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Litter Quiz

1. What is trash put in the wrong place?
A. Garbage
B. Litter
C. Pollution
D. None of these

2. Neighborhoods with a litter problem _______.
A. Have less pride in their neighborhood
B. Lower property value
C. Have more pride in their neighborhood
D. Both A and B
E. None of these

3. Every year in Virginia, VDOT spends _____ cleaning up litter.
A. $2 million
B. $4 million
C. $7 million
D. None of these

4. In Virginia, if you are caught littering from a vehicle, you could be fined up to _____ and/or go to jail.
A. $100
B. $500
C. $1,000
D. None of these

5. Every year in Virginia, there are about _____ vehicle accidents caused by litter.
A. 50
B. 1,000
C. 2,500
D. None of these

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6. Litter harms and kills ______.
A. Plants, trees, shrubs
B. Animals
C. Both of these
D. None of these

7. Litter that ends up in rivers, lake and oceans _______.
A. Sinks to the bottom and kills plant life
B. Is mistaken by fish and birds as food
C. Get tangled around birds' legs and beaks
D. All of these

8. What is a good way for people to help clean up litter?
A. Community cleanups
B. Always picking up after yourself and others
C. Let someone else do it
D. Both A and B
E. None of these

9. What should you do if you see a friend litter?
A. Ask them not to litter and explain what litter is
B. Pick up the litter and dispose of it properly
C. Explain how litter is harmful to plants, animals, and people
D. All of these
E. None of these

10. What are other things you can do to prevent litter?
A. Tell others what litter is and why it is harmful
B. Learn more. Read up on ways you can prevent and reduce litter in your community.
C. Keep an eye out for litter and be willing to pick it up
D. All of these

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Updated 6/11/2001

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