Making a quiz for Earth Day 2024
By Laura, FlexiQuiz.
4 minute read.
What is Earth Day?
Earth Day is an annual event celebrated worldwide on April 22nd to demonstrate support for environmental protection.
First celebrated in 1970, Earth Day now involves various activities and initiatives to raise awareness about environmental issues such as pollution, climate change, deforestation and biodiversity loss.
This year, Earth Day supports the theme Planet vs. Plastics. The aim is to achieve a 60% reduction in plastic production by 2040.
How to create an online quiz for Earth Day
You can recognize Earth Day and help to raise awareness by creating and sharing fun yet informative quizzes with your friends, family, students and colleagues.
Step 1: Pick some questions related to Earth Day.
Begin by creating some questions linked to the theme of your quiz. To help you get started we have shared some quiz questions with answers below. You can also use ai tools such as Chat GPT, Google Gemini or Microsoft Copilot.
Step 2: Save paper, add your questions to an online quiz maker
FlexiQuiz quiz maker, allows you to choose from nine question types including multiple-choice, matching and file upload. Questions are automatically scored and graded so your audience can quickly see their results.
Step 3: Customize the style of the quiz
Reflect the Earth Day theme with images, audio and videos. You can update background colors and add background images.
Step 4: Configure your quiz
Frame your quiz with options such as time limits, question randomization, progress bars, certificates and more.
Step 5: Share your Earth Day quiz
Once ready, share your online quiz with your audience.
30 Earth Day quiz questions with answers 2024
Plastics and the environment multiple choice questions
1. What is the primary component of most plastic items?
a) Silicone
b) Rubber
c) Glass
d) Polyethylene
Answer: d) Polyethylene
2. Which type of plastic is commonly used in single-use bottles and packaging?
a) Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
b) Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
c) Polystyrene (PS)
d) Polypropylene (PP)
Answer: a) Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
3. How many tons of plastic waste are estimated to enter the oceans every year?
a) 1 millions tons
b) 8 million tons
c) 12 million tons
d) 14 million tons
Answer: d) 14 million tons.
4. What percentage of marine litter is estimated to be plastic?
a) 25%
b) 50%
c) 75%
d) 90%
Answer: d) 90%
5. Which of the following is NOT a major source of plastic pollution in oceans?
a) Fishing nets
b) Microbeads in personal care products
c) Industrial waste
d) Organic matter
Answer: d) Organic matter
6. How long does it take for a plastic bag to decompose in the environment?
a) 10 years
b) 50 years
c) 200 years
d) 500 years
Answer: d) 500 years
7. Which ecosystem is particularly vulnerable to plastic pollution due to it's role as a major water source?
a) Rainforests
b) Coral reefs
c) Grasslands
d) Tundras
Answer: b) Coral reefs
8. What is the term for the process of converting used plastic materials into new products?
a) Plastic synthesis
b) Plastic degradation
c) Plastic recycling
d) Plastic incineration
Answer: c) Plastic recycling
9. Which of the following materials is NOT commonly used as an alternative to plastic?
a) Glass
b) Metal
c) Paper
d) Styrofoam
Answer: d) Styrofoam
10. Why is plastic dangerous for marine life?
a) They get tangled in it and are unable to swim properly
b) They ingest chemicals released from the plastic that can be harmful
c) They mistake it for food and it makes them feel full.
d) All of the above.
Answer: d) All of the above.
Climate change true or false questions
11. Human activities, such as burning fossil fuels and deforestation, are significant contributors to the current rate of climate change.
Answer: True
12. The Arctic ice cap is not melting; in fact, it's expanding due to climate change.
Answer: False
13. The Earth's climate has remained relatively stable over the past century, with no significant changes.
Answer: False.
14. Climate change only affects the weather and temperature in certain regions, not globally.
Answer: False
15. The Greenhouse effect is when you paint your house green and become an environmentalist.
Answer: False. The Greenhouse effect is when the gasses in our atmosphere trap heat and block it from escaping our planet.
16. The overwhelming majority of scientists agree that climate change is real and caused by humans.
Answer: True. Studies show that 99% of climate scientists who are actively publishing agree.
17. Wasting less food is a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Answer: True.
18. The reduction of snow and ice cover has no effect on global warming.
Answer: False.
19. The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world.
Answer: True.
20. By using a combination of darker and lighter colored solar panels, China has built a big solar farm in the shape of a panda.
Answer: True
Bee quiz questions
21. How many different species of bees are there?
a) 250
b) 2,500
c) 25,000
Answer: c) 25,000
22. What is the approximate weight of honey produced by a single hive during a typical year?
a) 5 kilograms
b) 15 kilograms
c) 50 kilograms
Answer: 50 kilograms
23. How many eyes do bees typically have?
a) Five
b) Two
c) Ten
Answer: a) Five
24. What is the primary threat to bee populations worldwide?
a) Habitat loss and pesticide exposure
b) Climate change
c) All of the above
Answer: c) All of the above
25. What substance produced by bees serves as their primary source of food and nutrition?
a) Wax
b) Honey
c) Royal jelly
Answer: b) Honey
26. How do bees communicate the location of food sources to other colony members?
a) Dancing
b) Wing flapping
c) Singing
Answer: a) Dancing
27. What is the function of the queen bee in a colony?
a) Collecting nectar and pollen
b) Laying eggs
c) Building honeycomb
Answer: b) Laying eggs
28. Which continent is home to the largest number of bee species?
a) Europe
b) Africa
c) Asia
Answer: c) Asia
29. What is the lifespan of a worker bee during the active foraging season?
a) A few days
b) One year
c) A few weeks
Answer: c) A few weeks
30. Which of the following bee species is known for its ability to "buzz pollinate" certain flowers?
a) Bumblebee
b) Mason bee
c) Leafcutter bee
Answer: a) Bumblebee
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