(Try to answer all questions before checking the answers at the bottom of the page.)

1. If you lined up all the Styrofoam® cups manufactured in one day, how far would they reach?
   a.) A mile
   b.) Around the earth
   c.) Across the United States
   
   
2. How long does it take Styrofoam® to decompose?
   a.) 10 years
   b.) 100 years
   c.) It will never decompose
   
   
3. What could you do with all the Styrofoam® cups Americans throw away in one year?
   a.) Circle the earth four times
   b.) Replace all the life preservers on all the boats in the world
   c.) Build a six-foot wall around the state of Ohio
   
   
4. Every three months Americans throw out enough aluminum to do what?
   a.) Rebuild all the planes in America’s airlines
   b.) Rebuild all the ships in America’s shipping lines
   c.) Build a new bicycle for every child in America
   
   
5. Batteries are a single-use product most of us would have a difficult time doing without. Yet, batteries contain toxic metals and should not be disposed of in a landfill. Which of these choices is a good solution?
   a.) Use rechargeable batteries or products whenever possible
   b.) Use electricity to power appliances whenever possible
   c.) Dispose of batteries through a hazardous waste drive
   d.) a and b
   e.) a and c
   
   
6. What problem is created when you dispose of your yard clippings along with your other trash?
   a.) Clippings take up valuable space in landfills
   b.) Clippings that break down in landfills create a hazardous gas known as methane
   c.) Clippings create moisture in landfills and reduce the efficiency of incinerators
   d.) All of the above
   
   
7. Which of these is true about composting at home?
   a.) It takes a lot of space and time to do correctly
   b.) It smells
   c.) It is hard to do
   d.) None of the above
   e.) All of the above
   
   
8. What materials are good additions to your compost pile?
   a.) Grass clippings
   b.) Vegetable and fruit peelings
   c.) Wood chips and sawdust
   d.) All of the above
   e.) None of the above
   
   
9. What should NOT be disposed of through home composting?
   a.) Meat
   b.) Dairy products
   c.) Pet feces
   d.) All of the above are OK to add to a compost pile.
   e.) None of the above should be composted at home.
   
   
10. What causes more air pollution?
    a.) Fireplaces
    b.) Cars
    c.) Steamships
    
    
11. If you stacked up all the paper an average American uses in a year, the pile would be as tall as…
    a.) A two-story house
    b.) A pickup truck
    c.) A good-sized skyscraper
    
    
12. How many trees does it take to make all the paper used in the United States in one year?
    a.) 1 million
    b.) 100 million
    c.) 1 billion
    
    
13. Which of the following kinds of papers can’t be recycled at all?
    a.) Tissues
    b.) Wax Paper
    c.) Paper Towels
    d.) All of the above
    
    
14. How can you tell if something has recycled components?
    a) You can’t tell
    b) Look for the three-sided recycle symbol
    c) Look for the recycling symbol inside a circle
    
    
15. How much wrapping paper do Americans throw away every year?
    a.) $3 million worth
    b.) $300 million worth
    c.) $3 billion worth
    
    
16. Enough trees are cut down for the holiday season each year in the United States and Canada to…
    a.) Fill a parking lot
    b.) Take up 10 city blocks
    c.) Cover the state of Rhode Island with a forest