How Prepared Are You to Survive in the Jungle?

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The forum discussion centers around a wilderness survival quiz that participants took, revealing varying levels of preparedness for survival scenarios. Scores ranged from 45% to 105%, with many users expressing frustration over misleading questions, particularly regarding poisonous plants and water loss. Participants debated the relevance of quiz questions to real survival situations, highlighting the need for practical knowledge over theoretical trivia. Overall, the conversation underscores the importance of understanding survival tactics beyond quiz formats.

PREREQUISITES
  • Basic knowledge of wilderness survival techniques
  • Understanding of poisonous plants and their effects
  • Familiarity with hydration needs in survival situations
  • Experience with survival scenarios, such as those depicted in shows like "Survivorman" and "Man vs Wild"
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  • Research the identification of poisonous plants in various environments
  • Learn about effective hydration strategies in wilderness survival
  • Study practical survival skills through hands-on workshops or courses
  • Explore survival scenarios presented in media and their real-life applications
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Outdoor enthusiasts, survival instructors, and anyone interested in enhancing their wilderness survival skills will benefit from this discussion.

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My first attempt was only 75%

Congratulations, you passed with a score of 75%. Just brush up on what you missed and you'd make an excellent survivor.
Nice way of saying, sorry, but you'd be dead by morning. :redface:

http://www.wilderness-survival.net/quiz/quiz.php

What's your score, come on, be honest. How many survivorman and Bear Gryll's shows have you watched?
 
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Congratulations, you passed with a score of 85%. Just brush up on what you missed and you'd make an excellent survivor.

You should know that if your skin swells up and gets itchy you've probably come into contact with a poisonous plant. I'm telling you this because judging from your quiz you would have no idea otherwise.
Hey, the correct answer was bogus if you DO know your plants! Trick question!

I think I could last a week. Can I have my TV show now? "Chi Meson Presents: Itchy Plants"
 
105% :)
 
Chi Meson said:
Hey, the correct answer was bogus if you DO know your plants! Trick question!

I think I could last a week. Can I have my TV show now? "Chi Meson Presents: Itchy Plants"
LOL, Yes, you can have your own survivor show.

Theme: Lone physics teacher teacher is dropped in the jungle with an orange trash bag, an old sock filled with sulphur and a copy of "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman"...in Braille
 
SPOILER ALERT:
The thing that bugs me is the question on "avoiding poisonous plants" put the correct answer as "avoid all mushrooms." But, if I'm going to run across a patch of shaggys, corals, or morels while "surviving," and then remember "hey, an internet quiz told me to avoid all mushrooms coz that's the correct answer..."

well, I'll just stay at home then!

Stupid quiz!

And I also don't know my sharks. Last time I checked...

NO SHARKS IN THE JUNGLE!
 
Chi Meson said:
And I also don't know my sharks. Last time I checked...

NO SHARKS IN THE JUNGLE!
Land Sharks.
 
Rotfl i did my senior project in high school on surviving in the wilderness. so maybe the forests here are quite a bit different, but still...

my score... 45% lol
 
60%. I'm pretty much doomed. Although I've always wondered what I would do if I was stranded on an uninhabited island.. perhaps it would be the most awesome experience for me
 
It wasn't pretty, but you passed with a score of 60%. All things in moderation huh?

Judging from what questions you got wrong you better hope you don't get stranded in the desert, I don't think you'd make it.

Kinda what I thought.

Apparently I know exactly how to survive a zombie apocalypse though. ;-)
Would you survive a zombie attack?

You Did perfect!

You made every move correctly.
 
  • #10
65%

Where were the questions about killing things? Id sure as hell kill a monkey and eat his brain before i'd start chowing down on veggies.
 
  • #11
MotoH said:
65%

Where were the questions about killing things? Id sure as hell kill a monkey and eat his brain before i'd start chowing down on veggies.

Yeah I kind of doubt anyone here is capable of killing a monkey, a chimp, an ape, or any kind of animal with their bare hands :biggrin:

Now if you had your Ti-89 calculator with ya, you might be able to bludgeon them to death
 
  • #12
cronxeh said:
Yeah I kind of doubt anyone here is capable of killing a monkey, a chimp, an ape, or any kind of animal with their bare hands :biggrin:

Now if you had your Ti-89 calculator with ya, you might be able to bludgeon them to death

That's why you make a spear. ;-)

Though I probasbly would not be killing monkeys or apes either. Fish totally. If I were really desperate I may even try going up against a boar, a small one anyway.
 
