1 ANNUAL CALIFORNIA
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
QUIZ BOWL
ST
July 13, 2016 - CIT-University
RULES OF THE GAME
Questions will be flashed on the screen for 15 seconds in the
easy round, 30 seconds in the average round and 1 minute for
the difficult round and 3 minutes for the insane round.
Contestants must write their answers on the mini-chalkboards
provided.
All contestants must raise their boards after the timer runs out.
Easy questions are worth 1 point each, average questions are
worth 3 points each, difficult questions are worth 5 points each
and insane questions are worth 10 points each.
The pair with the highest cumulative points wins the quiz bowl.
ARE YOU READY?
EASY: THE CALIFORNIA DREAMIN ROUND
QUESTION 1: EASY
Which of the following refers to Californias state
nickname?
A. The Sunshine State
B. The Empire State
C. The Natural State
D. The Golden State
QUESTION 1: EASY ANSWER
D. The Golden State
Florida The Sunshine State
Arkansas The Natural State
New York The Empire State
QUESTION 2: EASY
Which of the following places is the capital of
the State of California?
A. Los Angeles
B. Fresno
C. San Francisco
D. Sacramento
QUESTION 2: EASY ANSWER
D. Sacramento
Sacramento is the capital of California. Its
estimated 2014 population of 485,199
made it the sixth-largest city in California,
and the 35th largest city in the United
States.
QUESTION 3: EASY
How many people live in California according to
a 2015 estimate?
A. 30 million
B. 50 million
C. 40 million
D. 20 million
QUESTION 3: EASY ANSWER
C. 40 million
California is the most populous state in the
US.
QUESTION 4: EASY
Which of the following companies is NOT based
in California?
A. Amazon
B. Google
C. Yahoo
D. Intel
QUESTION 4: EASY ANSWER
A. Amazon
Amazons headquarters is in Seattle,
Washington.
All the rest have their center of operations
in California.
QUESTION 5: EASY
Which of the following universities is
located in California?
A. Harvard University
B. Stanford University
C. Yale University
D. Brown University
QUESTION 5: EASY ANSWER
B. Stanford University
Harvard University Massachusetts
Yale University Connecticut
Brown University Rhode Island
QUESTION 6: EASY
Which of the following is the State motto of
California?
A. Eureka
B. Ad astra per aspera
C. Friendship
D. Industry
QUESTION 6: EASY ANSWER
A. Eureka I have found it.
Ad astra per aspera - Kansas
Friendship Texas
Industry Utah
QUESTION 7: EASY
Which of the following California cities is
named as the Raisin Capital of the Word?
A. Alhambra
B. Oakland
C. Fresno
D. Carmel
QUESTION 7: EASY ANSWER
C. Fresno
The Raisin Capital of the World is in
Fresno, California.
QUESTION 8: EASY
Which of the following movies is set in
California?
A. Fast and Furious
B. Finding Dory
C. Cars
D. Meet the Fockers
QUESTION 8: EASY ANSWER
B. Finding Dory
Finding Dory focuses on the amnesiac fish
Dory, who journeys to be reunited with her
parents. Along the way, she is captured
and taken to a California public aquarium,
from which Marlin and Nemo attempt to
rescue her.
QUESTION 9: EASY
According to a 2010 census, which of the
ethnicities below comprises most of the Asian
Californians?
A. Filipino
B. Vietnamese
C. Chinese
D. Japanese
QUESTION 9: EASY ANSWER
A. Filipino
14.9% Asian (5,556,592)(13.0% single-race
Asian): (Filipino 1,474,707; Chinese
1,349,111; Vietnamese 647,589; Indian
590,445; Korean 505,225; Japanese
428,014; Taiwanese 109,928; Cambodian
102,317)
QUESTION 10: EASY
Which of the following Cities is the largest
in California?
A. San Diego
B. San Jose
C. Los Angeles
D. Long Beach
QUESTION 10: EASY ANSWER
C. Los Angeles
San Diego 2nd
San Jose 3rd
Long Beach 7th
PART 2: THE AVERAGE ROUND
THE ENGINEERING SOLUTION TO SOLID
WASTE MANAGEMENT
QUESTION 1: AVERAGE
Which of the following regulates
environmental regulations in the US?
A. FDA
B. NASA
C. US EPA
D. NOAA
QUESTION 1: AVERAGE ANSWER
C. US EPA (Environmental Protection
Agency)
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
QUESTION 2: AVERAGE
In recycling, successful identification is necessary for
separation. This relies on some readily identifiable
characteristics or property of the specific material that
distinguishes it from all others. What term describes this?
