
The Mobro Garbage Barge Incident Quiz
Authored by Isaac Davenport
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6th - 8th Grade

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was Lowell Harrelson's initial plan for the garbage from Islip, New York?
To recycle it
To dump it in the ocean
To ship it to landfills in the South
To burn it in an incinerator
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was the owner of the only private dock in New York City licensed to barge garbage?
Kathryn Kellogg
Lowell Harrelson
Tommy Gesuale
Salvatore Avellino
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What sparked the outcry in North Carolina when the Mobro barge docked there?
The presence of rats
The smell of the garbage
A bedpan found on the barge
A local TV news report
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which state threatened to send out the National Guard if the Mobro barge tied up there?
Florida
New York
Louisiana
North Carolina
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the final decision made about the Mobro's load of garbage?
It was incinerated in Brooklyn
It was recycled
It was sent back to Islip
It was dumped in the ocean
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Greenpeace activists hang a banner saying?
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Save the Earth
Next time, try recycling
Stop Pollution
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was one of the long-term impacts of the Mobro incident on waste management?
Rise in recycling efforts
Increased landfill space
Ban on garbage barges
Decrease in garbage production
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