International World Water Day is held annually on 22nd March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. An international day to celebrate freshwater was recommended at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). The United Nations General Assembly responded by designating 22 March 1993 as the first World Water Day.
The theme for World Water Day 2009 is “Shared Water – Shared Opportunities”.
The world’s 263 trans boundary lake and river basins include the territory of 145 countries and cover nearly half of the Earth’s land surface. With every country seeking to satisfy its water needs from limited water resources, some foresee a future filled with conflict. But cooperation, not conflict, is the most common response to trans boundary water management issues. The government of every country has to bear the responsibility of managing the world’s trans boundary waters for current and future generations by mutual cooperation.
To celebrate this day and to contribute to the campaign to spread awareness regarding water and issues related to it, I have made this quiz.
Water Aware or Water Beware?
You use it every day in every way possible. But how much do you appreciate the finer points of the liquid that sustains life? How well do you know about water? Are you a responsible person who is aware of issues related to water and believes in conserving water? Or do you need to know “Beware! Water is not forever” ? Take the quiz and find out!! BE HONEST 😀
Write in your replies in the comments space which will be held in moderation till the next post. The person who gives the maximum number of correct answers will get a badge to flaunt on his/her blog’s sidebar.
You can write replies as a,b,c or d. I will understand 🙂
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How much of the earth’s surface is covered by water?
- 75%
- 50%
- 65%
- 71%
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What percentage of the world’s water supply is fresh?
- 2.5%
- 7.5%
- 10%
- 20%
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How many percent of the world water is suitable for human use?
- 25%
- 10%
- less than 1%
- 40%
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Water that is safe to drink is called
- Tap Water
- Potable water
- Distilled water
- Piliated water
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The average Sub-Saharan African uses the same amount of water in a day as someone in a developed country uses when they do what?
- Brush their teeth for two minutes with the tap running
- Run a lawn sprinkler for a minute
- Flush a toilet
- Any of the above
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How many people in the world do not have access to clean drinking water?
- 1 in 3
- 1 in 6
- 1 in 10
- 1 in 20
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What proportion of the world’s major rivers are seriously polluted or depleted?
- 10%
- 25%
- 50%
- 75%
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Which of these countries uses most water per person per year?
- Russia
- India
- Egypt
- Germany
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The World Commission on Water estimates that it would cost an extra $100bn a year to tackle global water scarcity. What is this roughly equivalent to?
- The amount spent on ocean cruises, make-up and ice-cream yearly
- The net worth of Microsoft chief Bill Gates
- The estimated value of the worldwide bottled water industry
- A quarter of the US budget deficit
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Which human activities need the most water?
- Personal hygiene
- Cooking
- Irrigation
- Drinking
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What are the main sources of water pollution in India?
- Municipal sewage
- Bathing in rivers
- Industrial discharge
- both a and c
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What minerals are found in the run-off from agricultural land and treated and untreated sewage effluents, which are highly responsible for eutrophication of water bodies?
- Phosphorous and carbon
- Nitrogen and phosphorus
- Potassium and arsenic
- Iron and manganese
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What is the project to clean up the polluted waters of the Ganga called?
- GPP
- GOP
- GAP
- GCP
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Imagine your tap is leaking drop after drop. How much water is lost from this leaking tap per day?
- About 75 litres
- About 20 litres
- About 50 litres
- About a glass of water
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How much water do humans use daily?
- 100 litres
- 190 litres
- 75 litres
- 160 litres
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How long could you live without water?
- About 3 weeks
- About 1 day
- About 3 days
- About 7 days
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Currently what percentage of world’s population is facing serious water shortage?
- 50%
- 30%
- 40%
- 25%
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How many people in world lack access to adequate sanitation facilities?
- 2.4 billion people
- 1.2 million people
- 3.5 billion people
- 5 million people
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How much water is used to flush a toilet?
- 4 to 20 litres
- 10.5 to 30 litres
- 7.5 to 26.5 litres
- 20 to 40.5 litres
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How much water is used In a five-minute shower?