A. Code
B. Switch
C. Type
D. Class
QUESTION 2: AVERAGE ANSWER
A. Code
Code- readily identifiable characteristic or
property of the specific material that
distinguishes it from all others
Switch used to separate the material
from the rest of the mixed refuse
QUESTION 3: AVERAGE
What type of plastic is used in producing
fence posts, benches and pallets?
A. PETE
B. HDPE
C. PP
D. Mixed
QUESTION 3: AVERAGE ANSWER
D. Mixed
PETE (Polyethylene terephthalate) soft
drink bottles
HDPE (High density polyethylene) milk
bottles
PP (Polypropylene) Automobile battery
casings and bottle caps
QUESTION 4: AVERAGE
Which of the following is NOT considered
refuse?
A. recyclables
B. construction waste
C. commercial waste
D. litter
QUESTION 4: AVERAGE ANSWER
B. construction waste
Under refuse:
Household solid waste
Recyclables
Household hazardous waste
Litter
Commercial waste
QUESTION 5: AVERAGE
Which refers to a system where waste generators
can contribute as much waste as possible because
costs are not dependent on volume of waste?
A. freeloader system
B. free market system
C. carte blanche system
D. carte du jour system
QUESTION 5: AVERAGE
C. carte blanche system
Carte blanche system solid waste
generators can create waste without limits
because costs are the same regardless of
the quantity of waste
QUESTION 6: AVERAGE
This is called a commonsensical garbage
truck routing in a collection zone.
A. heuristic routing
B. allocation routing
C. deadheading routing
D. macrorouting
QUESTION 6: AVERAGE ANSWER
A. heuristic routing
Heuristic routing based on the problem of
designing a route as to minimize
deadheading
Deadheading passing a collection point
again after a previous pickup
QUESTION 7: AVERAGE
Which of the following is the 2 nd stage of
refuse collection?
A. Homeowners transfer waste to the refuse
can.
B. Movement of refuse to the truck
C. Landfilling
D. Incineration
QUESTION 7: AVERAGE ANSWER
B. Movement of refuse to the truck
1st Stage - Homeowners transfer waste to
the refuse can.
QUESTION 8: AVERAGE
Which of the following is the 4 th Phase of
Biological Degradation in landfills?
A. Maturation Phase
B. Methane Fermentation Phase
C. Acid Formation Phase
D. Transition Phase
QUESTION 8: AVERAGE ANSWER
B. Methane Fermentation Phase
Phase I Initial Adjustment Phase
Phase II Transition Phase
Phase III Acid Formation Phase
Phase IV Methane Fermentation Phase
Phase V Maturation Phase
QUESTION 9: AVERAGE
What equation is used to determine the head
loss through pipes in transporting landfill
gas?
A. Ergun equation
B. Pouiselle equation
C. Darcy Weisbach equation
D. Planck equation
QUESTION 9: AVERAGE ANSWER
C. Darcy Weisbach equation
QUESTION 10: AVERAGE
How many moles of water is produced from
the combustion of 1 mole of decane in tank
fuel used for garbage trucks?
A. 9
B. 10
C. 11
D. 12
QUESTION 10: AVERAGE ANSWER
C. 11
Decane C10H22
C10H22 + 15.5O2 10CO2 + 11H2O
ROUND 3: THE DIFFICULT
ROUND
APPLY YOUR CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
KNOWLEDGE TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS
QUESTION 1: DIFFICULT
If 45% of MSW is composed of organic
waste, how much organic waste is accounted
in a tonne of MSW?
A. 0.45 Mg
B. 900 lbs
C. 450 000 kg
D. 4444.44 lbs
QUESTION 1: DIFFICULT
A. 0.45 Mg
1 tonne = 1000 kg = 1 Mg
0.45 (1 Mg) = 0.45 Mg = 450 kg
QUESTION 2: DIFFICULT
Domestic garbage production is said to increase 1.2%
per annum. In 1998, 200 g of garbage was collected
per capita per day. How much garbage will be
produced in 2008 in a city of 40 000 people per day?
A. 80 960 kg
B. 9 014 kg
C. 8 000 kg
D. 90 135 kg
QUESTION 2: DIFFICULT ANSWER
B. 9 014 kg
200 g * 1 kg / 1000 g = 0.2 kg/capita*day
For 2008-1998 = 10 years
40 000 * 0.2(1.012)10 = 9014 kg
QUESTION 3: DIFFICULT
Which of the following polymers is NOT
halogenated?
