World Water Day 2021 Quiz

World
Water Day 2021 (March 22) Quiz    
Name/Team: ____________ 

(See SustainZine blog post related to this quiz and World Water Day.)
1.      Approximately
what percentage of the adult human body is water (H2O)?

a.       10-15%
b.      20-30%
c.       40-50%
d.      55-65%

2.      All
of the following are primary water-related causes of death world-wide except:

a.       Diarrhea
b.      Malaria
c.       Dehydration

d.      Driving
into bodies of water while texting

3.      A
gallon of DeLand city tap water costs about how many cents (vs. bottled water)?

a.       <0.6
cents
b.      2
cents
c.       4
cents
d.    8
cents


4.      What
percentage of the world’s water is fresh surface water (lakes, rivers, swamp,
etc.)?

a)     
10.9% of the world’s water
is fresh and surface water.
b)     
5.2%
c)     
2.5%
d)     
<0.1%

5.      Of
the ~7.8B billion world population what number (percentage) do not have safe
drinking water; what percentage do not have clean septic/sewer?

a)     
0.5 Billion (~7%) without
clean water; 1B without basic sewer/septic (~13%)

b)     
1 Billion (~13%) without
clean water; 1B without basic sewer/septic (~13%)

c)     
780 Million (~10%)
without clean water; 1B without basic sewer/septic (~13%)

d)     
780 Million (~10%)
without clean water; 2B without sewer/septic (~25%)

6.      About, what
percentage of the US lakes, rivers and streams are polluted (according to US
EPA)?  (Polluted, as in no swimming and
you should not eat the fish, if there are any.)

a.       5%

b.      10%

c.       30%

d.      50%



7.      How
many gallons of water does it take to power a single light bulb for a year
using NatGas, Coal and Nuclear (100-Watt, incandescent, 12 hours per day)?

a.       50
to 60 Gallons
b.      200
to 500 Gals.
c.       1,000
to 2,000 Gals.
d.      4,000
to 8,000 Gals.



8.      How
many gallons of water does it take to produce the corn necessary to produce 1
gal of ethanol?

a.      
1-5 Gallons of water went
into the corn to make up 1 gal of ethanol.

b.     
10-15 Gals
c.      
20-25 Gals
d.      30-35
Gals

9.      How
many gallons of water does it take to produce a gallon of ethanol from corn?
(Not counting the virtual water in the corn from the prior question.)

a.       None
b.      0.5
Gal

c.       2
Gals

d.      3.5
Gal



10.  About
how many gallons of water does it take to extract a gallon of oil?
(Fracking drilling.)

a.       No
water used.

b.      2-4
gal of water per 42 Gal barrel of oil

c.       5-10
gal of water per 42 Gal barrel of oil

d.      21
gal of water per 42 Gal barrel of oil

11.  About
how many gallons of water does it take to refine a gallon of gasoline
from crude oil? (not counting the prior question related to drilling the oil.)

a.       No
water used in the refining process.

b.      0.1
gal of water used per 1 gal of gasoline produced from crude oil.

c.       0.3
gal of water used per 1 gal of gasoline produced from crude oil.
 
d.       0.7
gal of water used per 1 gal of gasoline produced from crude oil.

12.  All
things considered, how much total water does it take for a single chicken egg?
(Virtual Water.)

a.       12 gals

b.      22 gals

c.       32 gals

d.      52 gals

13.  All
things considered, how much total water does it take for a pound of beef?
(Virtual Water.)

a.       200
gals

b.      500
gals

c.       900
gals

d.      1,800
gals

14.  All
things considered, about how much total water does it take to make a pair of
cotton jeans, both the cotton, milling, dying and the fabrication? (Virtual
Water.)

a.       50
gallons

b.      500
gals

c.       1,000
gals

d.      2,000
gals

15.  The
average American family uses how much water per day at home directly
(meter and/or well)? (Average household is 2.5 people.)

a)   60 gals directly per day
b)     
95 gals directly per day
c)     
125 gals directly per day
d)     
300 gals directly per day

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