ADVERTISEMENT

What is Earth Day? It is the day when we show our support for environmental protection. Which, to be honest, we should be doing the other 364 days of the year as well, but it is a good moment to start a new initiative, spread awareness, and engage more people in your work. Even if it’s just reciting some interesting facts about Earth, for someone it might become an eye-opener and a stepping stone toward a more environmentally conscious life. And because just shouting Earth Day facts at people probably won’t work, why not organize an Earth Day quiz?

Sharing fun facts about Earth Day and the environment is also a good way to help kids learn how important it is to take care of our planet. In general, Earth trivia is a fun method for children to learn about their big home and what they can do to keep it safe and clean. 

If you are planning to hold a quiz on April 22 (that’s Earth Day, by the way), in this article we’ve collected a lot of interesting Earth Day questions. The answers to each question are in the first comment, so no cheating! After the game, let us know how many questions everyone managed to score. Which one proved to be the hardest? Share this article with your friends for some Earth Day awareness, and if you know another fun fact about Earth Day, tell us in the comments.

This post may include affiliate links.

#1

Green leaf tree under blue sky A single tree produces enough air to supply in its lifetime for how many people for a year?

usda.gov Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
13points
Add photo comments
POST
View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
#2

How many years does it take for a plastic bottle to break down?

forgerecycling.co.uk Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
11points
Add photo comments
POST
View more commentsArrow down menu
#3

When was the first Earth Day?

epa.gov Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
10points
Add photo comments
POST
#4

Earth Day's founding was partially inspired by protestors against what?

earthday.org Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
10points
Add photo comments
POST
View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
#5

Mountains in Chile Earth's driest location is located in?

washingtonpost.com Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
10points
Add photo comments
POST
View more commentsArrow down menu
#6

What is the most commonly littered item?

oceanservice.noaa.gov Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
10points
Add photo comments
POST
View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
#7

When is Earth Day?

en.wikipedia.org Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
9points
Add photo comments
POST
View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
#8

How many countries (so far) have celebrated Earth Day?

en.wikipedia.org Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
9points
Add photo comments
POST
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
#9

The United Nations has what name for Earth Day?

un.org Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
9points
Add photo comments
POST
View more commentsArrow down menu
#10

Crowd at the concert Approximately how many people participate in Earth Day each year?

en.wikipedia.org Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
9points
Add photo comments
POST
View more commentsArrow down menu
#11

Gaylord Nelson was moved to create Earth Day after which disaster?

earthday.org Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
9points
Add photo comments
POST
View more commentsArrow down menu
#12

Who took a zero-carbon voyage from Europe to the United States to raise awareness of climate change?

en.wikipedia.org Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
9points
Add photo comments
POST
stephanhenkel avatar
Stephan Henkel
Stephan Henkel
Community Member
1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hahahahahahahahahaha....Zero-Carbon your a*s. The crew for the return trip was flown to the US and I'm sure the original crew did neither immigrate to the us not did they swim back.

Vote comment up
1
1point
Vote comment down
reply
View more commentsArrow down menu
#13

In Panama, 100 endangered species of what were planted for Earth Day?

Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
9points
Add photo comments
POST
#14

When did Google introduce their first Earth Day doodle?

en.wikipedia.org Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
9points
Add photo comments
POST
#15

Forest with clouds How many trees are on the earth?

nature.com Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
9points
Add photo comments
POST
View more commentsArrow down menu
#16

Which country generates nearly 100% of its energy through geothermal and hydro reserves?

nordicenergy.org Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
9points
Add photo comments
POST
View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
ADVERTISEMENT
#17

How many indigenous people inhabit forests worldwide?

earthday.org Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
8points
Add photo comments
POST
View more commentsArrow down menu
#18

Which Hollywood actors spoke to crowds in Union Square in New York City on the first Earth Day?

boweryboyshistory.com Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
8points
Add photo comments
POST
#19

