Answers to the Camping & Survival Trivia
 
    1  A good campsite.
    2  False, it is the California Condor.
    3  True.
    4  The most direct line to the bottom of a hill.
    5  A cup made from the burl of a tree.
    6  True.
    7  A deep, wet bed of sand subjected to pressure by water below it.
    8  False.
    9  b) Blue.
    10 Rain.
    11 The handle.
    12 A backpack.
    13 Slant tube construction.
    14 On a compass.
    15 To keep the fuel tank from overheating.
    16 The inner construction of a down sleeping bag used to keep the down from shifting.
    17 a) Front.
    18 On the right side.
    19 Exhaustion.
    20 True.
    21 a) The atmosphere is dry.
    22 True.
    23 A knit cap.
    24 True.
    25 c) A sleeping bag.
    26 In a side wind.
    27 Positive Mental Attitude.
    28 Fried or skillet bread.
    29 Smoke.
    30 True.
    31 b) Good weather.
    32 A short emergency paddle.
    33 True.
    34 Northeast.
    35 True.
    36 A specific elevation.
    37 True.
    38 False.
    39 Air lock.
    40 Smoking and drinking.
    41 That it is UNSAFE to eat.
    42 At least 50 yards.
    43 Create heat.
    44 The bowman.
    45 It should be boiled.
    46 True.
    47 c) East.
    48 Windshield.
    49 False.
    50 The elk.
    51 b) Six.
    52 To hold a pot over a campfire.
    53 True.
    54 False, they may be eaten raw if desired.
    55 True.
    56 True.
    57 False.
    58 A line drawn on a map from your location to your destination.
    59 A glassy rock.
    60 He will wiggle the wings of the plane.
    61 True.
    62 True.
    63 True.
    64 You should empty the fuel tank.
    65 True.
    66 True.
    67 b) Iron pyrite.
    68 False, it is a mountain pass.
    69 Contamination from pesticides and weed killers.
    70 Artificial respiration.
    71 False.
    72 Yosemite Falls.
    73 True.
    74 b) A brown nose.
    75 Rain.
    76 b) Loss of body heat.
    77 True.
    78 Soapy water.
    79 c) Dehydration.
    80 True.
    81 Don't panic.
    82 c) The lee side.
    83 True.
    84 The Appalachain Trail.
    85 A map and a compass (and the knowledge to use them).
    86 b) Eight.
    87 B) Dehydration.
    88 Accross the middle of a slope.
    89 No.
    90 A sewn-in tongue.
    91 The Svea.
    92 False.
    93 b) White.
    94 Straight accross the current.
    95 2 miles away.
    96 False.
    97 c) Thunderhead.
    98 Rain or snow.
    99 That rain or snow is likely.
    100 Numbness.
    101 The approach of highwinds.
    102 True.
    103 Good Old Raisins and Peanuts - a quick energy trail snack.
    104 The north side.
    105 True.
    106 a) Play dead - curl in a ball and lock your hands behind your head.
     

    All these questions and answers were taken from:  L. L. Bean's Great Outdoor Sporting Trivia (1989)
     

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