Who Wants to be a Millionaire-style quiz

Quiz for children who have had a workshop on

the basics of composting & wormeries

On your table, you have 4 cards

marked A, B, C, D.

A question will show on the

board with 4 possible answers

(A, B, C, D).

When your group thinks it knows

the answer, hold up the letter

card that matches the right

answer.

We’ll start off easy by choosing

from two possible answers.

1: What makes composting

happen?

A. Magic B. Microscopic creatures

1: What makes composting

happen?

A. Magic B. Microscopic creatures

Now there are 4 possible

answers.

Good luck!

2: Which of these creatures are

NOT part of the composting

process?

A. Worms

C. Millipedes

B. Flies

D. Dogs

2: Which of these creatures are

NOT part of the composting

process?

A. Worms

C. Millipedes

B. Flies

D. Dogs

3: Why should we compost?

A. Reduces our waste

C. Free, organic compost!

B. Improves our soil

D. All of these

3: Why should we compost?

A. Reduces our waste

C. Free, organic compost!

B. Improves our soil

D. All of these

4: Cutting a worm in half creates

2 worms?

A. True B. False

4: Cutting a worm in half creates

2 worms?

A. True B. False

5: A tiger worm is capable of

processing its own body weight of

organic matter in… ?

A. 1 hour

C. 1 month

B. 1 day

D. 1 year

5: A tiger worm is capable of

processing its own body weight of

organic matter in… ?

A. 1 hour

C. 1 month

B. 1 day

D. 1 year

6: The ideal temperature range for

your wormery is… ?

A. -25 to -12 ⁰C

C. 12-25 ⁰C

B. -10 to 12 ⁰C

D. 25 – 38 ⁰C

6: The ideal temperature range for

your wormery is… ?

A. -25 to -12 ⁰C

C. 12-25 ⁰C

B. -10 to 12 ⁰C

D. 25 – 38 ⁰C

7: Which of these do worms not

like?

A. Light

C. Noise

B. Dark

D. Soil

7: Which of these do worms not

like?

A. Light

C. Noise

B. Dark

D. Soil

8: Which of these creatures will

you not find in your wormery?

A. Fruit fly

C. Pseudoscorpion

B. Centipede

D. Earthworms

8: Which of these creatures will

you not find in your wormery?

A. Fruit fly

C. Pseudoscorpion

B. Centipede

D. Earthworms

Finally, can you remember the

things we can and can’t feed our

worms?

Let’s see…

9: Grass cuttings

A. YES B. NO

9: Grass cuttings

A. YES B. NO

Although grass is great in a normal compost bin, they can make a wormery get

too hot.

10: Citrus peel

A. YES B. NO

10: Citrus peel

A. YES B. NO

Citrus peel (as well as onion skins and rhubarb leaves) should not be put in a wormery as they

are too acidic for the worms.

11: Cooked vegetable leftovers

A. YES B. NO

11: Cooked vegetable leftovers

A. YES B. NO

12: Dog poo

A. YES B. NO

12: Dog poo

A. YES B. NO

13: Fruit and veg peelings

A. YES B. NO

13: Fruit and veg peelings

A. YES B. NO

14: Shredded paper

A. YES B. NO

14: Shredded paper

A. YES B. NO

A bit of shredded paper is great to put in your

wormery (or compost bin) as it is difficult to recycle.

Last question!

15: Tea leaves

A. YES B. NO

15: Tea leaves

A. YES B. NO

You can compost some tea bags too.

Many still contain plastic though.

Well done!