Biodiversity Quiz
The second edition of the Quiz is now available!
SECOND EDITION!
Do you want to learn more about global biodiversity? Take the GAIA 20:30 Biodiversity Quiz! With 15 brand new questions and a simplified version, the second edition of the GAIA 20:30 Biodiversity Quiz aims to raise awareness and create curiosity around different biodiversity subjects, e.g., threatened species, ecosystem services, sustainable tourism and the natural environment. The second edition of the quiz is available in multiple languages!
We invite you to share it and challenge your friends, classmates, students or work colleagues. We hope this quiz will increase your biodiversity awareness and you will learn some new interesting facts from it!
The Quiz is available in the following languages
Erratum: Please note, that question 4 should read as “Salicin a chemical compound found in willow trees (I.e., Salix alba) led to the discovery of?”
You can read more about the aspirin story - from willow to wonder drug in the following article from Desborough & Keeling, 2017.
Looking for a simpler version of the Quiz?
This version contains only 8 questions and the language has been simplified for younger players. This version of the Biodiversity Quiz has been created by Keep Wales Tidy and it is available in English, Welsh and Malaysian.
Quiz References
UNESCO, YouthXchangeBiodiversity and Lifestyles Guidebook
BirdLife International, Red List 2020
IUCN, Marine Plastic Pollution
UN, The Ocean Conference
Campagne, C. S., Salles, J. M., Boissery, P., & Deter, J. (2015). The seagrass Posidonia oceanica: ecosystem services identification and economic evaluation of goods and benefits. Marine pollution bulletin, 97(1-2), 391-400.
IDB, Nature-based Solutions to Enhance Coastal Resilience
UNWTO, Wildlife is our World Heritage
IUCN, Biodiversity: My Hotel in Action
first EDITION!
Quiz Results from the GAIA Biodiversity Campaign Launch Webinar on September 14th 2021
On September 14th we hosted a Webinar to launch our GAIA 20:30 Biodiversity Campaign with our members. During the webinar, the activities which will be part of the Campaign were presented. At the same time we engaged our audience in a fun Kahoot Quiz to challenge their knowledge on the topic of biodiversity. 162 players challenged each others. The overall performance score is 44% of correct answers. Well done to all the one who played and don’t forget that there is always time for improvement! The quiz will be on social media for an online challenge! Don’t miss it out!
Quiz References
FAO, Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020
FAO, Pollinators vital to our food supply under threat
IUCN, Ocean Deoxygenation: Everyone’s problem
National Wildlife Federation, How Many Species Exist?
National Geographic, Monarch Butterflies Migrate 3,000 Miles—Here's How
UN Environment, Insect declines are a stark warning to humanity
WWF, Half of the world's wetlands have disappeared since 1900!