Global Climate Protests: Test Your Knowledge
Published Jul 2, 2026 · Updated Jul 29, 2026 · Editorial Team
Challenge yourself with 10 hard-level questions about the most notable community responses to climate change worldwide.
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QUESTION 1
In which year did Greta Thunberg begin her school strike outside the Swedish parliament, launching the Fridays for Future movement?
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In which year did Greta Thunberg begin her school strike outside the Swedish parliament, launching the Fridays for Future movement?
- A. 2018
- B. 2019
- C. 2020
- D. 2017
The Extinction Rebellion symbol, an hourglass inside a circle, represents which idea?
- A. That time is running out to prevent mass extinction
- B. The circular economy
- C. The annual carbon budget cycle
- D. The water cycle and rising sea levels
Which Indigenous-led protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline became a focal point for climate justice activism in 2016?
- A. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe protest at Oceti Sakowin camp
- B. The Amazon Sacred Headwaters alliance
- C. The Tar Sands Blockade in Texas
- D. The Northern Gateway pipeline opposition in British Columbia
How many people are estimated to have taken part in the September 2019 Global Climate Strike week worldwide?
- A. Over 7 million
- B. About 200,000
- C. Around 50 million
- D. About 500,000
Which U.S. youth-led climate organization, co-founded in 2017 by activists including Varshini Prakash, campaigned for a Green New Deal?
- A. Sunrise Movement
- B. 350.org
- C. Sierra Club
- D. Natural Resources Defense Council
Which movement, founded in the United Kingdom in 2018, uses nonviolent civil disobedience such as road blockades and 'die-ins' to demand governments declare a climate emergency?
- A. Extinction Rebellion
- B. Fridays for Future
- C. 350.org
- D. Friends of the Earth
The Climate Justice Alliance primarily focuses on which of the following?
- A. Frontline communities of colour and low-income communities affected by fossil fuel infrastructure
- B. Corporate sustainability reporting standards
- C. International climate finance negotiation
- D. Solar geoengineering research governance
Which youth-led constitutional challenge led Germany's Federal Constitutional Court in 2021 to rule parts of the national Climate Protection Act incompatible with the rights of future generations?
- A. Neubauer et al. v. Germany
- B. Urgenda Foundation v. State of the Netherlands
- C. Juliana v. United States
- D. Milieudefensie v. Royal Dutch Shell
The Amazon Emergency Fund was created in 2019 in response to which event?
- A. Record deforestation and widespread fires in the Amazon rainforest
- B. Mass coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef
- C. Arctic sea ice falling below 2012 levels
- D. An unprecedented heatwave in Siberia
Which global campaign, launched in June 2020, mobilizes cities, regions, businesses and investors to commit to net-zero emissions by 2050?
- A. Race to Zero
- B. Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy
- C. C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group
- D. Under2 Coalition
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