  • #13
No no no no no. See first you make friends with the orangutan. You want to get to the point where you can pick the bugs out of his hair to eat them, which will hold you over until you kill him. Do not give him a name as this will make you second guess yourself (although clyde is an excellent orangutan name.) Next you pull a 2001: A Space Odyssey on him, and beat him with a bone.

Now you are the king of the jungle and all the lady orangutans are flocking to you like you are the notebook and a tub of ice cream.
 
  • #14
MotoH said:
Now you are the king of the jungle and all the lady orangutans are flocking to you like you are the notebook and a tub of ice cream.

Ummmm... nevermind.
 
  • #15
MotoH said:
the notebook and a tub of ice cream.

Oh that is disgusting, I'm not sure what is more repulsive - Brokeback Mountain or The Notebook

I think this works on orangutans too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bLTQ14TEyY
 
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  • #16
80%

I'm not sure what knowing that you can lose 15% (or whatever it was) of your water before dying has to do with survival though.
 
  • #17
I got a 75%, but I think some of the answers are questionable. I'm actually a decent survivalist -- though I've been 'out of it' for a while.
 
  • #18
I got 70%, but I'm a little confused about some of the questions. Like, if a shark isn't on the list of the 4 most likely to attack people, does that mean it is okay to go swimming with it? And what's wrong with talking to a volleyball? I find it very relaxing. Don't you, Wilson?
 
  • #19
JaWiB said:
80%

I'm not sure what knowing that you can lose 15% (or whatever it was) of your water before dying has to do with survival though.

That way you make certain you don't lose it because, well, you'll die, and all.
 
  • #20
CRGreathouse said:
I got a 75%, but I think some of the answers are questionable. I'm actually a decent survivalist -- though I've been 'out of it' for a while.

See, that's where you fell down. Answers are answerable, not questionable. The questionable ones are questions.
 
  • #21
"It wasn't pretty, but you passed with a score of 55%. All things in moderation huh?"

I'll die a few minutes I suppose. Damn! Watching Man vs Wild and Survivorman didn't help very much.
 
  • #22
Congratulations, you passed with a score of 75%. Just brush up on what you missed and you'd make an excellent survivor.

What do these questions have to do with surviving anyway. If I'm lost in the post-apocalyptic jungle, all I need is my dog. Yeah, I have to find canned food for him, but he is really good at finding women.
 
  • #23
50% and I was once a Scout.
 
  • #24
50%. I guess talking with Spalding was not considered a correct answer.
 
  • #25
BobG said:
What do these questions have to do with surviving anyway. If I'm lost in the post-apocalyptic jungle, all I need is my dog. Yeah, I have to find canned food for him, but he is really good at finding women.

I am unsure about jungle women. I imagine they must be either very sexy or very... not. I think telepathic dogs ought to know how to survive in the jungle too.
 
  • #26
Certainly some issues with the answers, like ruling out other correct answers which may or may not have considerations.

Shelter on a hill for signalling and lookout? Sure, if there is a hill and if it's is not covered with forest and you can look around indeed. Otherwise you may find yourself having a water problem. However along the stream/creek/river you may see much more of the sky and rescuers tend to concentrate on looking around rivers, as navigational aid, and also they may also travel by boat.

On the other hand, there can be a risk of flooding. So about questions and answers like that, it's not always a done deal, don't let drill and procedure overtake common sense.

Also, you don't digest salt but you need lots more water to get rid of it again (kidneys).

My score is not important..used to be my profession.
 
  • #27
How am I going to measure the percentage of water in my body when I am in the middle of a jungle? Jungles are pretty rainy are they not?
 
  • #28
I thought I did good, but got 60%.
 
  • #29
MotoH said:
How am I going to measure the percentage of water in my body when I am in the middle of a jungle? Jungles are pretty rainy are they not?

That was my thought. How am I supposed to know what percentage of water I have lost?
 
  • #30
TheStatutoryApe said:
That was my thought. How am I supposed to know what percentage of water I have lost?
I thought the question was what percent of water loss was fatal. I got it wrong.
 

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