Gunny's Survival Quiz

[Gunny]

All right boys and girls. Time for a pop quiz to get the old juices flowing.

I am big into survival tecniques. My father started me young in the outdoors and taught me to hunt, fish, clean, cook, start fires, track, survive, etc... and the Corps took care of the rest. I've learned quite a lot of survival tecniques throughout my life and thought maybe we could share some interesting knowledge and tecniques in a thread.

Here's a quiz I came up with. I put some easy ones as well as some tougher ones. See how many you can get right without looking them up.

1. Your plane goes down in remote Alaska. After a few days you are out of water and are starting to show signs of dehydration. Is eating the snow an option?

A - Yes
B - No

2 - How much water can you lose before you die?

A - 1%
B - 5%
C - 10%
D - 15%

3. Your lost in the Sahara Desert. Which of the following should you do to ensure survival?

A - Strip down naked.
B - Take your pants off, piss on them and then wrap them around your head.
C - Conserve your water as much as possible.
D - Eat regularly.

4 - You are caught in quicksand up to your upper-torso and are not touching bottom. What do you do?

A - Try and swim out.
B - Try and walk out.
C - Float to the top and crawl out.
D - Make jerking lunges towards the edge.

5 - Where is the best place to build your shelter in the wildrerness?

A - Dry river bed
B - Near water
C - Low ground
D - Dry, drained ground

6 - Which is the most valuable tool in your backpack?

A - Knife
B - First aid kit
C - Waterproof matches
D - Fishing kit

7 - Which is a symptom of hypothermia?

A - Blurry vision
B - Hunger
C - Clumsy coordination
D - Thirst

8 - How much water should you drink in one day?

A - 1 liter
B - 2 to 4 liters
C - 1/2 a liter
D - 6 liters

9 - You are lost in the forrest and desperately need food. Which one is the least recommended to try?

A - Hunting
B - Fishing
C - Trapping
D - Find edible plants

10 - You are trying to hike out of Alaska to a town 2 days away. When should you stop and build a fire?

A - Ears get cold
B - Feel frozen
C - Start to shiver
D - When you get tired

11 - What do you use to find the North Star?

A - Big Dipper
B - Orion's Belt
C - Little Dipper
D - Southern Cross

12 - You see a red sky at dusk. What kind of weather can you normally expect?

A - Good weather
B - Bad weather

13 - What is the international signal for distress?

A - 1 fire
B - 2 fires
C - 3 fires
D - 4 fires

14 - You're stranded in the mountains and have to make shelter. Where is the best place?

A - Top of mountain
B - Bottom of mountain
C - Middle
D - Doesn't matter

15 - You must cross a stream in the middle of winter. How specifically do you cross it without dying of hypothermia?

[hikinboot]

Originally Posted by Gunny

All right boys and girls. Time for a pop quiz to get the old juices flowing.

I am big into survival tecniques. My father started me young in the outdoors and taught me to hunt, fish, clean, cook, start fires, track, survive, etc... and the Corps took care of the rest. I've learned quite a lot of survival tecniques throughout my life and thought maybe we could share some interesting knowledge and tecniques in a thread.

Here's a quiz I came up with. I put some easy ones as well as some tougher ones. See how many you can get right without looking them up.

1. Your plane goes down in remote Alaska. After a few days you are out of water and are starting to show signs of dehydration. Is eating the snow an option?

A - Yes if you boil it and purify it
B - No

2 - How much water can you lose before you die?

A - 1%
[COLOR="rgb(139, 0, 0)"]B - 5%[/COLOR]
C - 10%
D - 15%

3. Your lost in the Sahara Desert. Which of the following should you do to ensure survival?

A - Strip down naked.
B - Take your pants off, piss on them and then wrap them around your head.
[COLOR="rgb(139, 0, 0)"]C - Conserve your water as much as possible.[/COLOR]
D - Eat regularly.

4 - You are caught in quicksand up to your upper-torso and are not touching bottom. What do you do?

A - Try and swim out.
B - Try and walk out.
C - Float to the top and crawl out.
[COLOR="rgb(139, 0, 0)"]D - Make jerking lunges towards the edge.[/COLOR]

5 - Where is the best place to build your shelter in the wildrerness?

A - Dry river bed
[COLOR="rgb(139, 0, 0)"]B - Near water[/COLOR]
C - Low ground
D - Dry, drained ground

6 - Which is the most valuable tool in your backpack?

A - Knife
B - First aid kit
[COLOR="rgb(139, 0, 0)"]C - Waterproof matches[/COLOR]
D - Fishing kit

7 - Which is a symptom of hypothermia?

A - Blurry vision
[COLOR="rgb(139, 0, 0)"]B - Hunger[/COLOR]
C - Clumsy coordination
D - Thirst

8 - How much water should you drink in one day?

