carbon brief quiz 2015
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The questions and answers from Carbon Brief's quiz night held in London on 29 October 2015TRANSCRIPT
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Round 1: General Knowledge
For one point each, name all four US states that start with the letter “I”...
Question 1
For one point each, name all four London railway stations in the traditional game of Monopoly...
Question 2
What's the biggest selling number 2 record in UK chart history?
Question 3
For one point each, name the five London Underground stations beginning with the letter “O”...
Question 4
What was the name of Taylor Swift's last album?
Question 5
What year did women over the age of 30 get the right to vote in the UK?
Question 6
Which novel opens with the sentence: "A squat grey building of only thirty-four stories”?
Question 7
What geological period followed the Jurassic era?
Question 8
For one point each, name the last five actors to play the official BBC TV version of Doctor Who?
Question 9
With which film would you associate the name 'Tyler Durden'?
Question 10
How many Grand Slam finals has Andy Murray played in?
Question 11
Round 2: Science
According to Factiva, which three UK national journalists have written the most articles containing the term "climate change" over the past five years?
Question 1
Who was the first chair of the IPCC?
Question 2
Which city is currently planning to build a climate change museum?
Question 3
For one point each, name three Noble gases...
Question 4
Between which two Indonesian islands did the Krakatoa volcanic eruption take place in 1883?
Question 5
In which year did Charles Keeling begin measuring the concentration of atmospheric CO2 at Mauna Loa in Hawaii, thus starting the continuous, iconic dataset known as the Keeling Curve?
Question 6
To within five parts per million, what was the average CO2 concentration in the first full year? And for another point, to within two parts per million, what was the average concentration in 2014?
Question 7
What is the name of the US research base on Ross Island in Antarctica?
Question 8
What is the name given to the global network of ocean buoys used to measure, among other things, sea temperature?
Question 9
What year did Nasa's James Hansen famously tell a US Congressional committee: "It is time to stop waffling so much and say that the evidence is pretty strong that the greenhouse effect is here."
Question 10
Who officially opened the Met Office Hadley Centre in 1990?
Question 11
According to the World Bank (2011), which country has the highest per capita CO2 emissions - Australia, Luxembourg, Saudi Arabia, or the US?
Question 12
For five points, match the following sources of anthropogenic GHG emissions with the correct percentage of overall emissions from humans:
Buildings, Electricity/Heat, Forestry/Farming (AFOLU), Industry, Transport
25%, 24%, 21%, 14%, 6.4%
Question 13
What is the most abundant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere?
Question 14
According to the WMO, Furnace Creek in California in 1913 experienced the hottest temperature ever recorded. To within three degrees Celsius, what was that temperature?
Question 15
Similarly, Vostok in Antarctica in 1983 experienced the lowest temperature ever recorded. To within three degrees Celsius, what was that temperature?
Question 16
Round 3: Policy
For one point each, name the UK's last four energy and climate secretaries of state?
Question 1
For one point each, name the last five shadow energy and climate secretaries of state?
Question 2
According to BP, what source provided 6.8% of the world's energy in 2014?
Question 3
To within two percentage points, what percent of the UK's energy needs was supplied by fossil fuels in 2014?
Question 4
For three points, fill in the blanks from the opening line of the Climate Change Act 2008: "It is the duty of the Secretary of State to ensure that the net UK carbon account for the year X is at least X% lower than the year X baseline."
Question 4
For one point each, name the six types of greenhouse gases recognised by the Climate Change Act 2008...
Question 5
Which was the first country to formally submit its INDC to the UNFCCC?
Question 6
In 2014, which country proposed the notion of "concentric differentiation" in a submission to the UNFCCC?
Question 7
Which continent is COP 23 scheduled to be held in 2017?
Question 8
In 2009, who said: "We've got to keep climate change at the top of the agenda, even in times of considerable hardship". Was it Boris Johnson, George Osborne, William Hague or Theresa May?
Question 9
Which country said the following in its INDC:
"The structural cause that has triggered the climate crisis is the failed capitalist system. The capitalist system promotes consumerism, warmongering and commercialism, causing the destruction of Mother Earth and humanity. The capitalist system is a system of death."
Question 10
Round 4: Special Guest questions
For three points, can you name all the previous heads of the UNFCCC, the UN treaty charged with coordinating climate action?
Question 1 - Christiana Figueres
For one point each, identify five climate system ‘tipping points’ from the following list …
1. Squid & Cassava replace Fish & Chips as UK's iconic meal 2. Global mean surface temperature increase exceeds 2 degrees C 3. West Antarctic ice sheet collapses 4. Amazon rain forest dies back 5. Extreme rainfall events increase in frequency and intensity 6. Arctic permafrost melts releasing stored methane 7. Atlantic thermohaline circulation ceases 8. Severe forest fires increase 9. Areas of Arabia become uninhabitable 10. Indian Monsoon becomes unstable 11. Daily Mail accepts climate change is real .. and predicts fall in house prices
Question 2 - Chris Rapley
Attach the names of these four climate science pioneers with the manner of their death:
Roald Amundsen (polar climate), Robert FitzRoy (founder of the Met Office), John Tyndall (discovered of the CO2 greenhouse effect), and Alfred Wegener (continental drift and paleo-climate)
A) Accidentally poisoned B) Skiing C) Airplane crash D) Committed suicide
Question 3 - Gavin Schmidt
Who was the last Conservative Secretary of State for Energy?
