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