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What is this year's Earth day theme?

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Our Power, Our Planet

Front

How long is the average plastic bag used?

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12-15 minutes

Front

Which renewable energy source is growing the fastest globally in terms of installed capacity? Options: Wind, Hydroelectric, Geothermal, Solar

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Solar

Front

In what year was the first Earth Day celebrated in the United States?

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1970

Front

How much food produced globally never makes it to the table?

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1/3

Answer explanation

Today, 40% of food grown never gets eaten—1 billion more tonnes (1.1 billion tons) of food than previously estimated, according to a new report, Driven to Waste, by WWF and UK-based partner Tesco. (As of 2021)

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Which US President planted a tree on the White House lawn to celebrate the first ever Earth Day?

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Richard Nixon

Answer explanation

President and First Lady Nixon mark the first Earth Day by planting a tree on the White House South Lawn.

Front

The Smog Project turns smog into what?

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Jewelry

Answer explanation

In Al Hudayriyat Island in Abu Dhabi, a 7m high installation, Smog Free Tower by Dutch Studio Roosegaarde, bills itself as "the world's first smog vacuum cleaner." It purifies 30,000 cubic metres of air per hour and the dirt filtered from this urban smog is compressed into jewellery - Smog Free Ring - and sold to finance the project.

-BBC 2024