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How to be an Earth Hour Quiz Master When? The global switch-off takes place on Saturday 31 March 2011 at 8.30pm for one hour. You can host the quiz on the night or any time in the lead up to the event, whatever suits you.
Where? The quiz can be played wherever you like – it doesn’t have to be in a pub! You may want to do this as a work activity or at home with family and friends. Just as long as the lights are off during Earth Hour!
Raising funds We recommend that you ask each player taking part to donate £5. However, please ask for a donation that you think suits your audience’s pockets, and remember that no matter how small their gift, it all helps to fund WWF’s work to protect the natural world. Please return any funds you’ve raised to us as soon as you can after your event. Send cheques and postal orders made payable to WWF-UK, Panda House, Weyside Park, Godalming, GU7 1XR.
Fundraising activities are governed by rules and regulations - for a list of basic guidelines please have a look at the tips within our fundraising Do’s and don’ts’ tips available on our website wwf.org.uk/fundraisingpack
If you’ve any queries, please contact our Supporter Care team on 01483 426 333 or email us at supportercare@wwf.org.uk. We’d love to help.
On the night Light some candles, switch off the lights no later than 8.30pm and get your teams ready by handing out the team answer sheets, one for each team. Ask them to come up with an original team name. It’s up to you which rounds you want to play, and whether you want to play for just an hour or for the whole evening. The quiz has been designed with a mixture of easy and challenging questions. The subjects to choose from include:
• Entertainment • Sport • Living world • History• Geography • Green living • Dingbats
OUR WORLD IS BRILLIANTIt’s not just about an hour of darkness. It’s about a brighter future
This pack gives you everything you need to make your candle-lit quiz a fun way to celebrate this global event. Simply print off as many of the items as you’ll need for the teams taking part.
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Each round has 10 questions. We estimate that three rounds will take an hour. But go for all the rounds if you want to make a night of it. Read out each question, perhaps repeating it, and give the teams a moment or two to work out the answer. Ask the teams to write down what they think the right answer is on the sheet you gave to them at the start. It’s a good idea after every round to read out the right answers. To make this easy (and avoid anyone cheating!) ask teams to swap papers so that they mark each others’ answers, awarding one point for every correct answer. Then ask every team to add up all the points their opponents scored for that round and call them out, so that you can write it down and keep track.
For the dingbats round, give each table a copy of this page at the beginning, so they can complete it as they go – but you should allow some time at the end for them to finish this off.
A top tip is for you to call out at the end of each round who’s in first place, second place etc to create a sense of competition! At the end of however many rounds you’re playing, announce the winning team and present them with their ‘Earth Hour You’re Brilliant’ winning team certificate.
Join us for WWF’s Earth Hour at 8.30pm on 31 March 2012
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Who was the oldest member of the Beatles?
Ringo Starr
Which is the only musical to rank among British Film Institute’s
Top Ten Best Films of all time?
Singin’ In The Rain
Which 2006 film opens with the line ‘I am Al Gore; I used to be the next
President of the United States?’
An Inconvenient Truth
Which opera features The Queen of the Night aria?
The Magic Flute (Mozart)
In which year was the character JR Ewing, from the TV soap Dallas, shot?
1980
Who co-starred with Tom Hanks in the 1993 film Sleepless in Seattle?
Meg Ryan
In what Ian Fleming novel did James Bond make his first appearance?
Casino Royale
In film, which genteel family owns the ‘Twelve Oaks’ plantation?
The Wilkes family (in ‘Gone With The Wind’)
In song, who lives “on the second floor”, “upstairs from you”?
Luka (‘My name is Luka’, Suzanne Vega)
The name of which music style translated means ‘new wave’?
Bossa Nova
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Round 2: Sport
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The name of which FIFA World Cup ball is also the name of a flag?
Tricolore
In which year did Martina Navratilova win her last ladies singles final at Wimbledon?
Plus or minus one year.
1990
Nadia Comaneci was the first gymnast to be awarded what at the Montreal
Olympic games in 1976?
A perfect 10
The first official international cricket match was held in 1844 between two countries not known
for their cricketing history or prowess. Can you name the two countries?
Canada and the USA
Who was the only heavyweight champion to finish his boxing career with a perfect record?
(49 wins-0 defeats)
Rocky Marciano
Goleo, Spheriks, Ciao, Naranjito and Tip & Tap were all examples of what?
Football World Cup mascots
Which national team introduced ‘Total Football’ at the 1974 FIFA World Cup in Germany?
