Water & Your Health

Trivia Challenge

1. How long can a human survive without water?
a. one day
b. one week
c. one month
d. two months

2. How much does one gallon of water weigh?
a. 3.52 pounds
b. 15.62 pounds
c. 8.34 pounds
d. 11.25 pounds

3. On average, how much water is used to hand wash a sink full of dishes?
a. 10 gallons
b. 20 gallons
c. 30 gallons
d. 50 gallons

4. How much water does an average Long Island lawn need per week?
a. 10 inches
b. one to two inches
c. less than one inch
d. five to six inches

5. Approximately how many gallons of water does it take to make four new tires?
a. 2,000
b. 1,000
c. 1,600
d. 150

6. Approximately how many gallons of water does it take to manufacture a new car?
a. 3,000
b. 9,000
c. 20,000
d. 39,000

7. How much water does it take to make one board foot of lumber?
a. 5.4 gallons
b. 2.3 gallons
c. 1.8 gallons
d. none

8. If everyone in America had a leaky faucet that dripped once per second, about how many gallons of water would be wasted each day?
a. 9,280
b. 92,800
c. 928,000
d. 928,000,000

9. In the United States, from what material were the first water pipes made?
a. metal
b. rubber
c. fire-charred logs
d. clay

10. About how many gallons of water are stored in Long Island’s aquifers?
a. 60 to 90 million
b. 20 to 45 billion
c. 50 to 90 billion
d. 65 to 120 trillion

11. There is fluoride in Long Island’s water.
a. True
b. False

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