Which president created the EPA?

epa.gov Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
8points
Add photo comments
POST
#20

Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin walks on the surface of the moon Which astronauts brought tree seeds with him into space that were later grown on Earth?

en.wikipedia.org Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
8points
Add photo comments
POST
#21

Which president honored Gaylord Nelson with the Presidential Medal of Freedom?

wikipedia.org Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
8points
Add photo comments
POST
#22

In 1970, students at Florida Technological University held a mock trial for what, accusing it of air pollution?

michiganintheworld.history.lsa.umich.edu Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
8points
Add photo comments
POST
#23

Which President signed the Paris Agreement?

en.wikipedia.org Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
8points
Add photo comments
POST
View more commentsArrow down menu
ADVERTISEMENT
#24

Equinox Earth Day takes place when each year?

studiouslyyours.com Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
8points
Add photo comments
POST
#25

Picture of earth from the space What is the theme of Earth Day 2023?

twinkl.com Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
8points
Add photo comments
POST
#26

So far, how many mass extinction events have there been in earth’s history?

en.wikipedia.org Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
8points
Add photo comments
POST
View more commentsArrow down menu
#27

71% of the earth is covered with?

usgs.gov Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
8points
Add photo comments
POST
View more commentsArrow down menu
#28

What are the 3 steps to recycling?

epa.gov Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
8points
Add photo comments
POST
View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
#29

How many times can paper be recycled?

newsroom.domtar.com Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
8points
Add photo comments
POST
#30

Hydropower and sky with clouds What is the world’s largest source of renewable energy?

un.org Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
8points
Add photo comments
POST
#31

Who is credited with founding Earth Day?

epa.gov Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
7points
Add photo comments
POST
ADVERTISEMENT
#32

How many people recognized the first Earth Day?

en.wikipedia.org Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
7points
Add photo comments
POST
#33

How many people attended the first Earth Day rally in New York City's Union Square?

activistnewyork.mcny.org Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
7points
Add photo comments
POST
#34

When did the Clean Water Act pass?

en.wikipedia.org Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
7points
Add photo comments
POST
#35

Picture of sunset and ocean Most of Earth's breathable air comes from where?

oceanservice.noaa.gov Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
7points
Add photo comments
POST
View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu
#36

In 2012, how many commuters in China rode bikes to protest carbon emissions and air pollution?

Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
7points
Add photo comments
POST
#37

How many college campuses participated in the first Earth Day?

bestcolleges.com Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
7points
Add photo comments
POST
#38

When did Earth Day go global?

education.nationalgeographic.org Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
7points
Add photo comments
POST
#39

What 1968 book warned of the dangers of overpopulation on the planet?

climateone.org Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
7points
Add photo comments
POST
ADVERTISEMENT
See Also on Bored Panda
#40

Woman holding green plant with soil Gaylord Nelson and Denis Hayes originally planned for the first Earth Day to be what type of event?

michiganintheworld.history.lsa.umich.edu Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
7points
Add photo comments
POST
#41

What famous poet attended the first Earth Day event in Philadelphia?

whyy.org Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
7points
Add photo comments
POST
#42

Who wrote the Earth Day single "Tomorrow's World?"

en.wikipedia.org Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
7points
Add photo comments
POST
#43

It’s hard to recycle plastic that’s dirty, low-value or mis-sorted. So, even though many of us put our plastic waste in the blue bin, what percentage of it actually gets recycled?

education.nationalgeographic.org Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
7points
Add photo comments
POST
eligijussinkunas avatar
Eligijus Sinkunas
Eligijus Sinkunas
BoredPanda Staff
Verified 1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Answer: Around 9%. Reducing single-use plastics would be more effective.

Vote comment up
2
2points
Vote comment down
reply
#44

How much trash does one human produce a day?

wasteadvantagemag.com Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
7points
Add photo comments
POST
#45

Low angle photography of green trees 24 trees create how much paper?

