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Not Knowing This Survival Information Could Kill You
Test your survival skills knowledge. Select the correct response to the survival questions below.
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Last updated: May 16, 2019
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1. When lost in the wild, you're first priority is to find food.
Food can wait. You can live up to 3 weeks without food.
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TRUE
FALSE
2. When building a shelter always build a four-sided structure with walls and a roof.
The best shelter is a lean to in a dry place with th Making a small insulated nest that provides rain and wind protection is vastly superior to a roofed shelter without insulation.
FALSE
TRUE
MAYBE
3. You can drink water from a cactus.
The liquid inside a cactus isn’t pure water and is actually a highly alkaline, noxious fluid. If you drink from a cactus you will get very sick, and vomiting is one way to ensure you dehydrate faster.
TRUE
MAYBE
FALSE
4. The Internet can teach you all you need to survive in the wild.
You can’t rely solely on the Internet. It can't give you real world practice or confidence which are important in survival situations,
FALSE
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TRUE
5. You should suck the poison out of a snakebite.
The evidence suggests that cutting and sucking, or applying a tourniquet or ice does nothing to help a snake bite victim.
TRUE
FALSE
MAYBE
6. Drinking your own pee can save you from dehydration.
Drinking urine is an acceptable short-term solution to dehydration in cooler climates, but is not the best idea in a long term or heat-stroke situation.
TRUE
FALSE
MAYBE
7. You need to ration your water in the desert.
Rationing water while running around in the heat is more dangerous than laying low and hydrating as much as possible.
MAYBE
FALSE
TRUE
8. You can stop a shark attack by punching the shark in the nose.
Most people lack the upper body strength to deliver a powerful blow especially when punching in the water. Shark attack experts now believe the best way to fend off a shark is by clawing at the eyes and gills.
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TRUE
FALSE
9. Always swim parallel to the shore in a rip current.
Swimming parallel to the shore is a good way to escape a rip current that pulls straight out. Unfortunately, not all rip currents flow directly out to sea.
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TRUE
FALSE
10. For the average person, plants are the best source of nutrition in a survival situation.
Unless you're a botanist, don't mess with the flora and fungi! While some provide an adequate source of nutrition many more can make you sick or even kill you.
FALSE
TRUE
MAYBE
11. You survive a plane crash in the wilderness uninjured. Everyone else is dead. Your best chance of survival is to get as far away from the crash site as you can.
By remaining with the wreck you stand a far better chance of being located by search and rescue assets who will scour your known or estimated flight path.
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TRUE
FALSE
12. The only benefit of building a fire is to stay warm.
Fire provides warmth, light, protection from predators and a psychological boost.
TRUE
MAYBE
FALSE
13. The survival acronym STOP stands for Sit, Think, Observe, Pray.
The full acronym is Sit, Think, Observe and PLAN.
FALSE
TRUE
MAYBE
14. In a temperate climate survival tasks should be prioritized in this order: 1) locate water 2) locate food 3) build shelter 4) build fire 5) address injuries
The correct order is 1) address injuries, 2) build shelter, 3) build fire, 4) locate water, 5) locate food
FALSE
TRUE
MAYBE
15. When initially confronted by a bear, the best course of action is to avoid eye contact and slowly back away.
Never run from a bear. Bears will always be able to outrun you.
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FALSE
TRUE
16. It's your first night in a cold dark night in the woods and you have a built a simple shelter but could not build a fire. You are afraid of freezing to death. The best thing to do is to go to sleep. instead of staying awake and keeping active to stay warm.
Don't worry about freezing to death. When you start to get cold, your body will shiver involuntarily and you'll wake up. Only in the later stages of hypothermia do you need to worry about drifting into unconsciousness and dying.
TRUE
MAYBE
FALSE
17. The best way to make water safe to drink is to strain it through a cloth.
Boiling water for at least one minute is the best way to make water safe to drink.
TRUE
FALSE
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Aug 9, 2023
It depends on the bear. A panda or koala bear are hardly a threat. For brown bears, one should lie down, but black bears some suggest fighting and for polar bears there is little one can do if it is hungry.
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