A - 1 liter
[COLOR="rgb(139, 0, 0)"]B - 2 to 4 liters[/COLOR]
C - 1/2 a liter
D - 6 liters

9 - You are lost in the forrest and desperately need food. Which one is the least recommended to try?

A - Hunting
B - Fishing
C - Trapping
[COLOR="rgb(139, 0, 0)"]D - Find edible plants[/COLOR]

10 - You are trying to hike out of Alaska to a town 2 days away. When should you stop and build a fire?

[COLOR="rgb(139, 0, 0)"]A - Ears get cold[/COLOR]
B - Feel frozen
C - Start to shiver
D - When you get tired

11 - What do you use to find the North Star?

A - Big Dipper
B - Orion's Belt
C - Little Dipper
[COLOR="rgb(139, 0, 0)"]D - Southern Cross[/COLOR]

12 - You see a red sky at dusk. What kind of weather can you normally expect?

[COLOR="rgb(139, 0, 0)"]A - Good weather[/COLOR]
B - Bad weather

13 - What is the international signal for distress?

A - 1 fire
B - 2 fires
C - 3 fires
[COLOR="rgb(139, 0, 0)"]D - 4 fires[/COLOR]

14 - You're stranded in the mountains and have to make shelter. Where is the best place?

A - Top of mountain
B - Bottom of mountain
C - Middle
[COLOR="rgb(139, 0, 0)"]D - Doesn't matter[/COLOR]

15 - You must cross a stream in the middle of winter. How specifically do you cross it without dying of hypothermia?

strip and carry clothes above head so they don't get wet.


I guessed at a few of those, well most. I think I need to study more. but I didn't cheat.

[hikinboot]

Originally Posted by Gunny

All right boys and girls. Time for a pop quiz to get the old juices flowing.

I am big into survival tecniques. My father started me young in the outdoors and taught me to hunt, fish, clean, cook, start fires, track, survive, etc... and the Corps took care of the rest. I've learned quite a lot of survival tecniques throughout my life and thought maybe we could share some interesting knowledge and tecniques in a thread.

Here's a quiz I came up with. I put some easy ones as well as some tougher ones. See how many you can get right without looking them up.

1. Your plane goes down in remote Alaska. After a few days you are out of water and are starting to show signs of dehydration. Is eating the snow an option?

A - Yes if you boil it and purify it
B - No

2 - How much water can you lose before you die?

A - 1%
[COLOR="rgb(139, 0, 0)"]B - 5%[/COLOR]
C - 10%
D - 15%

3. Your lost in the Sahara Desert. Which of the following should you do to ensure survival?

A - Strip down naked.
B - Take your pants off, piss on them and then wrap them around your head.
[COLOR="rgb(139, 0, 0)"]C - Conserve your water as much as possible.[/COLOR]
D - Eat regularly.

4 - You are caught in quicksand up to your upper-torso and are not touching bottom. What do you do?

A - Try and swim out.
B - Try and walk out.
C - Float to the top and crawl out.
[COLOR="rgb(139, 0, 0)"]D - Make jerking lunges towards the edge.[/COLOR]

5 - Where is the best place to build your shelter in the wildrerness?

A - Dry river bed
[COLOR="rgb(139, 0, 0)"]B - Near water[/COLOR]
C - Low ground
D - Dry, drained ground

6 - Which is the most valuable tool in your backpack?

A - Knife
B - First aid kit
[COLOR="rgb(139, 0, 0)"]C - Waterproof matches[/COLOR]
D - Fishing kit

7 - Which is a symptom of hypothermia?

A - Blurry vision
[COLOR="rgb(139, 0, 0)"]B - Hunger[/COLOR]
C - Clumsy coordination
D - Thirst

8 - How much water should you drink in one day?

A - 1 liter
[COLOR="rgb(139, 0, 0)"]B - 2 to 4 liters[/COLOR]
C - 1/2 a liter
D - 6 liters

9 - You are lost in the forrest and desperately need food. Which one is the least recommended to try?

A - Hunting
B - Fishing
C - Trapping
[COLOR="rgb(139, 0, 0)"]D - Find edible plants[/COLOR]

10 - You are trying to hike out of Alaska to a town 2 days away. When should you stop and build a fire?

[COLOR="rgb(139, 0, 0)"]A - Ears get cold[/COLOR]
B - Feel frozen
C - Start to shiver
D - When you get tired

11 - What do you use to find the North Star?

A - Big Dipper
B - Orion's Belt
C - Little Dipper
[COLOR="rgb(139, 0, 0)"]D - Southern Cross[/COLOR]

12 - You see a red sky at dusk. What kind of weather can you normally expect?

[COLOR="rgb(139, 0, 0)"]A - Good weather[/COLOR]
B - Bad weather

13 - What is the international signal for distress?

