Quiz 1: Water & Sanitation at Home

What is the realistic all-in household water planning figure per person per day?

0.25 gallon

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About 1.5 gallons

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10 gallons

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50 gallons

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How quickly can municipal water become unsafe or unavailable after a grid failure?

Never

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Within 48–72 hours

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After several months

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Only after a year

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What is the two-part household solution to the 30-day water problem?

Bottled water only

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Stored water PLUS a way to produce more safe water

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A bigger water heater

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Rationing to half a cup a day

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Which container should you NEVER reuse for water storage?

Food-grade jugs

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Milk jugs

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Commercial water bottles

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55-gallon food-grade drums

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Which household water sources are immediately available inside your home when an event begins?

Only the kitchen tap

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Your water heater (40–50 gal) and toilet tanks

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The dishwasher

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The garden hose and rain barrels

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Which method reliably removes heavy metals and dissolved chemicals at home?

Boiling

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A hollow-fiber/gravity filter

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Reverse osmosis or distillation

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Bleach

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Historically, what kills more people than thirst or hunger when systems fail?

Cold

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Failed sanitation and the disease it spreads

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Boredom

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Animal attacks

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What is the single highest-value sanitation habit?

Showering daily

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Hand-washing after waste handling and before food

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Wearing gloves always

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Burning all waste

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After each use of an emergency (bucket) toilet, what should you add?

More water

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Absorbent cover material (sawdust, kitty litter, soil)

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Bleach directly

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Nothing

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What does separating your water ‘streams’ mean?

Using two taps

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Keeping drinking water, greywater, and blackwater distinct and routed deliberately

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Freezing some water

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Buying bottled and tap

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