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A huge oil tanker ran aground in Alaska in 1989, creating one of the most horrendous oil spills in Earth's history. The oil tanker was
A huge oil tanker ran aground in Alaska in 1989, creating one of the most horrendous oil spills in Earth's history. The oil tanker was carrying oil for which oil company?
Select one:
a.
Valero
b.
Union 76
c.
Shell
d.
Exxon Mobil
e.
It could have been any of these clowns because none of them pay enough attention and resources to saving the Earth from their wanton destruction of it, and I just don't know which one it really was so I will pick this answer instead of watching the video again.
The major nations of planet Earth met in what Japanese city in 1997 to negotiate a treaty designed to insure they all joined together and agreed to certain common measures to insure a reduction in global warming?
Select one:
a.
Nagasaki
b.
Hiroshima
c.
GodzillaLand
d.
Kyoto
e.
Tokyo
Once that Treaty was fully negotiated, with goals for reduced emissions, cleaner air, and so on, what did the US Congress do?
Select one:
a.
voted to approve the Treaty and live up to its measures
b.
rejected the Treaty
c.
accepted some parts but rejected others
d.
ignored it totally because they were too busy raising money to run for re-election
In what state did the US government end up buying up most of a whole town because of a toxic DIOXIN spill?
Select one:
a.
Utah
b.
Kansas
c.
Ohio
d.
Oklahoma
e.
Missouri
A law was finally passed in the United States banning the dumping of garbage in the Oceans in what year?
Select one:
a.
1985
b.
1992
c.
1988
d.
1995
e.
Whaaaaat? You mean I can't take my garbage out to the Ocean and dump it there every Sunday night after midnight when no one is looking?
What US city was ripped apart by Hurricane Katrina in 2005? (not in video, you may have to do some googling to find out)
Select one:
a.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
b.
Tallahassee, Florida
c.
New Orleans, Louisiana
d.
Atlanta, Georgia
e.
Dallas, Texas
In what year did scientists discover that there is a huge hole in the ozone layer that surrounds Planet Earth, a hole which lets in lots of harmful ultraviolet rays from the Sun?
Select one:
a.
1994
b.
1988
c.
1984
d.
1796
e.
1981
In 2003, how many school busses across the country were retro-fitted to reduce harmful emissions?
Select one:
a.
32,674
b.
30,000
c.
20,000
d.
40,000
e.
50,000
Genetically modified tomatoes started being grown and introduced into our food supply in what year?
Select one:
a.
I don't know because my brain has been so genetically modified by eating genetically modified food that I can no longer figure out correct answers to quiz questions.
b.
2008
c.
2009
d.
2006
e.
1994
DDT, PCB's, and CFC's are all
Select one:
a.
names of music groups that play dub step
b.
deadly toxins that are not outlawed
c.
names of lunch specials at McDonald's
d.
corporations which manufacture pollutants
The name of the national passenger railroad created after the first Earth Day to provide an alternative to driving long distances between American cities is
Select one:
a.
AmericaTrak
b.
TrackTrak
c.
FastTrak
d.
AmTrak
e.
CrackTrak
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