- 95 to 190 litres
- 40 to 90 litres
- 100 to 150 litres
- 20 to 50 litres
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The cost of providing safe drinking water and proper sanitation to everyone in the world by 2025 will be
- US$100 billion a year
- US$150 million a year
- US$400 million a year
- US$180 billion a year
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How many children die every year as a result of diseases caused by unclean water and poor sanitation?
- 4.2 million children
- 1.8 million children
- 2.8 million children
- 3.4 million children
Also check out these links :-
The Official World Water Day website
25 ways to conserve water at home
Download water conservation tips for home and office here.
Quiz questions taken from BBC, TERI and Lenntech
P.S. After making it at quibblo.com I realised the code can not be integrated in free wordpress blog 😦 Sorry for the inconvenience.
nice post.
I made a post about water issues on my blog because of a warning by the UN about what is causing worldwide water shortages.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090312/sc_afp/unenvironmentwater
http://madrad2002.wordpress.com/
Reema: Welcome here. I will check out the links. Keep visiting!
My responses
1.
How much of the earth’s surface is covered by water?
* 70%
2.
What percentage of the world’s water supply is fresh?
* 2.5%
3.
How many percent of the world water is suitable for human use?
* less than 1%
4.
Water that is safe to drink is called
* Distilled water
5.
The average Sub-Saharan African uses the same amount of water in a day as someone in a developed country uses when they do what?
* Any of the above
6.
How many people in the world do not have access to clean drinking water?
* 1 in 10
7.
What proportion of the world’s major rivers are seriously polluted or depleted?
* 25%
8.
Which of these countries uses most water per person per year?
* Germany
9.
The World Commission on Water estimates that it would cost an extra $100bn a year to tackle global water scarcity. What is this roughly equivalent to?
* The estimated value of the worldwide bottled water industry
10.
Which human activities need the most water?
* Irrigation
11.
What are the main sources of water pollution in India?
* both a and c
12.
What minerals are found in the run-off from agricultural land and treated and untreated sewage effluents, which are highly responsible for eutrophication of water bodies?
* Potassium and arsenic
13.
What is the project to clean up the polluted waters of the Ganga called?
* GAP
14.
Imagine your tap is leaking drop after drop. How much water is lost from this leaking tap per day?
* About 20 litres
15.
How much water do humans use daily? – Depends
* 75 – 100 litres
16.
How long could you live without water?
* About 1 day
17.
Currently what percentage of world’s population is facing serious water shortage?
* 25%
18.
How many people in world lack access to adequate sanitation facilities?
* 5 million people
19.
How much water is used to flush a toilet?
* 4 to 20 litres
20.
How much water is used In a five-minute shower?
* 20 to 50 litres
21.
The cost of providing safe drinking water and proper sanitation to everyone in the world by 2025 will be
* US$400 million a year
22.
How many children die every year as a result of diseases caused by unclean water and poor sanitation?
* 3.4 million children
Reema: You got 7 correct answers. 🙂
Reems, Just give the link to the quiz. Have you?
Reema: Sure!
1. 70 %
2. 2.5 %
3. less than 1 %
4. Potable water
5. Any of the above
6. 1 in 6
7. 50%
8. Egypt
9. A quarter of the US budget deficit
10. Personal hygiene
11. both a and c
12. Nitrogen and phosphorus
13. GAP
14. About 75 litres
15. 190 litres
16. About 3 days
17. 30%
18. 2.4 billion people
19. 7.5 to 26.5 litres
20. 40 to 90 litres
21. US$180 billion a year
22. 1.8 million children
That was an amazing quiz. I for one, know I am going to cut down on my shower time and also use the water control facility on cisterns
Reema: Thanks!! You got 18 correct!
I failed the test 😀
You will have to teach this subject also 😀
Cheers
Reema: Try tak nahi kiya 😦
Errrr google is acting weird!!!! Will try the quiz later 😉
A very relevant post in these times…how do u keep a track of such days??
Reema: Thanks! why Google?? Cheating eh?? 😛 I have a UNICEF diary.
