Test Your Water Knowledge

Think you know a lot about water? Try these!

1. How many gallons of water does it take to manufacture a car?
2. It costs you less than $0.10 to take a bath in city water. How much would it cost in bottled water?
3. How many gallons of water does it take to manufacture a can of beer?
4. At current consumption rates, how long would it take for the three cities in the Joint Water Commission to use all the water in Lake Mille Lacs?
5. The water used in a year by the Joint Water Commission (2.6 billion gallons) would fill a swimming pool 6’ deep, 100’ wide, and how long?
6. Which animal’s body contains the highest percentage of water—human, elephant, chicken?

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