Earth Day Trivia
Celebrate our big blue marble with this trivia game featuring fun facts about Earth Day.
15 questions · Published April 10, 2023
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. On what day in April has Earth Day been celebrated since its establishment in 1970?
The first Earth Day was held on April 22, 1970 to demonstrate support for environmental protection.
- Multiple Choice
2. What California city suffered a massive oil spill in 1969, which sparked the creation of Earth Day?
After seeing the horrible aftermath of an oil spill in Santa Barbara, California, Wisconsin senator Gaylord Nelson put forth the idea of Earth Day to educate the public about the environment.
- Multiple Choice
3. Who was the first U.S. president to host a tree planting ceremony at the White House in honor of Earth Day?
The tree planting ceremony at the White House has become an important Earth Day tradition, with the very first one put on by Richard Nixon.
- Multiple Choice
4. Which of these actors famously made a speech alongside actress Ali McGraw to a large NYC crowd on the first Earth Day?
Paul Newman and Ali McGraw spoke to a massive crowd in Union Square on the first Earth Day in what is considered the first environmental action by famous Hollywood personalities.
- Fill In The Blank
5. In 1971, the United ____________ signed an official Earth Day proclamation written by environmentalist John McConnell.
In 1971, the United Nations signed the Earth Day proclamation: "May there be only peaceful and cheerful Earth Days to come for our beautiful Spaceship Earth as it continues to spin and circle in frigid space with its warm and fragile cargo of animate life."
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