Question 4 - Amber Rudd
For one point each, name five MPs who voted against either the Climate Change Act 2008 or the Energy Act 2013 at third reading?
Question 5 - Ed Davey
What five-year period does the UK's fifth carbon budget cover?
Question 6 - Lord Deben
Round 5: Match the country to the energy mix
Match the country to the electricity generation mix
Countries: Brazil, Chile, China, Denmark, France, India, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, UK, US
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Round 1 Answers
For one point each, name all four US states that start with the letter “I”...
Question 1
Answer: Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, Idaho
For one point each, name all four London railway stations in the traditional game of Monopoly…
Answer: Fenchurch St, Marylebone, Kings' Cross, Liverpool St
Question 2
What's the biggest selling number 2 record in UK chart history?
Answer: Last Christmas/Everything She Wants, by Wham!
Question 3
For one point each, name the five London Underground stations beginning with the letter “O”…
Answer: Oval, Oxford Circus, Old Street, Osterley, Oakwood
Question 4
What was the name of Taylor Swift's last album?
Answer: 1989
Question 5
What year did women over the age of 30 get the right to vote in the UK?
Answer: 1918
Question 6
Which novel opens with the sentence: "A squat grey building of only thirty-four stories”?
Answer: Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
Question 7
What geological period followed the Jurassic era?
Answer: Cretaceous Period (145–66m years ago)
Question 8
For one point each, name the last five actors to play the official BBC TV version of Doctor Who?
Answer: Peter Capaldi, Matt Smith, David Tennant, Christopher Eccleston, Paul McGann. We will also allow John Hurt.
Question 9
With which film would you associate the name 'Tyler Durden’?
Answer: Fight Club
Question 10
How many Grand Slam finals has Andy Murray played in?
Answer: 8 (4x Australian, 2x US, 2x Wimbledon)
Question 11
Round 2 Answers
According to Factiva, which three UK national journalists have written the most articles containing the term "climate change" over the past five years?
Answer: Damian Carrington (387), Tom Bawden (248) and Emily Gosden (223)
Question 1
Who was the first chair of the IPCC?
Answer: Bert Bolin
Question 2
Which city is currently planning to build a climate change museum?
Answer: New York
Question 3
For one point each, name three Noble gases…
Possible answers: Helium, Neon, Argon, Krypton, Xenon, Radon
Question 4
Between which two Indonesian islands did the Krakatoa volcanic eruption take place in 1883?
Answer: Java and Sumatra
Question 5
In which year did Charles Keeling begin measuring the concentration of atmospheric CO2 at Mauna Loa in Hawaii, thus starting the continuous, iconic dataset known as the Keeling Curve?
Answer: 1958
Question 6
To within five parts per million, what was the average CO2 concentration in the first full year? And for another point, to within two parts per million, what was the average concentration in 2014?
Answer: 316ppm (311 to 321ppm) 399ppm (397 to 401ppm)
Question 7
What is the name of the US research base on Ross Island in Antarctica?
Answer: McMurdo (Sound)
Question 8
What is the name given to the global network of ocean buoys used to measure, among other things, sea temperature?
Answer: Argo
Question 9
What year did Nasa's James Hansen famously tell a US Congressional committee: "It is time to stop waffling so much and say that the evidence is pretty strong that the greenhouse effect is here.”
Answer: 1988
Question 10
Who officially opened the Met Office Hadley Centre in 1990?
Answer: Margaret Thatcher
Question 11
According to the World Bank (2011), which country has the highest per capita CO2 emissions - Australia, Luxembourg, Saudi Arabia, or the US?
Answer: Luxembourg (20.9); Saudi Arabia (18.1); US (17.0); Australia (16.5)
Question 12
For five points, match the following sources of anthropogenic GHG emissions with the correct percentage of overall emissions from humans…
Answer: Electricity/Heat - 25%; AFOLU - 24%; Industry - 21%; Transport - 14%; Buildings - 6.4%
Question 13
What is the most abundant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere?
Answer: Water vapour
Question 14
According to the WMO, Furnace Creek in California in 1913 experienced the hottest temperature ever recorded. To within three degrees Celsius, what was that temperature?
Answer: 57C (54C-60C)
Question 15
Similarly, Vostok in Antarctica in 1983 experienced the lowest temperature ever recorded. To within three degrees Celsius, what was that temperature?
Answer: -89C (-86C - -92C)
Question 16
Round 3 Answers
For one point each, name the UK's last four energy and climate secretaries of state?
Answer: Amber Rudd, Ed Davey, Chris Huhne, Ed Miliband
Question 1
For one point each, name the last five shadow energy and climate secretaries of state?
