The Great Tayport Climate Quiz 2024
Dive into the Great Tayport Climate Quiz 2024 Section One to test your knowledge on crucial climate change facts, including temperature projections, carbon footprint reduction, and land usage for livestock farming.
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The Great Tayport Climate Quiz 2024 Section One: Climate Facts
1) According to Greenpeace and UN Secretary- General Antonio Gutteres, if no further action is taken to combat climate change, what is the likely increase in world temperatures? a) At least 2 C b) At least 2.5 C c) At least 3 C d) At least 3.5 C
2) If the average global temperature increases by three degrees, that means temperatures on land will increase even more, by an average of ??? degrees. a) b) c) d) 3.5 C 4 C 4.5 C 5 C
3) In a 3C overall temperature rise, extreme heatwaves that have occurred once every 50 years will be likely to occur how many times more often? a) b) c) d) 5 times 10 times 20 times 30 times
4) What is the simplest way to reduce your personal carbon footprint? a) b) c) d) Become vegan Stop driving Stop flying Insulate your house
5) What percentage of the worlds farming land is used to raise livestock for meat and dairy produce? a) b) c) d) 20% 40% 60% 80%
6) In two years, an average human carnivore in the UK eats a) 1 pig, 1 sheep, 31 fish and 41 birds b) Half a pig, 2 sheep, 109 fish and 27 birds c) 3 pigs, half a sheep, 27 fish and 42 birds d) 2 pigs, 1.5 sheep, 41 fish and 31 birds
7) Meat and dairy produce are estimated to produce what proportion of all the harmful greenhouse gases that are heating the planet? a) b) c) d) One sixth One fifth One quarter One third
8) It is possible that growing your own vegetables can contribute to global heating. Which of the following measures is most likely to reverse the effect? a) b) Buying only organically produced seeds Sharing tools and making garden structures out of recycled materials Growing only food that is in season in your area Making your own compost from kitchen and garden waste c) d)
9) According to a report in the Guardian this week, which of the following is the city most exposed to air pollution in the world from aviation? a) b) c) d) Tokyo Mexico City London Dubai
10) In 2023 Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, said: Toxic air is a matter of life and death, causing around ??? premature deaths every year in London, and leading to asthma in the young and dementia in the elderly. How many premature deaths did the Mayor attribute to toxic air? a) b) c) d) 2,000 4,000 6,000 10,000
11) The interview in which Sadiq Khan made the statement about the casualties of toxic air was given in the context of new legislation which would make it illegal to install what in new and refurbished homes in London? a) b) c) d) Gas boilers Air-source heat pumps Tumble dryers Wood-burning stoves
12) In 2024, which countrys wildfires became the deadliest in history? a) b) c) d) Australia Indonesia Chile Canada
13) In some places, especially Canada, there has been a massive recent increase in overwintering fires , where fire continues to smoulder under lying snow, then starts to flame again when the snow melts in the spring. What is the more common name for these fires? a) b) c) d) Latent fires Zombie fires Snow fires Ghost fires
14) The Netherlands generates a particularly high level of which atmospheric gas? a) b) c) d) Nitrogen Oxygen Argon Xenon
15) Which UK prime minister claimed to be the first national leader to put us on the path to become the first major economy to set a net zero emissions target in law ? a) b) c) d) Rishi Sunak Liz Truss Boris Johnson Theresa May
16) In which country did Cyclone Bhola, which killed up to half a million people in 1970, trigger a war of independence? a) b) c) d) Bangladesh Nigeria Cambodia Laos
17) According to a poll carried out recently by Ipsos, what proportion of those polled do not believe that climate change is caused by human activity? a) b) c) d) 1 in 5 1 in 4 1 in 3 1 in 2
18) When was the term ecocide coined? a) 1960 (b) 1970 (c) 1980 (d) 1990
19) What, according to a study published in the journal Nature last year, is changing colour as a result of climate change? a) b) c) d) The night sky The leaves of deciduous trees Snow lying in mountain passes The world s oceans
20) This is not a prediction. One of the worlds seas has been reduced to roughly a quarter of its former size by global heating. Which sea? a) b) c) d) The Aral Sea The Black Sea The Caspian Sea The White Sea
Youve earned a break now. When we come back I ll be testing your knowledge of climate books and films.
The Great Tayport Climate Quiz 2024 Section 2: Books and Films
1) In a dystopian future of dying oceans and rampant global heating, a sinister corporation resorts to making food out of people. What was the name of the food they produced that also gave its name to the 1973 film? a) b) c) d) Soylent Green Angel Delight Mellow Yellow Yummy Yuk
2) Which Biblical character, faced with a climate crisis, built a boat to save his family and animals? a) b) c) d) Abraham Noah John the Baptist St Paul
3) What is the title of the classic Australian film series, starting in 1979, in which a policeman wanders a wasteland afflicted by war, critical resource shortages and ecocide? a) b) c) d) Brutal Bruce Terrifying Tom Psychopathic Simon Mad Max
4) A novel published in 1889, The Purchase of the North Pole, imagines climate change due to tilting of Earth's axis. It is arguably the earliest example of the genre now known as cli-fi or climate fiction. Who wrote it? a) b) c) d) H G Wells Jules Verne M P Shiel David Lindsay
