PA Cleanways Kids

Do you know how much water you use each day?
Take this quiz and find out how much water is used for everyday activities like washing your hands and brushing your teeth.
Your individual actions can make a difference!

How to Play: Read each question and click the beside the answer you
think is correct. You only get one chance to answer each question.
Your score will be shown after each answer you give.

1. Turning off the water when brushing your teeth uses how many gallons of water?

4 gallons
1 gallon
3 gallons

2. How much water does each person use a day?

10 gallons
62 gallons
97 gallons

3. You should always fill the bathtub to the top.

True
False

4. How much water is needed to run the dishwasher?

19 gallons
15 gallons
40 gallons

5. A 5-minute shower uses how much water?

35 gallons
8 gallons
22 gallons

6. Washing your hands requires how many gallons of water?

5 gallons
3 gallons
1 gallon

7. Watering your lawn for 20 minutes uses how many gallons of water?

150 gallons
100 gallons
87 gallons

8. You should run the dishwasher only when full.

True
False

9. How much water is needed to wash one large load of clothing?

36 gallons
54 gallons
45 gallons

10. How much water is used each time you flush the toilet?

18 gallons
12 gallons
6 gallons

Credits: Quiz questions from The Watershed Alliance of Adams County,
What's in Your Watershed? Quiz scripting from by The JavaScript Source.

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