A - 1 fire
B - 2 fires
C - 3 fires
[COLOR="rgb(139, 0, 0)"]D - 4 fires[/COLOR]

14 - You're stranded in the mountains and have to make shelter. Where is the best place?

A - Top of mountain
B - Bottom of mountain
C - Middle
[COLOR="rgb(139, 0, 0)"]D - Doesn't matter[/COLOR]

15 - You must cross a stream in the middle of winter. How specifically do you cross it without dying of hypothermia?

strip and carry clothes above head so they don't get wet.


I guessed at a few of those, well most. I think I need to study more. but I didn't cheat.

[hikinboot]

Sorry for posting it twice, computer glitch! I edited it to try to add color, it didn't work, now it posted twice. I think the computer won tonight.

[oldsarge]

Originally Posted by Gunny

1. Your plane goes down in remote Alaska. After a few days you are out of water and are starting to show signs of dehydration. Is eating the snow an option?

A - Yes- I would hold small mouthfuls in my mouth to melt it, then swallow.

2 - How much water can you lose before you die?

D - 15%

3. Your lost in the Sahara Desert. Which of the following should you do to ensure survival?

B - Take your pants off, piss on them and then wrap them around your head.



4 - You are caught in quicksand up to your upper-torso and are not touching bottom. What do you do?

C - Float to the top and crawl out.- By laying flat and making myself
more bouyant.


5 - Where is the best place to build your shelter in the wildrerness?

B - Near water


6 - Which is the most valuable tool in your backpack?

A - Knife


7 - Which is a symptom of hypothermia?

C - Clumsy coordination


8 - How much water should you drink in one day?

B - 2 to 4 liters


9 - You are lost in the forrest and desperately need food. Which one is the least recommended to try?

A - Hunting-only because of the effort in trying to build weapons I may not
have and the energy expended on the hunt itself.


10 - You are trying to hike out of Alaska to a town 2 days away. When should you stop and build a fire?

C - Start to shiver


11 - What do you use to find the North Star?

A - Big Dipper


12 - You see a red sky at dusk. What kind of weather can you normally expect?

A - Good weather


13 - What is the international signal for distress?

C - 3 fires


14 - You're stranded in the mountains and have to make shelter. Where is the best place?

D - Doesn't matter-depends on where suitable materials are found and the
proximity to water.

15 - You must cross a stream in the middle of winter. How specifically do you cross it without dying of hypothermia?

Disrobe, cross, get dressed, build a fire. Or walk across the ice!

When do we find out or scores Gunny!

[Judy Ann]

Originally Posted by Gunny

All right boys and girls. Time for a pop quiz to get the old juices flowing.

I am big into survival tecniques. My father started me young in the outdoors and taught me to hunt, fish, clean, cook, start fires, track, survive, etc... and the Corps took care of the rest. I've learned quite a lot of survival tecniques throughout my life and thought maybe we could share some interesting knowledge and tecniques in a thread.

Here's a quiz I came up with. I put some easy ones as well as some tougher ones. See how many you can get right without looking them up.

1. Your plane goes down in remote Alaska. After a few days you are out of water and are starting to show signs of dehydration. Is eating the snow an option?

A - Yes, melted


2 - How much water can you lose before you die

D - 15%

3. Your lost in the Sahara Desert. Which of the following should you do to ensure survival?

C - Conserve your water as much as possible.


4 - You are caught in quicksand up to your upper-torso and are not touching bottom. What do you do?

A - Try and swim out.
.

5 - Where is the best place to build your shelter in the wildrerness?

D - Dry, drained ground

6 - Which is the most valuable tool in your backpack?

A - Knife




7 - Which is a symptom of hypothermia?

C - Clumsy coordination

8 - How much water should you drink in one day?

B - 2 to 4 liters


9 - You are lost in the forrest and desperately need food. Which one is the least recommended to try?

A - Hunting


10 - You are trying to hike out of Alaska to a town 2 days away. When should you stop and build a fire?

Feeling frozen



11 - What do you use to find the North Star?

A - Big Dipper


12 - You see a red sky at dusk. What kind of weather can you normally expect?

A - Good weather
r

13 - What is the international signal for distress?

C - 3 fires

14 - You're stranded in the mountains and have to make shelter. Where is the best place?

A - Top of mountain for increased visibility in case someone is flying over looking for you if there are materials nearby



15 - You must cross a stream in the middle of winter. How specifically do you cross it without dying of hypothermia?

I guess there's no bridge so...find a safe place to cross, disrobe, carry everything above your head or above the water depending on depth, cross, dry off with a towel from your pack and get into clothes ASAP then get moving.

[Gunny]

Originally Posted by oldsarge

When do we find out or scores Gunny!