Oh, this.. so easy.. lemme check….Hain, isme kya badi baat. Ye Lo:
1. D
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. D
6. B
7. C
8. C
9. D
10. C
11. D
12. C
13. C
14. A
15. A
16. C
17. C
18. B
19. A
20. B
21. D
22. B
Reema: U got 16 correct!
Never knew there was an International World Water Day! As for the quiz, where are the answers? I am too lazy to try and guess them. Because that is what it will be, just a guess. I don’t exactly know the answers!
Reema: Answers in next post!
Thanks for the link, Reems. Will take the quiz. Nice informative post.
Reema: Thanks!
It will take a lot of Googling and math to determine all the answers, but i will say this much that there are some parts of the world that are getting flooded by rising water levels, while many regions are suffering from acute shortage of drinking water.
Ironically it appears like the earth is going to drown in water, when its inhabitants will not have any to drink!
Nice initiative towards spreading awareness!
Reema: Sadly what you have said is true 😦 Thanks!
1 – d
2 – a
3 – c
4 – b
5 – d
6 – b
7 – c
8 – c
9 – d
10 – d
11 – d
12 – b
13 – c
14 – a
15 – d
16 – d
17 – c
18 – a
19 – a
20 – b
21 – a
22 – b
Reema: U got 17 correct!
It was a 50-50 effort… I knew 50%. Google helped me with the rest of the questions. Brilliant idea this!
Reema: Cheating!! 😛 Thanks for responding!
Dear Teacher,
As I am suffering from headache and fever, I will not be attending the classes today, or until the results are announced. Kindly grant me few days permission.
Yours truly,
Vimmuuu
Reema: LOL 😀 Ok granted!
1: Both 71 and 75 is correct since it is an estimate and the water area is increasing but say 71
2: 2.5%
3: <1%
4: Potable water
5: 4-7 gallon is usually the toilet tank capacity. So any of the above
6: 1 in 6
7: 50%
8: Egypt
9: A quarter of the US budget deficit
10: Irrigation
11: A and C
12: Nitrogen and phosphorus
13: GAP
14: More than 75 litres or around 20 Gallons
15: This is a tricky one. Asians use the most water followed by Americans and then the europeans. But I would say 190 litres
16: A week – 7 days
17: 40%
18: 2.4 billion
19: 4 to 20
20: 100 to 150 litres
21: 180 billion
22: 1.8 million
I feel like I just finished my geography exam in school 🙂
Keep blogging!
Reema: Wow! U got 20 correct! No unfair means na? 😛
Nita commented for me 🙂
Reema: 🙂
I have never failed in an exam and would not like to venture to the other side of the forbidden line! 😛
I got the point, by the way! 🙂
Reema: Sigh!
I am down with severe fever and my head is hurting so am passing on this quiz… 😦
Reema: Its ok!! get well soon dear!
we have water day as well?? great quiz
Reema: Thanks!
Ma’am google uncle is not helping me and you haven’t left an option for cheating so i have decided to quit the class.
Reema: Hehehe!
Noooooooooooooooooooooo!!!
No more Questions and Answers for Me!!
I’m skipping this 😀
Reema: Ok no problem!
I dont know abt answering the quiz, but asking these questions is an eye-opener.
Drinking water is not safe anywhere now. If not bacteria, then it is contaminated with chlorine, lead & other chemicals. There is more dependence on bottled water.
Reema: Yes Bottled water is not that pure and safe!
Yey! Quiz time! 😀
1d 2a 3c 4b 5d 6a 7d 8b 9c 10d 11d 12b 13c 😀 14b 15c 16d 17c 18a 19a 20d 21d 22b 😉
A very relevant post…in this day and age! Now i will think 150 times before having a “loooong beauty bath” 😀 😀 😀
Great job done. I feel ‘educated’. Thanks!
Reema: Thanks!! U got 13 correct
And when are we getting the exam results dear teacher? 🙂
Reema: Soon!
did I win?
Reema: No. Better luck next time!
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Dear Reema,
hello! Actually I was looking for my school project so could u pls send me the answers to these questions?
Dear you can find the answers in this post https://opinionsandexpressions.wordpress.com/2009/03/24/results-of-quiz-and-best-post/
All the best