8billiontrees.com Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
7points
Add photo comments
POST
#46

What is the most sustainable and eco-friendly renewable energy source?

en.wikipedia.org Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
7points
Add photo comments
POST
View more commentsArrow down menu
#47

Livestock farming is responsible for what percentage of global greenhouse gas emissions?

ucdavis.edu Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
7points
Add photo comments
POST
#48

The founder of Earth Day is a senator from which state?

wilderness.org Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
6points
Add photo comments
POST
#49

Who took Earth Day international?

en.wikipedia.org Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
6points
Add photo comments
POST
See Also on Bored Panda
#50

Sunny forest Earth Day's date was chosen because it falls between which two events on college campuses?

earthday.org Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
6points
Add photo comments
POST
#51

Which bestselling book warned of the effects of pesticides?

en.wikipedia.org Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
6points
Add photo comments
POST
#52

Which U.S. president joined Gaylord Nelson for a multi-state conservation-themed tour?

en.wikipedia.org Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
6points
Add photo comments
POST
#53

In 2011, 28 million trees were planted in which country for the Earth Day "Plant Trees, Not Bombs" campaign?

unmissions.org Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
6points
Add photo comments
POST
#54

Where was the first wind turbine developed for electrical power developed?

en.wikipedia.org Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
6points
Add photo comments
POST
#55

Picture of tea with teapot In 1970, students at San Fernando State College passed out what to represent the future famine the planet would face if environmental protections weren't enacted?

latimes.com Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
5points
Add photo comments
POST
#56

Who wrote the Earth Day theme song?

en.wikipedia.org Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
5points
Add photo comments
POST
#57

What singer sailed from New York City to Washington, D.C. for the first Earth Day?

en.wikipedia.org Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
5points
Add photo comments
POST
#58

What holiday followed Earth Day in 1972?

en.wikipedia.org Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
5points
Add photo comments
POST
#59

River surrounded with forest What American river caught fire in 1969 from all of the waste and pollution filling it?

history.com Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
5points
Add photo comments
POST
See Also on Bored Panda
#60

What organization largely funded the first Earth Day?

en.wikipedia.org Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
5points
Add photo comments
POST
eligijussinkunas avatar
Eligijus Sinkunas
Eligijus Sinkunas
BoredPanda Staff
Verified 1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Answer: United Auto Workers (also known as The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America).

Vote comment up
0
0points
Vote comment down
reply
#61

What was referred to as "The Dirty Dozen" in 1970?

en.wikipedia.org Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
5points
Add photo comments
POST
eligijussinkunas avatar
Eligijus Sinkunas
Eligijus Sinkunas
BoredPanda Staff
Verified 1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Answer: Congressmen with poor environmental records.

Vote comment up
0
0points
Vote comment down
reply
#62

Immersing yourself mindfully in nature is known in Japan as “Shinrin-Yoku.” What does this literally mean?

nationalgeographic.com Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
5points
Add photo comments
POST
#63

What weather event happens when moonlight is refracted through water droplets in the air?

metoffice.gov.uk Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
5points
Add photo comments
POST
#64

Fishes in the sea Around what proportion of the world’s fisheries are currently pushed beyond their biological limits?

worldwildlife.org Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
5points
Add photo comments
POST
#65

The first Earth Day eventually led to the creation of which government agency?

epa.gov Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
4points
Add photo comments
POST
#66

In addition to establishing the EPA, President Nixon also passed which pieces of legislation in 1970 inspired by the Earth Day movement?

farmdocdaily.illinois.edu Report

Vote arrow up
Vote arrow down
4points
Add photo comments
POST
eligijussinkunas avatar
Eligijus Sinkunas
Eligijus Sinkunas
BoredPanda Staff
Verified 1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Answer: National Environmental Education Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and the Clean Air Act.

Vote comment up
1
1point
Vote comment down
reply

Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing!

Follow Bored Panda on Google News!