21 April 2023

Quiz: Earth Day

To celebrate Earth Day, we're testing your knowledge on environmental geography, historic conservationists, and eco travel with this tricky quiz...

3 mins

1. Founded by US Senator Gaylord Nelson, when was the first ever Earth Day?

1910

1930

1950

1970

2. Home to one-tenth of the world's overall species, which country is the most biodiverse?

Colombia

Brazil

Canada

Indonesia

3. Marjory Stoneman Douglas was best known for her efforts to protect which famous wetlands?

The Everglades, Florida

The Pantanal, Brazil

Danube Delta, Romania

Okavango Delta, Botswana

4. 28% of this country's land is dedicated to protected national parks. Where is it?

Cape Verde

Chile

Cambodia

Costa Rica

5. The world's second largest coral reef was removed from UNESCO's endangered list in 2018. Where is it?

Belize

Brazil

Bahrain

Barbados

6. 50-80% of the world's oxygen production comes from the ocean. But how much of the world's surface is made up from water?

52%

60%

71%

85%

7. Which of these animals are classed as critically endangered?

Black rhino

Rüppell’s Vulture

Hawksbill turtle

All of the above

8. Which city has won the title of World's Most Sustainable Destination by the Global Destination Sustainability Index for six years in a row?

Copenhagen, Denmark

Gothenburg, Sweden

Vancouver, Canada

Portland, USA

9. In 2018, which country launched the first ever hydro-powered train?

Germany

China

United Kingdom

Vietnam

10. What are the only three carbon-negative countries in the world?

Switzerland, Austria, and Panama

Brazil, Nepal, and Bhutan

Bhutan, Suriname, and Panama

Bhutan, Switzerland, and Ecuador

11. The last wild river in Europe, the Vjosa, received national park status in 2023. Which two countries does it run through?

Albania and Greece

Slovenia and Austria

Croatia and Montenegro

Armenia and Georgia

12. Most notable for his preservation of Yosemite National Park, which naturalist and author shares his birthday with World Earth Day? (And also has his own trail!)

John Muir

Charles Darwin

Steve Irwin

Henry David Thoreau

13. In 2022, what was the second city in the world to gain National Park Status?

Vienna, Austria

Oslo, Noway

Los Angeles, California

Adelaide, Australia

14. Which countries have created a protected 'ocean highway' called the Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor?

Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Guatemala

El Salvador, Belize, Panama and Mexico

Ecuador, Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia

Brazil, Suriname, Colombia, Peru

15. And finally, Wanderlust Magazine launched our first ever Travel Green List in the April 2023 issue. But what animal was on the cover?

Toucan

Silverback gorilla

Pangolin

Green turtle