Answer: Lisa Nandy, Caroline Flint, Meg Hillier, Ed Miliband, Greg Clark
Question 2
According to BP, what source provided 6.8% of the world's energy in 2014?
Answer: Hydro
Question 3
To within two percentage points, what percent of the UK's energy needs was supplied by fossil fuels in 2014?
85% (83-87%)
Question 4
For three points, fill in the blanks from the opening line of the Climate Change Act 2008…
Answer: “It is the duty of the Secretary of State to ensure that the net UK carbon account for the year 2050 is at least 80% lower than the year 1990 baseline.”
Question 5
For one point each, name the six types of greenhouse gases recognised by the Climate Change Act 2008…
Answer: Carbon dioxide (CO2); methane (CH4); nitrous oxide (N2O); hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs); perfluorocarbons (PFCs); sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)
Question 6
Which was the first country to formally submit its INDC to the UNFCCC?
Answer: Switzerland
Question 7
In 2014, which country proposed the notion of "concentric differentiation" in a submission to the UNFCCC?
Answer: Brazil
Question 8
Which continent is COP 23 scheduled to be held in 2017?
Answer: Asia-Pacific
Question 8
In 2009, who said: "We've got to keep climate change at the top of the agenda, even in times of considerable hardship". Was it Boris Johnson, George Osborne, William Hague or Theresa May?
Answer: George Osborne
Question 10
Which country said the following in its INDC:
"The structural cause that has triggered the climate crisis is the failed capitalist system. The capitalist system promotes consumerism, warmongering and commercialism, causing the destruction of Mother Earth and humanity. The capitalist system is a system of death.”
Answer: Bolivia
Question 10
Round 4 Answers
For three points, can you name all the previous heads of the UNFCCC, the UN treaty charged with coordinating climate action?
Answer: Yvo de Boer (2006-2010); Joke Waller-Hunter (2002- 2005); Michael Zammit Cutajar (1991- 2002)
Question 1 - Christiana Figueres
For one point each, identify five climate system ‘tipping points’ from the following list …
1. Squid & Cassava replace Fish & Chips as UK's iconic meal 2. Global mean surface temperature increase exceeds 2 degrees C 3. West Antarctic ice sheet collapses 4. Amazon rain forest dies back 5. Extreme rainfall events increase in frequency and intensity 6. Arctic permafrost melts releasing stored methane 7. Atlantic thermohaline circulation ceases 8. Severe forest fires increase 9. Areas of Arabia become uninhabitable 10. Indian Monsoon becomes unstable 11. Daily Mail accepts climate change is real .. and predicts fall in house prices
Correct answers: 3,4,6,7 and 10
Question 2 - Chris Rapley
Attach the names of these four climate science pioneers with the manner of their death…
A) Accidentally poisoned: John Tyndall (his wife overdosed him trying to administer chloral hydrate for his insomnia)
B) Skiing: Alfred Wegener (lost while skiing across Greenland on a mission to supply a winter base camp, to be fair)
C) Airplane crash: Roald Amundsen (in a plane helping conduct a search in the Barents Sea for survivors of the downed Airship Italia on an ice floe near Svalbard)
D) Committed suicide: Robert Fitzroy (cut his own throat after a severe bout of depression, brought about by - amongst other things - a lack of government funding).
Question 3 - Gavin Schmidt
Who was the last Conservative Secretary of State for Energy?
Answer: John Wakeham
Question 4 - Amber Rudd
For one point each, name five MPs who voted against either the Climate Change Act 2008 or the Energy Act 2013 at third reading?
CCA 2008: Christopher Chope; Philip Davies; Peter Lilley; Andrew Tyrie; Ann Widdecombe
EA2013: Brian Binley; Peter Bone; Christopher Chope; Philip Davies; Philip Hollobone; David Nuttall; Mark Reckless; Sammy Wilson; Paul Flynn; Andrew Smith
Question 5 - Ed Davey
What five-year period does the UK's fifth carbon budget cover?
Answer: 2028-2032
Question 6 - Lord Deben
Round 5 Answers
1. Denmark
2. UK
3. South Africa
4. China
5. Brazil 6. US
7. India
8. France
9. Saudi Arabia
10. Chile
Round 6 Answers
1. Su Wei, China's lead negotiator at UNFCCC
2. Hoesung Lee, chair of the IPCC
3. John Tyndall, who proved the greenhouse effect with observations
4. Claudia Salerno, Venezuela’s veteran negotiator at UNFCCC
5. Stewie, from Family Guy
6. Frida Kahlo, Mexican artist
7. Bonnie, from Toy Story 3
8. Bill Murray, actor
9. Prince, musician
10.Sia, musician
11. Elizabeth Fry, prison reformer on £5 note
12. Christopher Booker, journalist
13. Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE
14. Carl Sagan, astronomer
15. Dave Myers, Hairy Biker chef
16. Craig (Phillips), first winner of Big Brother in 2000
17. Sonic the Hedgehog, computer game character
18. Julia Slingo, chief scientist at the Met Office
19. Stephen Schneider, late climate scientist
20. Cecil the Lion, shot by US dentist in 2015
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