World Water Day Quiz - Round 4

Which country has the major ocean current?

• Gulf Stream

• North Atlantic Drift

• Amazon

• Antarctic Circumpolar Current

A water-efficient irrigation system may include which features?

• Drip irrigation

• Rain shut off devices

• Moisture sensors

• All of the above

In an emergency context, what's the minimum amount of safe drinking water consumption per person per day ?

• 4 gallons

• 20 gallons

• 100 gallons

• None of these

What is the process by which water moves through plant roots and into the plant?

• Transpiration

• Percolation

• Absorption

• Filtration

How much did the world's most expensive bottle of water, the gold-encrusted Acqua Di Cristallo Tributo a Modigliani, fetch at auction?

• $60

• $600

• $6,000

• $60,000

How many hours a year, in total, do women in sub-Saharan Africa spend collecting water?

• 5,000 hours

• 28,000 hours

• 18 Billion hours

• 40 Billion hours

"Ensuring availability of water for the future generation" is a

• strategy of water conservation

• key activity of water conservation

• goal of water conservation

• none of the above

The duration and intensity of droughts have generally increased. Since 1900 how many people have died as a result?

• 3 million

• 8 million

• 11 million

• 15 million

Which of these diseases are transmitted through contaminated water?

• Cholera

• Dengue

• Malaria

• All of the above

Which of the following is not a type of irrigation system?

• Drip irrigation

• Sprinkler irrigation

• Flood irrigation

• Atmosphere irrigation