Africa | | | | |
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| C. Ordesa National Park in Spain | | | | |
| | | | A. The City of San Francisco |
| D. Yellowstone National Park in U.S. | | | | |
| | | | QQ: The first Proclamation of Earth Day was |
| | | | by San Francisco, the City of Saint Francis, |
| | | | patron saint of ecology.9. Twenty years after |
| D. Yellowstone National Park in U.S. | | | | the Stockholm Conference, the United Nations |
| | | | held what is popularly known as the "Earth |
| QQ: Yellowstone becomes the world's first | | | | Summit" in what country? |
| national park in 1872. Since then countries | | | | |
| around the world have established more than | | | | A. Australia |
| 4000 national parks and preserves.3. Where | | | | |
| was the first major international conference | | | | B. Brazil |
| on environmental issues? | | | | |
| | | | C. China |
| A. America | | | | |
| | | | D. Denmark |
| B. Britain | | | | |
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| C. China | | | | |
| | | | B. Brazil |
| D. Sweden | | | | |
| | | | QQ: The UN Conference on Environment and |
| | | | Development was held in Rio de Janeiro, |
| | | | Brazil, in 1992, and was the largest |
| D. Sweden | | | | gathering of world leaders in history.10. A |
| | | | highlight of the annual Earth Day ceremony at |
| QQ: The first major international conference | | | | the United Nations is the ringing of the |
| on environmental issues was held in | | | | Peace Bell. The Peace Bell was a gift from |
| Stockholm, Sweden, in 1972 and was sponsored | | | | what country? |
| by the United Nations.4. Where was the first | | | | |
| wildlife refuge formed in 1903? | | | | A. France |
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| A. Mai Po Marsh Reserve in Hong Kong | | | | B. Japan |
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| B. Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge | | | | C. Sweden |
| in Florida, US | | | | |
| | | | D. United States |
| C. Elk Island National Park in Alberta, | | | | |
| Canada | | | | |
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| D. Virunga National Park in the Democratic | | | | B. Japan |
| Republic of the Congo | | | | |
| | | | QQ: The Peace Bell was a gift from Japan. |
| | | | It was made from coins given by school |
| | | | children to further peace on our planet. On |
| B. Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge | | | | Earth Day the Peace Bell is rung at the |
| in Florida, US | | | | moment of Spring.11. Where was Greenpeace, an |
| | | | international environmental organization |
| QQ: Founded in 1925 Virunga National Park is | | | | dedicated to preserving the earth's natural |
| the oldest wildlife park in Africa and Elk | | | | resources and its diverse plant and animal |
| Island National Park was founded in 1913.5. | | | | life, founded? |
| Why did founder John McConnell choose March | | | | |
| 21 as Earth Day? | | | | A. Canada |
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| A. March Vernal Equinox | | | | B. Great Britain |
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| B. His birthday | | | | C. Australia |
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| C. It was the only date free at the party | | | | D. Indonesia |
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| D. March needed more holidays | | | | |
| | | | A. Canada |
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| | | | QQ: Greenpeace was founded in Vancouver, |
| A. March Vernal Equinox | | | | British Columbia, Canada, in 1971.12. When is |
| | | | the real Earth Day? |
| QQ: He though using the first day of Spring | | | | |
| in the Northern Hemisphere to be a good date | | | | A. March |
| to celebrate the earth.6. Who is the patron | | | | |
| saint of ecologists? | | | | B. April |
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| A. Saint Francis | | | | C. June |
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| B. Saint Patrick | | | | D. All of the above |
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| C. Saint Valentine | | | | |
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| D. Saint Nick | | | | D. All of the above |
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| | | | QQ: John McConnell maintains it is March |
| | | | Equinox while Sen. Gaylord Nelson says it is |
| A. Saint Francis | | | | April 22. The UN marks the March date while |
| | | | many governments mark the April. There is |
| QQ: In 1980, Pope John Paul II proclaimed | | | | also a World Environment Day, June 6. |
| him the patron saint of ecologists. In art, | | | | Whatever day, week, or month you choose, in |
| the emblems of St. Francis are the wolf, the | | | | all more than 500 million people in over 180 |
| lamb, the fish, birds, and the stigmata.7. A | | | | countries stage events and projects to |
| desire for environmental change led to the | | | | address local environmental issues.Enjoy more |
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