Berty Ashley’s 9th Drawdown Quiz

Watt Do You Know?

Every Sunday, we riddle your climate smarts with our drawdown quiz, where questions range from "I totally know this" to "wait, that's a thing?!" So grab your chai/coffee and hit Start.

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Question 1
In 2024, a major pop star released editions of her second album ‘HIT ME HARD AND SOFT’ on recycled/Eco-Mix and BioVinyl, with recycled packaging and no shrink-wrap. Classified as ‘bedroom pop’ and with the hit single ‘Birds of a Feather’, which eco-conscious popstar was this?
A
Taylor Swift
B
Billie Eilish
C
Olivia Rodrigo
D
Ariana Grande
Question 2
Citizens’ Climate Lobby is especially known for advocating a market-based climate policy in which carbon pollution is priced and revenue can be returned to households. What policy idea is this closest to?
A
Coal subsidy expansion
B
Ocean fertilisation
C
Carbon fee and dividend
D
Forest clear-cut licensing
Question 3
‘Global Swarming’ is the fifth film in this franchise was released in 2017 with the tagline ‘Make America Bait Again’. The title of the film is a wordplay on the fact that the president of the USA didn’t believe in an actual global climate problem but might be invested in this. Which franchise was this title a fitting addition to?
A
Sharknado
B
Fast & Furious
C
Godzilla
D
Toy Story
Question 4
Climate _______ focuses on making climate information accessible across languages by Translating climate information, especially for young people and communities excluded by English-dominated climate communication. Fill in the blanks with the fitting alliterative name that refers to the fact they want to reach all parts of the planet.
A
Corners
B
Cardinals
C
Countries
D
Closers
Question 5
Extinction Rebellion (XR) is a global environmental movement that uses nonviolent civil disobedience to compel governments to act on the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, and the risk of ecological collapse as time runs out for the planet. What is their fitting logo?
A
A ticking time bomb
B
A fast running watch
C
An hourglass
D
A reverse clock
Question 6
Godzilla vs. Hedorah is a classic 1971 kaiju film. The film features an environmentalist message as symbolized by Hedorah being spawned from pollution. It was released in the United States as Godzilla vs. ‘_____X___’, a reference to the pollution source for its origin. What was Hedorah known as in outside Japan?
A
The Carbon King
B
The Plastic Beast
C
The Oil Dragon
D
The Smog Monster
Question 7
This legal nonprofit is known for using courts and environmental law to protect people, wildlife, and ecosystems. Which organization with the slogan ‘Because the Earth needs a good lawyer’ is this?
A
Climate Central
B
EarthJustice
C
Natural Resources Defense Council
D
Environmental Defense Fund
Question 8
The Montreal Protocol is often called one of the most successful environmental treaties. It was designed mainly to phase out substances damaging which atmospheric layer?
A
Troposphere
B
Ionosphere
C
Magnetosphere
D
Ozone layer
Question 9
The Paris Agreement’s temperature goal is usually described as keeping warming well below what temperature?
A
1.5°C
B
2°C
C
3.5°C
D
4°C
Question 10
In climate science, what is meant by “equilibrium climate sensitivity”?
A
The long-term global temperature rise expected after CO2 concentration doubles and the climate system adjusts
B
The daily temperature difference between morning and night
C
The amount of rainfall needed to grow crops
D
The speed at which winds move around cyclones
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