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CAR QUIZ
The following information was compiled by carbusters

1. World-wide, how many people are killed in road accidents every year?
a)215,000
b)265,000
c)300,000
d)500,000

2. World-wide, what percentage of new cars, buses and trucks had air conditioning in 1987?
a)24%
b)36%
c)48%
d)72%

3. Annually, about 120,000 tonnes of CFCs are used in new vehicles and in servicing air conditioners in older vehicles. What percentage of global CFC-12 use is this?
a)8%
b)12%
c)16%
d)28%

4. Exhaust fumes are toxic. Which of the following statements is true?
a)Car drivers inhale 3 times as much exhaust fumes as pedestrians and cyclists.
b)Pedestrians and cyclists inhale fewer fumes because they keep to the side of the road.
c)Car drivers driving in the centre and outside lanes are most at risk because they drive in a 'tunnel of pollution'.
d)All of the above.

5.The average American car releases how many pounds of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere from a full, 15 gallon tank of gasoline?
a) 1
b) 10
c) 50
d) 300

6. Every minute approximately how many new cars are built globally?
a)10
b)20
c)40
d)60

7. At the current rate of production there will be a total of one billion trucks and cars in the World by...
a)2010
b)2020
c)2050
d)2075

8. In the US, Western Europe and Japan how many cars are discarded in total every year?
a) around 15 million
b)about 25 million
c)nearly 40 million
d)over 60 million

9. In Austria, France and Switzerland around 9,950 people die each year through road accidents. How many are killed because of car related diseases?
a)7,000
b)14,000
c)21,000
d)28,000

10. How many hours does the average American man devote to his car every year?
a)300 hours
b)900 hours
c)1200 hours
d)1600 hours

11. The average car emits a mix of how many pollutants?
a) 2
b) 50
c)500
d) more than 1,000

Answers: 1b, 2c, 3d, 4d, 5d (c = Western Europe, d = US), 6d, 7b, 8c, 9c, 10d, 11d