Earth Day: How green are you?
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Monday 22 April marks the 49th annual Earth Day!
Billions of people all over the world gather to celebrate the world and encourage more understanding about the environment and climate change.
We want to know how green you are on this Earth Day!
Take our quiz and find out whether you're an eco-warrior or just a worry for the environment...
![Earth Day protest](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/EAF0/production/_106544106_gettyimages-1138511199.jpg)
Children in India participate in an Earth Day protest
What is Earth Day?
Earth Day is a yearly event held on 22 April.
It celebrates life on the planet, but also encourages people to be greener through protests, demonstrations and big clean ups in the communities.
People from all over the world come together to take part in Earth Day.
Check out our gallery of pictures from previous Earth Days.
![Badge on a jacket](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/D6AA/production/_106545945_gettyimages-3228681.jpg)
1970: The first Earth Day ever! A woman wears a pin that reads 'Save your Earth, you can't get off."
![1970: Earth Day protests in New York.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/124CA/production/_106545947_gettyimages-456798650.jpg)
1970: Earth Day protests in New York
![Girls with large brooms walking through New York](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/172EA/production/_106545949_gettyimages-515298034.jpg)
1970: New York - girls form the 'Sweeper's Brigade' to help clean up the city
![Four girls with brooms and rakes](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/CC8C/production/_106546325_gettyimages-144078507.jpg)
1990: Girls help clean up their community in Los Angeles as part of Earth Day
![An inflatable whale sits near the Eiffel Tower in Paris as part of Earth Day celebrations](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/11AAC/production/_106546327_gettyimages-113422037.jpg)
1993: An inflatable whale sits near the Eiffel Tower in Paris as part of Earth Day celebrations
![Kids sitting in a park](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/168CC/production/_106546329_gettyimages-569178589.jpg)
2001: Kids encourage the world to use solar technology in this awesome group display in Los Angeles
![Protesters in Pakistan](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/3E52/production/_106545951_gettyimages-73946892-1.jpg)
2007: Protesters in Pakistan call for more awareness of recycling in waste on Earth Day
![Protests in London](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/B5E4/production/_106546564_gettyimages-486958369.jpg)
2008: Protesters in London demanding more renewable, green energy over coal
![Indian students wearing green face paint with white writing](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/8C72/production/_106545953_gettyimages-485929093-1.jpg)
2014: Students in India paint their faces green and white with environmental slogans
![Woman with half her face covered with a tiger paint](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/16020/production/_106544109_gettyimages-1138611217.jpg)
2019: A woman puts on tiger face paint before a protest
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