GWA Trivia Night 2023

The Green Wedding Alliance hosted a trivia night for our members in February 2023 featuring questions and answers submitted by participants. All of the questions were related to the wedding industry’s impact on the environment. Thanks to the fabulous work of the Education Committee and Big Delicious Planet for hosting and providing bites and beverages, we all had an absolute blast and the collective knowledge of our members turned out to be astounding. So astounding, in fact, that many of us were surprised by the answers and this trivia night was a lot harder than we anticipated! In the end, the team called Tremendous Trio featuring Bristol and Moinyett from Sustainable Soirées and Emma Petersen of Emma Petersen Photography took home the prizes sponsored by Katherine Anne Confections and Lula Café. Thanks to all who participated and we hope to do this again soon!

Curious if you could win the GWA trivia night? Check out the questions and answers from this year below and test your “Eco-Q”. You might be just as surprised as our GWA members!

Emily from EcoWilde Flower Co. and Jasmine from Big Delicious Planet as the fabulous co-hosts of trivia night.

ROUND ONE: 1 point each

Question 1: How many flowers does a honey bee visit during one collection trip?

Question 2: What's an eco-friendly way to replace traditional DVDs for delivering videos?

a) Blu-ray discs b) VHS tapes c) Hire Ron Howard to shoot 16mm black and white film d) A digital mediazilla collection

Question 3: What's the main thing wedding planners do to provide a sustainable service?

Question 4: If a couple has a green planner, what happens to leftover swag after a wedding?

Question 5: According to the 2023 MIT Living Wage Calculator, what is the living wage for an hourly employee in Chicago who is a single adult with no children?

Answers: 1) 50-100 2) A digital Mediazilla collection 3) Lead clients to vendors who have green practices 4) It is donated, repurposed, or recycled/composted 5) $19.23/hr

ROUND TWO: 5 points each

Question 1: Which of the following materials can you NOT compost in a commercial composting facility?

a) paper towels & napkins b) cooked food/leftovers c) corks from a wine bottle d) paper receipts

Question 2: In a chocolate bar, what percentage of the ingredients must be certified Fair Trade, in order to utilize the Fair Trade label?

a) 100% b) 80% c) 40% d) 20%

Question 3: The Monterey Aquarium in California creates sustainable purchasing guides for businesses that need to buy what product?

Question 4: True or false: Vogue Weddings named sustainability as a 2023 wedding trend.

Question 5: The Joinery has a main component that helps the venue save on electricity needs. What is that main feature?

Question 6: Destination weddings produce approximately how many times more carbon emissions than local weddings

a) 25x b) 50x c) 75x d) 100x

Question 7: Renting a shuttle for transportation replaces approximately how many cars?

Answers: 1) paper receipts: "Your receipts, even if they are paper materials alone, have ink on them. The problem is that this ink may contain toxic chemicals, which may be bad for your compost bin. If you cannot determine what type of ink was used and whether it is good for your compost bin, it is better to exclude it." 2) 20% 3) fish 4) false 5) the skylight 6) 75x 7) 15 cars

ROUND THREE: 10 points each

Question 1: What year did BDP earn the title "Greenest Caterer in America"

Question 2: A LEED certification is the most widely used green building rating system in the world. What do the letters LEED stand for?

Question 3: What type of reusable batteries are used with most photography equipment?

Question 4: A common decor rental, a peacock chair is made of what?

Question 5: Renting a wedding dress is more eco-friendly than buying because it can take about how many gallons of water to create the materials for a gown?

Question 5: Compared to the average wedding meal, choosing a vegetarian menu reduces your co2 footprint by how much?

a) 5% b) 35% c) 55% d) 75%

Question 6: If there is balloon decor, how many of those pieces might eventually be found on 1 mile of ocean coastline?

Answers: 1) 2013 2) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design 3) Lithium Ion batteries 4) Woven rattan or wicker 5) 2400 gallons 6) 75% 7) 40

FINAL ROUND: 15 points each

Question 1: Which 3 GWA Members are bee-keepers (must get all 3 to get points!)

Question 2: Between travel, food, shipping, etc. an average wedding is responsible for approx. how many tons of CO2 emissions?

Question 3: The average wedding day produces as much garbage as how many Americans do in a year?

Answers: 1) Doodleboth, Toast & Jam, BDP 2) 60 - 3x what an average American emits in one year 3) 4 Americans - about 400lbs. in one wedding day!

So, how did you do? Curating a sustainable wedding or event isn’t always easy, but working with our knowledgeable GWA members will make it much easier! See all the members here on our website.