Heh. I'll post them in a day or two to give others a chance to try.

[Grandpa]

1. b it hastens hypo
2. d
3. b
4. c
5. d
6. a
7. a & c
8. b normal activity, d strenuous activity
9. a
10. c
11. a
12. a (red sky at night, sailors delight)
13. c
14. c
15. Strip, keep clothes dry

[Gunny]

All right. Answers time. Although all of you got most of them right. There was an occasional incorrect answer but you all got almost all of them right. Good job.

1. Your plane goes down in remote Alaska. After a few days you are out of water and are starting to show signs of dehydration. Is eating the snow an option?

A - Yes
B - No

No. Eating snow when you're already exposed in the cold will bring on hypothermia a lot faster. The only time it is acceptable to eat snow is if you boil it or melt it down to where it's not real cold anymore.


2 - How much water can you lose before you die?

A - 1%
B - 5%
C - 10%
D - 15%

D. 15%.

3. Your lost in the Sahara Desert. Which of the following should you do to ensure survival?

A - Strip down naked.
B - Take your pants off, piss on them and then wrap them around your head.
C - Conserve your water as much as possible.
D - Eat regularly.

B. It sounds really gross but it can save your life. The damp pants around your head will keep you cooler and able to function and think better.

Stripping down naked exposes you to the sun and will make things worse. Conserving water in the desert is a no-no. Drink normally. Your body will function much better and you'll live longer if you drink normal. Many dead people have been found in the desert with water in their canteens. And eating when you're lost in the desert with little water is bad. Food consumes and absorbs the water you drink.


4 - You are caught in quicksand up to your upper-torso and are not touching bottom. What do you do?

A - Try and swim out.
B - Try and walk out.
C - Float to the top and crawl out.
D - Make jerking lunges towards the edge.

Float to the top and crawl out. Do it v-e-r-y s-l-o-w-l-y.



5 - Where is the best place to build your shelter in the wildrerness?

A - Dry river bed
B - Near water
C - Low ground
D - Dry, drained ground

Dry, drained ground. Dry river beds are bed because if it floods you're screwed. Building it near water attracts insects, bugs and other annoying flying things. Low ground is bad because cold air lingers in valleys and such.


6 - Which is the most valuable tool in your backpack?

A - Knife
B - First aid kit
C - Waterproof matches
D - Fishing kit

Knife is your most important tool you can have.

7 - Which is a symptom of hypothermia?

A - Blurry vision
B - Hunger
C - Clumsy coordination
D - Thirst

C. Clumsy coordination. If you experience this you need to find shelter quickly or find a way to warm up.

8 - How much water should you drink in one day?

A - 1 liter
B - 2 to 4 liters
C - 1/2 a liter
D - 6 liters

2-4 liters is recommended. However you can survive with less if need be.

9 - You are lost in the forrest and desperately need food. Which one is the least recommended to try?

A - Hunting
B - Fishing
C - Trapping
D - Find edible plants

A. Hunting is time consuming and you exert a lot more energy doing it. Unless you're an experienced and seasoned hunter you should avoid this.


10 - You are trying to hike out of Alaska to a town 2 days away. When should you stop and build a fire?

A - Ears get cold
B - Feel frozen
C - Start to shiver
D - When you get tired

C. Shivering hard on a constant basis is a big sign your body is too cold and trying to warm itself up. You need to get warm soon.

11 - What do you use to find the North Star?

A - Big Dipper
B - Orion's Belt
C - Little Dipper
D - Southern Cross

A. Big Dipper.

12 - You see a red sky at dusk. What kind of weather can you normally expect?

A - Good weather
B - Bad weather

A. Good weather. Red sky in the morning usually means bad weather is incoming. Remember the old sailor addage - "Red sky in morning, sailor take warning. Red sky at night, sailor's delight.


13 - What is the international signal for distress?

A - 1 fire
B - 2 fires
C - 3 fires
D - 4 fires

C. Three fires. Build them in a straight line or triangle.

14 - You're stranded in the mountains and have to make shelter. Where is the best place?

A - Top of mountain
B - Bottom of mountain
C - Middle
D - Doesn't matter

C. Middle. At the top it's too cold and windy. At the bottom is bad because the cold air hovers near the ground. Best bet is to find somewhere near the middle to lower-middle. It's the best of the evils.


15 - You must cross a stream in the middle of winter. How specifically do you cross it without dying of hypothermia?

Strip down to the way God created you. Hold all firearms and clothes over your head or place them in a bag of some sort to keep absolutely dry. Then cross. After you're across put on your clothes and build a fire and get warm and you should be fine.

[Judy Ann]

Thanks Gunny! Fun quiz and I learned a few things. Hopefully won't be caught in Alaska without a guide, lost in the Sahara, or stuck in quicksand!