Q.1
Environmental laws have been around for a long time. In 1272 the burning of coal was banned in London by which monarch?
  • Edward I
  • Victoria
  • Charles I
  • Stephen
Q.2
Whales were first protected when the International Agreement for the Regulation of Whaling was signed in which year?
  • 1887
  • 1937
  • 1967
  • 2007
Q.3
The Antarctic Treaty was signed inWhat does the treaty forbid on the continent?
  • Hunting
  • Mining
  • Farming
  • Military activity
Q.4
In 1963, the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty forbade testing nuclear weapons in which of the following places?
  • Space
  • Under the sea
  • In the atmosphere
  • All of the above
Q.5
In 1979, a treaty to protect migratory species was signed in which former German capital?
  • Berlin
  • Hamburg
  • Munich
  • Bonn
Q.6
Adopted in 1985, the Vienna Convention is aimed at protecting which part of our atmosphere?
  • The troposphere (the part we live in)
  • The ionosphere (where auroras happen)
  • The ozone layer (protects us from UV radiation)
  • The exosphere (the highest level)
Q.7
The UNFCCC came to be in 1992, with the aim of tackling greenhouse gasses. What does UNFCCC stand for?
  • The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
  • The United Nations Focus Comittee on Climate Change
  • The United Nations First Call on Climate Change
  • The United Nations Fundamental Crisis of Climate Change
Q.8
Until it was banned in 1994, fourteen countries (including the UK) used to dump what in the ocean?
  • Plastic waste
  • Radioactive waste
  • Human waste (sewage)
  • Chemical waste
Q.9
The Rotterdam Convention was signed by 72 nations inIt controls trade in what?
  • Elephant ivory
  • Hazardous chemicals
  • Endangered species
  • Oil
Q.10
The Kyoto Protocol came into force in 2005 as a way to combat greenhouse gasses. It was signed by all but 4 UN members. Which country withdrew its support in 2012?
  • Australia
  • The UK
  • Canada
  • The USA
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