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Question 1 - 10

I emit the most greenhouse gases out of all animal products produced.

Answer 1 – 10

What is lamb?A close second in Beef. This was a study done by

the Environmental Working Groupto compare the impact of 20 different commonly

eaten foods on climate change. (http://www.ewg.org/meateatersguide/eat-smart/)

Question 1 - 20

If you eat one less of these per week it’s like taking one car of the road for 500 KM.

Answer 1 – 20

What is a burger?

Question 1 - 30

It is estimated that 70% of this population is fully used, overused or in crisis.

Answer 1 – 30

What is the fish population?There are a variety of reasons for this decline

such as over fishing, high demand,fishing practices that damage habitats and

pollution. For more information on fishcheck out the Sea Choice Guide.

(http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/cetaceans/threats/

fishstocks/)

Question 1 - 40

1,000 of these animals produce six million pounds of animal waste per year.

Answer 1 – 40

What is a hog or pig?Some of the waste is used as fertilizer. The rest

has no treatmentregulation like municipal waste (what you flush

down the toilet)does and can get into waterways and cause

pollution.

Question 2 - 10

It takes about 1,500 liters of water to make 1 liter this dairy product, sometimes enjoyed on

cereal.

Answer 2 – 10

What is milk?Beef cattle need about 45 litres per day and

dairy cattle need about135 litres per day. These amounts increase by

one and a half to twotimes a hot day.

Question 2 - 20

This round food product uses 200 liters of water to be produce.

Answer 2 – 20

What is an Egg?

Question 2 - 30

This product’s life cycle was assessed along with 20 other popular food products and was found

to be the 3rd highest emitter of green house gases.

Answer 2 – 30

What is cheese?Producing Cheese emits more greenhouse gases

than pork, fish and turkey.(http://www.ewg.org/meateatersguide/eat-

smart/)

Question 2 - 40

Antibiotics, growth hormones, and heavy metals are released by farm animals in industrial

farming, through this substance.

Answer 2 – 40

What is manure?

Question 3 - 10

I grow on trees and make a delicious juice, but if you don’t buy me organic I will have the most

pesticides on me out of any other produce item.

Answer 3 – 10

What is an apple?This is the top produce item on the Dirty Dozen

list for 2013.

Question 3 - 20

A common tropical fruit in our diet, which represent a wide variety of environmental, economic, social, and political problems.

Answer 3 – 20

What is a banana?Bananas are cheap for a reason, having adopted unfair work trends (such as low wages and long hours) which are found in many global industries The United Nations

Agricultural Organization estimates that 30-40% of Bananas are thrown away after harvesting, based on

their appearance.(www.scq.ubc.ca/global-issues-for-breakfast-the-

banana-industry-and-its-problems-faq-cohen-mix/)

Question 3 - 30

A portion of the money spent on fruit and vegetables with this label empower

communities through livable wages, which can improve education and health care

opportunities for thousands of farmers and families.

Answer 3 – 30

What is Fair Trade?

Question 3 - 40

In 2001, we we’re the 2 most exported vegetables in Canada.

Answer 3 – 40

What are Tomatoes and Potatoes?(Global Trade Patterns in Fruits and Vegetables

Economic Research Service/USDA, 2004-chapter 5 NAFTA trade in

fruit and vegetables)

Question 4 - 10

Space, Water and Soil.

Answer 4 – 10

What are three resources essential/you need for agriculture or farming?

Question 4 - 20

The estimated percentage of land used for agriculture globally.

Answer 4 – 20

What is 40%?

Question 4 - 30

A Central American country, leading the way in sustainable farming.

Answer 4 – 30

What is Costa Rica?While most pineapple you see available in supermarkets are

plantation grown and non-organic, if you happen to stumble on an organic pineapple from Costa Rica—snatch it up! They’re

doing great things in the way of sustainable farming unlike some of the bigger plantation operations, and when you consider the weight of the fruit, it uses a lot of fossil fuels to be transported.

Make those miles count by supporting organic.(www.organicauthority.com/foodie-buzz/sustainable-tropical-

fruits)

Question 4 - 40

Livestock farming contributes to 18% of the global warming effect (causes climate change),

which is more emissions than this action.

Answer 4 – 40

What is Transportation (Cars/Buses, Trains and Plans)?

Question 5 - 10

In the USA 30% of this is wasted each year.

Answer 5 – 10

What is edible food?Close to half of all food produced worldwide is wasted — discarded in processing, transport,

supermarkets and kitchens.(http://www.davidsuzuki.org/what-you-can-do/

food-and-our-planet/help-end-food-waste/)

Question 5 - 20

The hidden amount of water used in the manufacturing process of food and drink.

Answer 5 – 20

What is the Water Footprint?You can calculate your personal water footprint

online. Alberta Agricultural and Rural Development

(http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/sis8439)

Question 5 - 30

On average, 24,000 litres of water is used to produce 1 kg of this sweet product, with most of the worlds supply coming from Africa and South

America.

Answer 5 – 30

How much water is used to make chocolate?Chocolate takes the cake for the highest water

footprint. It beats out all meats. Remember thisis just water and does not include other factors that would be included in a life cycle analysis.

Question 5 - 40

By the year 2050, if current trends continue, humans will consume 1.2 trillion pounds of

meat.

Answer 5 – 40

What is doubling the current consumption?Environmental Working Group

(http://www.ewg.org/meateatersguide/)