Diamond IQ Quiz

How much water does it take, on average, to produce a pair of cotton jeans?

• 100 litres

• 1000 litres

• 10,000 litres

• 100,000 litres

How many deaths are there annually as a result of exposure to outdoor air pollution?

• 3.7 million

• 2.5 million

• 1.6 million

• 5.9 million

True or false; environmental pollution exposure during pregnancy is not a risk factor for pre-term (premature) birth.

• True

• False

Which of the following forest landscape restoration activities is the most efficient at removing carbon from the atmosphere?

• Planted forests and woodlots

• Natural regeneration

• Mangrove restoration

• Agroforestry

True or false; biomass burning in one home can be a source of indoor air pollution for several homes.

• True

• False

Exposure to indoor second hand smoke, dirty cooking fuel, and dampness increases the risk of which infectious disease in children?

• Malaria

• Cholera

• Tuberculosis

• Mumps

How much CO2 was removed from the atmosphere by Brazilian forest plantations between 1990 and 2016?

• 789 Gigatones

• 1246 Gigatones

• 1669 Gigatones

• 548 Gigatones

Which three countries did NOT sign the Paris Climate Treaty?

• The US, Syria, and Nicaragua

• The US, Brazil, and Uruguay

• The US, Uzbekistan, and Mexico

• The US, Indonesia, and China

Evidence suggests that certain foods can help protect against the effects of environmental pollutants on the health of fetuses and therefore pregnant women are encouraged to consume them. Which of the following is an example of a protective food from the prenatal ‘epigenetics diet’?

• Green tea

• Fish

• Tumeric

• All of the above

Human Biomonitoring (HBM) is a well-established worldwide-applied methodology to assess whether and to what extent substances have entered the body. Which of these countries have established legislation for mandatory HBM programmes?

• Switzerland

• China

• Germany

• Slovenia