Shelter
Food
Water
Getting Home
Misc.
100
When picking your survival shelter site make sure it is placed.....
-Where it easily can been seen.
-On ground that is dry and well drained.
100
True or False: Hunting is an easier and more effective
way of getting food than setting up traps.
False!
100
How long can a person survive without water?
Three days.
100
If you are on a mountain and you are lost, and you find a stream, what should you do?
Follow the stream downhill till you get to a road.
100
If lost in the wilderness, what is the first thing you should do?
A. Find a shelter
B. Begin yelling for help
C. Sit down and relax, collect your thoughts
D. Find water
E. Make a signal fire.
C. Sit down and relax, collect your thoughts.
200
Where should your shelter not be..
Near water or in low lying areas, such as dry riverbeds
200
How long can a human survive without food?
Three Weeks
200
True or False: When getting water off of a stream, it is best to skim it off the top.
False, there are dirt and moss particles that float on the top.
200
If lost, why should you stay in one place, and wait it out?
-If you told someone, people are probably looking for you.
-Lost people have a tendency to walk in circles.
-From experience, wandering around just makes things go further wrong.
-If you begin running around trying to find out where you are, especially in the dark, you risk falling or injuring yourself.
200
If you are bitten by a venomous snake you should…
A: Suck out the venom, spitting it out quickly.
B: Write the time down that you were bit and find a doctor.
C: Ice the bite and find a doctor
D: Cut out the poison
B- it is important for the paramedics to know how long the
venom has been in your body. Never try to suck out
the venom, you could swallow it.
300
What is the easiest kind of shelter?
A. A-Frame B. Lean-To C. Snow Shelter D. Tarp Shelter
D. Tarp Shelter
Using a tarp to build an A-Frame or Lean-To structure is
easiest because then you don't have to find sticks
and pile them on the sides.
If you don't have a tarp, then a Lean-To will most likely be easiest.
300
True or False: Tree bark is edible.
True. The lightly colored layer of the inner bark can be eaten raw or cooked.
300
What is the most certain way to make sure suspect water is pure and safely disinfected?
BOILING
300
Name three distress signals.
-SOS -Three Campfires in a line, or in a triangle -Signals of three, or in Europe it is six within one min. -American flag inverted.
300
Q: How far from water, campsites, and trails should an outdoor bathroom be?
A: As close as possible
B: 200 Feet
C: 100 Feet
D: 20 Feet
B: 200 Feet
400
Name three types of shelters.
-Debris Hut (A-Frame)
-Lean-to
-Snow Cave
-Tree-Pit Snow Shelter
-Others
400
What is the best way to make a bowl in the wild?
A. Make a scraper out of animal bone or stone, and carve out a center of a sturdy rock.
B. Place hot coals or embers on top of a thick tree root that has been cut to a desired size, then dig out the charred pieces of wood.
C. Mix sand, dirt, and water into a powder, and pour it into a bowl-shaped leaf or shell. Allow to dry and set for two weeks.
B.
400
A good tool to find water is your...
Map.
400
True or False: In Alaska, it is against the law to pass by a hitchhiker
False. While hitchhiking in Alaska is legal, this supposed law is just urban legend.
400
If you can't find shelter during a storm and are out in the open, as a last resort what is the best way to protect yourself from lightning?
Seek shelter in a uniform area such as a forest, and crouch on the ground on the tips of your feet with your ankles together.
500
True or False: When building a shelter, branches, leaves, and grass will keep the water out.
True.
If branches are laid the right way it will act like a tree and
carry the water out and down. Branches should be
laid thicker end up, with the leaves pointing down.
500
How should you eat a frog?
A. Skin it, cook it, and eat the whole thing.
B. Eat only the legs; the rest of the frog contains toxins that may cause nausea and headaches.
C. Boil the frog, discard its intestines, and consume the rest.
A.
500
What two chemicals are commonly used in water purification?
Iodine and Chlorine.
500
What side of a tree does moss usually grow on, and why?
North, more towards northeast. Because that side has less
sun and is most moist
500
When you are signaling for help and you think a plane has spotted you, how do you know that they have?
They will roll side to side.
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