Camping
The Wild
Riddles
Geography
Canada
100
You don't need a water bottle in winter, just eat snow
True or False
False ... Eating snow drives down body temperature
100
A member of the pine family, this tree drops its needles in the fall
Larch or Tamarack
100
What's orange and sounds like a parrot?
What is a carrot?
100
This gives us orientation on a map
What is a North arrow or compass rose?
100
How many of the Great Lakes are shared with the US?
4
200
What is a day-pack?
A small bag to bring on hikes so to not be so burdensome
200
Flat, treeless lands with frozen ground year-round
Tundra
200
What has a neck but no head?
What is a bottle?
200
The key to understanding maps is to use this.
What is a legend?
200
Who is Canada's Head of State
Queen Elizabeth II
300
The most important rule of clothing for winter camping
Layers
- wicking base layer (wool or poly)
- intermediate layer(s) for warmth (fleece)
- outer windbreaking/waterproof layer
300
What am I called in the southern hemisphere
What is the aurora Australis?
300
Its raining at midnight but the forecast is calling for clear weather ahead. Will there be sunny weather in 48 hours?
Nope! Still night.
300
The lines that tell us how high we are
What are contour or elevation lines?
300
What is the Grand Banks area famous for?
Fishing
400
What is the top three survival requirements?
Fire (warmth)
Shelter
Water and Food
400
Name one difference between a grizzly bear and a black bear
Hump, snout, ears claws and footprint
400
It has keys, but no locks.
It has space, but not room.
You can enter, but can't go inside.
What is a keyboard?
400
How many seas or oceans does Canada's river drain into
4 if you include the Gulf of Mexico.
The Milk River in Alberta is part of the Mississippi river
400
The furthest north place in Canada accessible by road
Tuktoyaktuk
500
Why does a quinzee work here and not an igloo.
quinzee uses a mound of settled snow instead of hard pack blocks of snow
500
Name that print
What is a cougar?
500
What goes away as soon as you talk about it?
What is silence?
500
The point in Alberta that determines if rivers will flow east or west
What is the continental divide?
500
The oldest mountains on the North American continent
What are the Appalachians?