A. PVC
B. PTFE
C. PET
D. FEP
QUESTION 3: DIFFICULT ANSWER
C. PET Polyethylene Terephthalate
PVC Polyvinyl Chloride
PTFE Polytetrafluoroethylene
FEP Fluorinated ethylene propylene
QUESTION 4: DIFFICULT
This leachate treatment option is good for
small flows and removes >90% BOD.
A. Aerated lagoons
B. Activated sludge
C. Chemical oxidation
D. Anerobic
QUESTION 4: DIFFICULT ANSWER
A. Aerated lagoons
Activated sludge best used on young
leachate
Anaerobic aerobic polishing necessary
Chemical Oxidation removes only COD
QUESTION 5: DIFFICULT
This leachate treatment removes TDS but
not COD and/or BOD.
A. Ion exchange adsorption
B. Reverse Osmosis
C. Coagulation
D. Chemical oxidation
QUESTION 5: DIFFICULT ANSWER
B. Reverse Osmosis
Ion exchange adsorption COD/BOD
Coagulation Heavy metals
Chemical oxidation removes only COD
QUESTION 6: DIFFICULT
This building design movement aims to
decrease the impact of infrastructure on the
environment.
A. Greenpeace Method
B. Buildings for Nature
C. Symbiosis International
D. LEED
QUESTION 6: DIFFICULT ANSWER
B. LEED
LEED Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design
QUESTION 7: DIFFICULT
Which of the following methods looks at how
the material is produced, used and eventually
disposed?
A. Economic Worth Study
B. Waste Analysis and Characterization Study
C. Life Cycle Analysis
D. Closed Loop Production
QUESTION 7: DIFFICULT ANSWER
C. Life Cycle Analysis
Life Cycle Analysis looks at the products
birth, useful life, and eventual death.
QUESTION 8: DIFFICULT
This global treaty aims to regulate
emissions of greenhouse gases.
A. Stockholm Convention
B. Montreal Protocol
C. Kyoto Protocol
D. Paris Accords
QUESTION 8: DIFFICULT ANSWER
C. Kyoto Protocol
Kyoto Protocol adopted in Japan in 1997;
84 signatories
QUESTION 9: DIFFICULT
This global treaty aims to diminish and
eventually phase out chlorofluorocarbons.
A. Stockholm Convention
B. Montreal Protocol
C. Kyoto Protocol
D. Paris Accords
QUESTION 9: DIFFICULT ANSWER
B. Montreal Protocol
Montreal Protocol adopted in Canada in
2007; 46 signatories and 194 ratifiers
QUESTION 10: DIFFICULT
This global treaty aims to protect human
health and the environment from persistent
organic pollutants.
A. Stockholm Convention
B. Montreal Protocol
C. Kyoto Protocol
D. Paris Accords
QUESTION 10: DIFFICULT ANSWER
A. Stockholm Convention
Stockholm Convention held in Sweden in
2004; 152 signatories
WELCOME TO THE INSANE ROUND
THE ULTIMATE TEST IN SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT
QUESTION 1: INSANE
Solid waste with the density of 110 kg/m 3 is
spread in a 0.5 m layer at a landfill. If a
steel wheeled compactor can achieve a
density of 400 kg/m3, what thickness of
waste will be achieved?
QUESTION 1: INSANE ANSWER
110 kg / m
(0.5m) 0.14m
3
400kg / m
3
QUESTION 2: INSANE
Estimate the weekly volume of solid waste
being delivered to a municipal landfill if the
average solid waste generation rate is 2.6
kg/personday. The population is 17,200
and the density as delivered is 122kg/m 3.
QUESTION 2: INSANE ANSWER
(2.6k g / person day)(7 d / week)(17,200 people)
3
3
2565
.
90
m
/
week
or
2,600m
/ wk
3
122 k g / m
QUESTION 3: INSANE
Estimate the growth rate of the population
of China assuming a population of 1,311
million in 2005, and population of 1,338
million in 2010 and an exponential growth
rate.
QUESTION 3: INSANE ANSWER
6
6 k (5)
1,338 10 1,311 10 e
1.021 e
k ( 5)
0.02 k (5)
k 0.00408
QUESTION 4: INSANE
Estimate the growth rate
(individual/individualyr) if crude birth rate
is 14 per 1000, the crude death rate is 8
per 1,000 and the net immigration is 3 per
1,000.
QUESTION 4: INSANE ANSWER
14
8
3
k
0.0090
1000 1000 1000
QUESTION 5: INSANE
If a certain bacterial colony doubles every
day and on the 5th hour the petri dish was
full. On what hour was it full?
QUESTION 5: INSANE ANSWER
3rd day