Holland
Which biennial sporting event was postponed in 2001 following the September 11th
terrorist attack on New York?
The Ryder cup
Which Dutch footballer earned the nickname ‘Llama’ after spitting on the West German striker
Rudi Völler during a 1990 FIFA World Cup game?
Frank Rijkaard
In September 2010, former steelworker Philippe Croizon swam the English Channel, completing
the challenge in just less than 14 hours. The record at that time stood at 6 hours, 57 minutes and 50
seconds, so why was Croizon’s crossing so amazing?
He is a quadruple amputee
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Round 3: The living world
On what sort of tree do coconuts and dates grow?
Palm
Which seed has been used for centuries to colour cheddar cheese?
The annatto seed
What sort of creature is a flying phalanger?
A marsupial
Which animal is Canada’s official emblem?
Beaver
Which birds eat, sleep and breed on the wing?
Swifts
What is the collective noun for a group of foxes?
A skulk
Which is the most common bird in Britain?
The wren
What is the study of birds eggs called?
Oology
What is the world’s largest fish?
The whale shark
What part of a flower produces pollen?
The stamen
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Round 4: History
‘Divine winds’ prevented Kublai Khan from invading Japan in the 13th century. What is the
Japanese word for divine wind?
Kamikaze
Which word is both the name for a political party in Lebanon and the fascist
movement in Spain during the Spanish civil war?
Phalange (Falange)
What name was given to the 3.2 million year old Australopithecus afarensis
bones found in Ethiopia in 1974?
Lucy
In which year were the first daily weather forecasts published in The Times newspaper?
a. 1760 b. 1800 c. 1860 d. 1900
c. 1860
Which vessel, named after a famous fictional ship, was the first to cross the North Pole
beneath the ice?
USS Nautilus
Until it was surpassed by cotton, which gratifying substance was Britain’s largest
single import between 1750 and 1820?
Sugar
Who led the Israelites out of Eygpt to the Promised Land
Moses
The USA launched its first space shuttle in 1981. What was it called?
Columbia
Born in 1879, which Russian revolutionary adopted a name which meant ‘man of steel’?
Stalin
Who came second when Ronald Reagan was first elected US president
Jimmy Carter
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Round 5: Geography
Which country is the only French-speaking REPUBLIC in the Americas?
Republic of Haiti (Canada is not a republic and French Guiana is an overseas region of France)
The crown of the Empire State Building was originally built for what purpose?
As an airship dock
Which southern Caribbean island is also the name for a liqueur?
Curacao
From which island did Bonnie Prince Charlie row a boat to the Isle of Skye?
Benbecula
In which fountain in Rome must visitors throw a coin if they wish to return?
Trevi
Which federation of seven sheikdoms in the Middle East has Abu Dhabi as its capital?
United Arab Emirates
Cheddar Gorge runs through which hills?
The Mendips
What is the capital of Nicaragua?
Managua
If the Greenwich meridian is a 0 degrees, what is at 180 degrees?
The international date line
Into which sea does the River Jordan flow?
The Dead Sea
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Round 6. Green living
Which eco-label would you look for if you wanted to buy fish from a sustainable source?
MSC – Marine Stewardship Council
Which iconic primate is most threatened by palm oil production in Indonesia?
Orang-utan
WWF’s Earth Hour started in Sydney, Australia. Which year did it start in?
2007
To the nearest 5%, what percentage of food brought into people’s homes is wasted in the UK?
30%
What sector/industry is the fastest-growing source of carbon emissions in the UK?
The aviation industry
Which eco-label would you look for if you wanted to buy wood from sustainable sources?
FSC – Forest Stewardship Council
What is ‘The Man in Seat-61?’
A website in which you can find out how to travel long distances without flying.
To the nearest 5% how much more fuel do you use if you drive at 85mph compared to 70mph
25%
If every home in the UK had loft insulation installed to the recommended depth of 270mm, how
many tonnes of carbon dioxide would be saved? a. 27,000 b. 270,000 c. 2.7 million
c.2.7 million
Which country supplies 80% of the soybeans imported to the UK?
Brazil
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Dingbats answers 1. Kiss and make up 2. Horses for courses 3. Bee in a bonnet 4. My left foot 5. One in a million
6. Upright piano 7. Fist full of dollars 8. Up hill and down dale 9. The last straw 10. The plot thickens
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Congratulations you’re brilliant!This certificate has been awarded to the winning
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