Who authored the book “Silent Spring,” which sparked the modern environmental movement?
a) Rachel Carson
b) John Muir
c) Aldo Leopold
d) Henry David Thoreau
Answer: a) Rachel Carson
Which American environmentalist founded the Sierra Club in 1892?
a) John Muir
b) Theodore Roosevelt
c) Edward Abbey
d) Gifford Pinchot
Answer: a) John Muir
This environmentalist was instrumental in the establishment of national parks, including Yosemite and Yellowstone:
a) Henry David Thoreau
b) John James Audubon
c) Gifford Pinchot
d) Teddy Roosevelt
Answer: d) Teddy Roosevelt
Which American environmental advocate co-founded the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)?
a) Julia Butterfly Hill
b) Al Gore
c) John Muir
d) Robert Redford
Answer: b) Al Gore
This biologist and author is known for his work on biodiversity and co-founded the Deep Ecology movement:
a) Aldo Leopold
b) Edward Abbey
c) Gary Snyder
d) Arne Næss
Answer: d) Arne Næss
Who is the American marine biologist and conservationist known for her work with dolphins and whales?
a) Sylvia Earle
b) Dian Fossey
c) Jane Goodall
d) Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Answer: a) Sylvia Earle
This American zoologist was a key figure in the conservation movement and co-founded the Wilderness Society:
a) Sigurd Olson
b) Gifford Pinchot
c) Aldo Leopold
d) John Muir
Answer: c) Aldo Leopold
Who is the American environmentalist and author of “The Monkey Wrench Gang,” advocating for environmental activism?
a) Rachel Carson
b) Julia Butterfly Hill
c) Edward Abbey
d) Henry David Thoreau
Answer: c) Edward Abbey
This American activist and author is known for her tree-sitting protests to protect ancient redwood trees:
a) Julia Butterfly Hill
b) Marjory Stoneman Douglas
c) Wangari Maathai
d) Lois Gibbs
Answer: a) Julia Butterfly Hill
Who is the American environmentalist and biologist who founded the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)?
a) David Brower
b) John Muir
c) Rachel Carson
d) Aldo Leopold
Answer: a) David Brower
This American naturalist and writer played a key role in the establishment of the United States‘ National Park System:
a) John Muir
b) Henry David Thoreau
c) Teddy Roosevelt
d) Edward Abbey
Answer: c) Teddy Roosevelt
Who is the American primatologist and conservationist famous for her groundbreaking research on chimpanzees?
a) Dian Fossey
b) Marjory Stoneman Douglas
c) Jane Goodall
d) Aldo Leopold
Answer: c) Jane Goodall
This American environmental advocate and actress co-founded the Environmental Media Association (EMA):
a) Julia Roberts
b) Meryl Streep
c) Susan Sarandon
d) Ed Begley Jr.
Answer: d) Ed Begley Jr.
Who is the American biologist and writer known for his book “The Diversity of Life?
a) Edward Abbey
b) Gary Snyder
c) Aldo Leopold
d) Edward O. Wilson
Answer: d) Edward O. Wilson
This American environmental activist was instrumental in creating the Chipko Movement in India:
a) Lois Gibbs
b) Julia Butterfly Hill
c) Rachel Carson
d) Wangari Maathai
Answer: d) Wangari Maathai
Who is the American environmental advocate and journalist who wrote “The End of Nature”?
a) Aldo Leopold
b) John Muir
c) Bill McKibben
d) Gifford Pinchot
Answer: c) Bill McKibben
This American environmentalist and conservationist is known for her work in the Everglades restoration:
a) Marjory Stoneman Douglas
b) Teddy Roosevelt
c) Edward Abbey
d) Henry David Thoreau
Answer: a) Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Who is the American biologist and nature writer who authored “The Sea Around Us?
a) Rachel Carson
b) John James Audubon
c) Aldo Leopold
d) Rachel Carson
Answer: a) Rachel Carson
This American biologist and conservationist founded the Earth Island Institute and Greenpeace:
a) David Brower
b) Gifford Pinchot
c) John Muir
d) Wangari Maathai
Answer: a) David Brower
Who is the American environmentalist and advocate known for her work in advancing environmental justice?
a) Lois Gibbs
b) Julia Butterfly Hill
c) Wangari Maathai
d) Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Answer: a) Lois Gibbs
This American author and activist wrote “A Sand County Almanac” and is considered the father of wildlife ecology:
a) Henry David Thoreau
b) Aldo Leopold
c) Teddy Roosevelt
d) Gifford Pinchot
Answer: b) Aldo Leopold
Who is the American anthropologist and conservationist famous for her work on the mountain gorillas in Rwanda?
a) Jane Goodall
b) Dian Fossey
c) Sylvia Earle
d) Rachel Carson
Answer: b) Dian Fossey
This American environmental advocate founded the 350.org organization to address climate change:
a) Bill McKibben
b) David Brower
c) Gifford Pinchot
d) Rachel Carson
Answer: a) Bill McKibben
Who is the American environmentalist and author of “Desert Solitaire,” advocating for the preservation of wilderness?
a) Edward Abbey
b) Julia Butterfly Hill
c) Aldo Leopold
d) Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Answer: a) Edward Abbey
This American environmental activist was known for her work in exposing the dangers of pesticides:
a) Rachel Carson
b) Lois Gibbs
c) Wangari Maathai
d) Julia Butterfly Hill
Answer: a) Rachel Carson
Who is the American naturalist and preservationist who founded the National Audubon Society?
