Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Environment Manic Panic: Your enviro-PANIQuiz for the week
Posted by Jim Poyser @jimpoyser on Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 9:00 AM
The ApocaDocs, Jim and Michael, present the Pre-Apocalypse News & Info Quiz (PANIQuiz) for the week beginning Monday, August 8, 2011, to test your knowledge of current environmental news.
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This Week's PANIQuestions (Answers below):
1. What happened after the governors of Texas and Oklahoma asked citizens to pray about the drought?
a. The drought worsened
b. It rained
c. Jesus returned... what, you didn't know?
d. The governors got high approval ratings
e. It rained frogs
2. What does a new book say is needed to save the planet?
a. An anti-christ
b. Prayer
c. A massive pandemic
d. A militant movement
e. Godzilla
3. What deadline are Obama officials missing for the fourth time?
a. Issuing fuel economy standards.
b. Restricting snow mobiles from the federal park system.
c. Restricting pollutants from coal-fired plants.
d. Issuing rules on low-level ozone.
e. Saving the world.
4. According to NOAA what could soon cause global disruptions in power grids?
a. Too many cell phones
b. Squirrels
c. Too much air conditioning
d. Terrorists
e. Solar storms
5. Who might be the natural gas industry's biggest enemy right now?
a. The coal industry
b. Environmentalists
c. The oil industry
d. The nuclear industry
e. The New York Times
6. As the Texas drought worsens, what will Texans be drinking?
a. Their sweat
b. The blood of sheep
c. Lots and lots of beer
d. The blood of Christ
e. Recycled urine
7. What's the newest item found to contain bisphenol A?
a. Monkey shines
b. Paper money
c. Toilet seats
d. Pet fur
e. Organic food
Answers:
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1. What happened after the governors of Texas and Oklahoma asked citizens
to pray about the drought?
Correct Answer: (a): The drought worsened
See "Oklahoma and Texas droughts significantly worsened after governors
asked citizens to pray for rain" (DesdemonaDespair)
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2011/08/oklahoma-and-texas-droughts.html
2. What does a new book say is needed to save the planet?
Correct Answer: (d): A militant movement
See "Do We Need a Militant Movement to Save the Planet (and Ourselves)?"
(AlterNet)
http://www.alternet.org/environment/151918/do_we_need_a_militant_movement_to_save_the_planet_%28and_ourselves%29?page=entire
3. What deadline are Obama officials missing for the fourth time?
Correct Answer: (d): Issuing rules on low-level ozone.
See "Officials set to miss latest deadline for rules on ozone"
(McClatchy Newspapers)
http://www.joplinglobe.com/national/x670922912/Officials-set-to-miss-latest-deadline-for-rules-on-ozone
4. According to NOAA what could soon cause global disruptions in power
grids?
Correct Answer: (e): Solar storms
See "Severe Solar Storms Could Disrupt Earth This Decade: NOAA"
(International Business Times)
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/194166/20110808/solar-storms-severe-solar-storms-earth-paralyse-carrington-event.htm
5. Who might be the natural gas industry's biggest enemy right now?
Correct Answer: (e): The New York Times
See "New York Times vs. natural gas industry" (Politico)
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0811/60881.html
6. As the Texas drought worsens, what will Texans be drinking?
Correct Answer: (e): Recycled urine
See "In Drought-Stricken Texas, They're Drinking Water Recycled From
Urine" (Fast Company)
http://www.fastcompany.com/1771708/drought-stricken-texas-town-to-recycle-urine
7. What's the newest item found to contain bisphenol A?
Correct Answer: (b): Paper money
See "Paper money worldwide contains bisphenol A" (American Chemical
Society, via EurekAlert)
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-08/acs-pmw081011.php
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Infectious Disease, Species Collapse, Biology Breach, and Recovery
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