Question for August 17,2022
True or False: Today, we’re DOUBLING your impact when you play the trivia!
Question for August 16,2022
Today is our 3-year anniversary! In celebration, we’re offering 25% off our plastic-free…
- Personal care products
- Lifestyle products
- Pet products
- All products – correct answer
To celebrate our 3-year anniversary we’re offering the FTO community 25% off ALL of our plastic-free products. Good for you, and the planet! Use code FTO25 at checkout.
Question for August 15,2022
Based on recent undocumented sightings, scientists are now searching for the legendary and elusive, giant hammerhead sharks that are as long as _____ feet!
- 5
- 12
- 20 – correct answer
- 100
Great hammerhead sharks have been reported to reach 20 feet (6 meters) so researchers are searching for them to discover just how big these creatures can actually get. Today, we’re sharing pictures and details from the scientists searching for these elusive hammerheads…
Question for August 14,2022
In a recent viral video a young, mischievous, ______ plays with a scuba diver!
- Octopus – correct answer
- Tiger shark
- Vaquita dolphin
- Electric eel
A special video captures a young and mischievous octopus playing with a scuba diver as if they knew each other for years. It repeatedly teased the diver by swimming straight into its palm, with its small softball-like head. Check it out here…
Question for August 13,2022
Recovered from a sunken merchant ship in 1901, this 2,000 year-old device is considered the “world’s first computer”, and thought to…
- Provide accurate directions
- Map the ocean floor
- Predict the planet’s movement – correct answer
- Look up interesting facts
An ancient Antikythera Mechanism, the “world’s first computer” was found in the sea in 1901 and was thought to predict the planet’s movement. Researchers are working to reconstruct a functioning model of the 2,000-year-old mechanism - see in the image below!
Question for August 12,2022
Happy Good News Friday! The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it plans to plant _____ trees over the next decade.
- One million
- 250 million
- One billion – correct answer
- 100 Trillion
To revitalize millions of acres of burned and damaged forests, and to increase the tree population to support planet health, the U.S.D.A will plant more than one billion trees over the next decade. Good news for the planet on this Good News Friday!
Question for August 11,2022
With a “wing” span of up to 29 feet (8.8 meters), the _____ray, is the largest ray in the world!
- Giant manta – correct answer
- Reef manta
- Cownose
- Spotted eagle
The giant manta ray is… huge! It’s the largest ray in the world, with a “wing” span of up to 29 feet (8.8 meters) and weighing as much as 5,300 pounds or nearly 2 ½ metric tons – that’s more than a large great white shark! Learn more about these magnificent giants here…
Question for August 10,2022
Seawater can reach temperatures of over ______ degrees Fahrenheit from hydrothermal vents on the seafloor...
- 100
- 300
- 500
- 700 – correct answer
Hydrothermal vents on the seafloor act as a form of chimney, exploding water that can reach temperatures of over 700 degrees Fahrenheit (371 degrees celsius)! The extreme temperatures and rich mineral content around the vents create an ideal environment for unique animal species to thrive.
Question for August 09,2022
In the stomach of a recently deceased sperm whale, the following was found…
- Plastic bags
- Fishing lines
- Fishing nets
- All of these things – correct answer
A necropsy revealed a tangled mass of plastic bags, fishing line and tattered fishing nets in a deceased 47-foot-long sperm whale. The loss of this sperm whale should motivate us to demand change for our ocean and the marine life that depends on it! Start by signing this petition...