Earth Day/WDMS Service Day Quizizz

What day is Earth Day celebrated?

• April 2

• April 14

• April 15

• April 22

Earth Day is celebrated on April 22.

What year was Earth Day started?

• 1960

• 1970

• 1980

• 1990

The senator who started Earth Day was from which state?

• California

• Iowa

• Wisconsin

• Colorado

What event made Senator Nelson from Wisconsin start Earth Day?

• a volcano erupting

• an oil spill

• a forest fire

• garbage in the streets

Approximately how many people participated in the first Earth Day?

• 10 million

• 20 million

• 30 million

• 40 million

Twenty million people celebrated the first Earth Day.

Which years were Earth Day first officially celebrated?

• every year since 1970

• 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, and 1990

• 1970, 1980, and 1990

True or False?

Earth Day was only officially celebrated in 1970, 1980, and 1990.

Since 1990, it has been celebrated yearly on April 22.

• True

• False

True or False?

In a study completed by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources in 2017,

it showed that more than 80% of the garbage entering Iowa landfills

could have been used in other ways.

• True

• False

Of the 70% of garbage in Iowa landfills, 33% of it could have been recycled. Choose the group of items that CAN be recycled:

• milk jugs, cardboard, and wrapping paper

• tin cans, aerosol cans, and styrofoam

• magazines, boxes, and aluminum foil

• steel cans, newspapers, and aluminum cans

Which item CANNOT be recycled?

• paper

• paint cans

• cardboard

• aluminum cans