a) Gifford Pinchot
b) John James Audubon
c) Teddy Roosevelt
d) Henry David Thoreau
Answer: b) John James Audubon
This American environmentalist and advocate is known for her efforts in preserving the Appalachian Trail:
a) Julia Butterfly Hill
b) Lois Gibbs
c) Marjory Stoneman Douglas
d) Myrtle Scharrer Betz
Answer: d) Myrtle Scharrer Betz
Who is the American marine biologist and oceanographer known as the “Her Deepness”?
a) Sylvia Earle
b) Dian Fossey
c) Jane Goodall
d) Rachel Carson
Answer: a) Sylvia Earle
This American environmentalist and conservationist played a significant role in the establishment of the National Wilderness Preservation System:
a) Henry David Thoreau
b) John Muir
c) Bob Marshall
d) Teddy Roosevelt
Answer: c) Bob Marshall
Who is the American environmental advocate and actor known for his role in “An Inconvenient Truth”?
a) Julia Roberts
b) Meryl Streep
c) Al Gore
d) Leonardo DiCaprio
Answer: c) Al Gore
This American biologist and environmentalist co-founded the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC):
a) John Muir
b) Aldo Leopold
c) Rachel Carson
d) Robert Redford
Answer: d) Robert Redford
Who is the American environmental advocate and journalist known for his book “Deep Economy”?
a) Rachel Carson
b) Gifford Pinchot
c) Bill McKibben
d) Edward Abbey
Answer: c) Bill McKibben
This American environmentalist and advocate founded the Green Belt Movement in Kenya:
a) Wangari Maathai
b) Julia Butterfly Hill
c) Lois Gibbs
d) Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Answer: a) Wangari Maathai
Who is the American naturalist and author who wrote “Walden” and championed the concept of civil disobedience?
a) Henry David Thoreau
b) Aldo Leopold
c) Teddy Roosevelt
d) Gifford Pinchot
Answer: a) Henry David Thoreau
This American environmentalist is known for his advocacy in preserving the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge:
a) Julia Butterfly Hill
b) Robert Redford
c) Lois Gibbs
d) Mardy Murie
Answer: d) Mardy Murie
Who is the American biologist and author who co-founded the Center for Biological Diversity?
a) Edward O. Wilson
b) John Muir
c) Rachel Carson
d) Kieran Suckling
Answer: d) Kieran Suckling
This American environmental advocate is known for her efforts in preserving the Great Lakes:
a) Marjory Stoneman Douglas
b) Lois Gibbs
c) Julia Butterfly Hill
d) Rachel Carson
Answer: b) Lois Gibbs
Who is the American environmentalist and author of “The Big Burn,” focusing on forest conservation?
a) Edward Abbey
b) Gifford Pinchot
c) Marjory Stoneman Douglas
d) Timothy Egan
Answer: d) Timothy Egan
This American environmentalist co-founded the Rainforest Action Network (RAN) to protect tropical rainforests:
a) Julia Butterfly Hill
b) Marjory Stoneman Douglas
c) Wangari Maathai
d) Randy Hayes
Answer: d) Randy Hayes
Who is the American marine biologist and oceanographer who founded Mission Blue to protect marine areas?
a) Sylvia Earle
b) Dian Fossey
c) Jane Goodall
d) Rachel Carson
Answer: a) Sylvia Earle
This American conservationist and writer founded the American Bison Society to protect the bison:
a) Gifford Pinchot
b) John Muir
c) Rachel Carson
d) William T. Hornaday
Answer: d) William T. Hornaday
Who is the American environmental advocate and filmmaker known for “Gasland” about hydraulic fracturing?
a) Julia Roberts
b) Josh Fox
c) Susan Sarandon
d) Ed Begley Jr.
Answer: b) Josh Fox
This American environmentalist and author co-founded the 1000 Friends of Oregon organization:
a) Edward Abbey
b) John Muir
c) Henry David Thoreau
d) Tom McCall
Answer: d) Tom McCall
Who is the American primatologist and anthropologist known for her study of bonobos?
a) Jane Goodall
b) Dian Fossey
c) Marjory Stoneman Douglas
d) Aldo Leopold
Answer: a) Jane Goodall
This American environmental advocate and entrepreneur co-founded Patagonia, Inc.:
a) Rachel Carson
b) Yvon Chouinard
c) John James Audubon
d) Wangari Maathai
Answer: b) Yvon Chouinard
Who is the American conservationist and author known for his book “Wilderness and the American Mind”?
a) Edward Abbey
b) Henry David Thoreau
c) Roderick Nash
d) Aldo Leopold
Answer: c) Roderick Nash
This American environmental advocate co-founded the Environmental Working Group (EWG):
a) Rachel Carson
b) Gifford Pinchot
c) Edward Abbey
d) Ken Cook
Answer: d) Ken Cook
Who is the American environmentalist and co-founder of the Earth Day Network?
a) Aldo Leopold
b) John Muir
c) Denis Hayes
d) Rachel Carson
Answer: c) Denis Hayes
This American naturalist and writer advocated for the protection of the Florida Everglades:
a) Marjory Stoneman Douglas
b) Teddy Roosevelt
c) Lois Gibbs
d) Julia Butterfly Hill
Answer: a) Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Who is the American environmental advocate and author of “The Sixth Extinction”?
a) Elizabeth Kolbert
b) Gifford Pinchot
c) Rachel Carson
d) Edward Abbey
Answer: a) Elizabeth Kolbert
