THE ENVIRONMEN

T QUIZ

FINAL

Round 1:POPULAR CULTURE6 Questions ;Bounce +10 and pounce(+10/-5)

1She is an American legal clerk and environmental activist, who, despite the lack of a formal education in the law, was instrumental in building a case against the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) of California in 1993. The case alleged contamination of drinking water with hexavalent chromium in the southern California town of Hinkley. She became famous after the 2000 biopic on her.Name the lady.

2Ol' Man River" is a song in the 1927 musical Show Boat that contrasts the struggles and hardships of African Americans with the endless, uncaring flow of the Mississippi River. The song Bistirno parore and its Hindi version Ganga behti ho kyon are influenced by this song.Name the Indian artist who created these songs.

3. What is significant about the1989 movie Banani directed by the famous

film maker Jhanu Barua?

It was the first movie which won

National Film Award for Best Film on Environment

Conservation/Preservation

4The Whitley Awards are made annually by the Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN) to recognise and celebrate effective national and regional conservation leaders across the globe. Dr. Pramod Patil and Dr Ananda Kumar (2015) are the latest winners and the previous winners include Romulus Whitaker (2005).What is the popular name of this award?

Green Oscar

5. His brand of climate activism at first involved performance - such

as narrating a climate change film, the 11th Hour, in 2007. But

over the last few years he has increasingly used his fortune and

his foundation to support conservation efforts.

His speech to urge a global audience to reject the “politics of

greed”, and support leaders willing to take action against climate change became quite

famous recently.

Which celebrity?

6Kekexili: Mountain Patrol is a 2004 film by Chinese director Lu Chuan that was inspired by the Wild Yak Brigade, a real-life volunteer group during the 1990s, and events that took place between 1993-1996.Which endangered species this group was trying to protect?

The Tibetan Antelope/ Chiru

Round 2Who am

I?

You have to identify the birds

+5 for every correct answer +10 extra for the teams

with all 6 correct answersNo negatives

Please exchange

your answers

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SCOREPLEASE

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Round 3AROUND

THE WORLD

6 Questions ;Bounce +10 and pounce(+10/-5)

1The Nazca Lines are a series of ancient geoglyphs located in the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. They were designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994.In December 2014, __________activists irreparably damaged the Nazca Lines while setting up a banner within the lines of one of the famed geoglyphs.This was heavily criticised and the organisation has to apologise to the people of Peru.Name the organisation which was often faced criticism because of their extreme measures.

2.The term "itai-itai disease" was coined by locals for the severe pains victims felt in the spine and joints(itai in

Japanese means pain). It was caused by the release

of _____into rivers by mining companies in the

mountains. Itai-itai disease is known as

one of the Four Big Pollution Diseases of Japan.

What chemical cause this disease?

CADMIUM

3.The year 2007 was declared (International) Year of the __________by the United Nations and UNEP.

(International) Patron of the Year of the ______was H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco, with Special

Ambassador to the cause being Nick Carter, of the Backstreet Boys.Fill in the blanks

4. In 2006, a 2.5 million square kilometre ozone hole was detected over _________.Also again in

2011 an ozone hole appeared over mountainous regions of _______along with an

unprecedented hole over the Arctic, though the ______one is far less intense than the ones over

the Arctic or Antarctic.

5.The World Land Trust and ethical emerald mining

company Gemfields collaborated with eight world-

class jewellery designers to create a unique 'pop up'

collection of bespoke emerald jewellery. The aim of the collection was to create

awareness about______.The trust is raising funds to

save vital habitat for ______in India.

Elephants.The exhibition was called Emeralds

for elephants

6.The Pripyat River is a river in Eastern Europe.

In what context does its name comes up regarding Environment?

The Pripyat passes through the exclusion zone established around the site of the

Chernobyl nuclear disaster

ROUND 4STORY

Identify the 6 Answers.+5 for every correct answer

+10 extra for the teams with all the correct

answersNo Negatives

A ,named after a character in Mahabharata is a place in

Kerala, which is the entrance point and visitors centre for B. A is the site of a controversial

hydroelectric dam that was proposed in 1958 and finally

rejected in 1984.

C ,founder of the Madras Snake Park and the Madras Crocodile

Bank, was probably the first person to draw public attention to the

small and remote area. Also that year the IUCN

(Ashkhabad, USSR, 1978) passed a resolution recommending

protection of D

The poet activist E played an important role in the protest

against the dam and the poem F became a symbol for the

protest from the intellectual community and was the

opening song/prayer of most of the campaign meetings

Please exchange

your answers

Sairandhri(A) ,named after a character in Mahabharata is a place in Kerala, which is the

entrance point and visitors centre for Silent Valley (B)

A is the site of a controversial hydroelectric dam that was

proposed in 1958 and finally rejected in 1984.

Romulus Whittacker(C ) ,founder of the Madras Snake Park and the

Madras Crocodile Bank, was probably the first person to draw public

attention to the small and remote area.

Also that year the IUCN (Ashkhabad, USSR, 1978) passed a resolution

recommending protection of Lion tailed Macaque(D)

The poet activist Sugatha Kumari(E )played an important role in the

protest against the dam and the poem Marathinu Sthuthi(F)

became a symbol for the protest from the intellectual community

and was the opening song/prayer of most of the campaign meetings

A-SairandhriB- Silent Valley

C-Romulus WhittackerD- Lion tailed Macaque

E- Sugatha KumariF- Marathinu Sthuthi

SCOREPLEASE

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Round 5 INDIA6 Questions ;Bounce +10 and pounce(+10/-5)

1To combat the twin problems of malnutrition and environmental degradation, Operation Guerrilla Green’ — a movement to plant large numbers of fruit bearing trees on vacant land was started by Tribals.To create awareness, they have begun a month-long planting campaign to coincide with hari jiroti — the Gond and Korku festival celebrating the beginning of the rains and the new sowing season.In which Indian state you find this movement?

MADHYA PRADESH

2According to a legend, the river Ganges, polluted by millions of people bathing in it, assumes the form of a black cow and comes to this river to bathe and cleanse itself in its holy waters.Legends also say that for Lord Shiva, the Hindu God, the river is especially sacred on account of its origin, and it is often called Shankari.The River as sacred is testified by the fact that the pilgrims perform a holy pilgrimage of a parikrama or circumambulation of the river .It is one among the seven holy rivers of India.Identify it.

3.According to a legend a mythological character used this tree leaves to store something and hence the tree is named

after the person.Identify the person and the thing.

Krishna’s buttercup treeFicus bengalnesis krishnae

4. This bird is called Brahmani duck in English.It is believed that there is a strong bond between the male and female and they pair for life.So in sanskrit

the name of the bird is synonymous with lovers

who are ready to sacrifice.Name the bird

5.Society for Environmental Education in Kerala

SEEK is a movement fully dedicated to nature

education and conservation. SEEK bhavan is on the

national highway in between Ezhilode and

Payyannur College in Kerala. Name the monthly journal

publishes by SEEK.It is the name of the bird

given here.

6.“Padatha Pakshikal” published

by Kerala Sasthra Sahitya Parishath is

a malayalam adaptation of which

famous Book?

SILENT SPRING