4 amazing themes to create exciting and educational Earth Day trivia
Earth Day is an annual event celebrated on April 22. First observed in 1970, the United Nations General Assembly designated this day as a way of raising awareness about the world’s environmental issues. Today, over 192 countries around the world celebrate this day with varying activities, including promoting environmental protection through reducing pollution and waste, increasing recycling, supporting sustainable development, and educating others about how they can help protect Earth’s natural environment.
Whether you want to teach your remote team about our earth or educate the family on the importance of the environment, here are prominent themes and question ideas to get started.
Trivia about the history of Earth Day
The idea for Earth Day was first proposed by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson, who called for a national teach-in on April 22, 1970 about environmental issues. He urged college students to speak out about environmental problems and show their concern. Earth Day was a success, with 20 million Americans taking part in what became a nationwide teach-in on environmental issues. But this is just the tip of the iceberg with the history of Earth Day and how it has evolved over the years - include many historical events about Earth Day in your trivia questions to help your teams, friends, or family learn more about this event and how they can take part.
Trivia about the natural environment and how to keep it clean
The natural environment comprises land, water, plants, air, and animals surrounding us. But how well do we know about these things that affect every aspect of our lives? Trivia questions about the natural environment should help your remote team or family learn a few facts about the environment we live in. You can create questions around land size, water resources, the Ozone layer, agriculture, ice, or the oceans, just to mention a few.
Climate change-related trivia
As you celebrate Earth Day as a team or family, it’s important to remember climate change and how our treatment of the earth could potentially create catastrophe. Create trivia questions around the human activities that could cause climate change and ways that we can mitigate the issue. From trivia around farming, tree felling, or transportation, to waste and oil drilling, there are many question ideas you can get from this theme to draw attention to the activities that are warming our earth, melting our ice, and clouding the Ozone layer.
Trivia about creatures
Creatures are fascinating, and there are always new things to learn about them. They do not have to be animals - they can be plants, fungi, or other life forms. There are many types of these creatures that exist in the world. Some are very common and seen every day, while some of them we may only see once in a lifetime. Many people know very little about these creatures and their lives. You can use trivia about creatures to give your team the opportunity to learn more about them. From land animals to aquatic species, there are many trivia questions to get everyone in a learning mood.
