Part 2 — Answer key

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1. You are packing for a weekend summer camp and want to avoid getting soaked at night. Which item is most essential for staying dry while you sleep?
   Waterproof tent fly
2. In most sleeping bag rating systems, a bag with a lower temperature number is intended for colder conditions than a bag with a higher number.
   True
3. At a typical summer camp cookout, which food is most commonly roasted directly on a stick over the campfire?
   Marshmallows
4. Your counselor is turning your camping trivia into a lesson on ethics. What is the main goal of the "Leave No Trace" approach?
   Minimize human impact on natural areas
5. A stormy afternoon cancels your lake swim at camp. Which indoor-friendly activity is most appropriate for keeping a whole cabin engaged and safe?
   Run a cabin-wide board game or trivia tournament
6. A brightly colored tent attracts noticeably more mosquitoes than a darker colored tent.
   False
7. At many traditional summer camps, campers earn patches or badges primarily for what purpose?
   Recognize skills and achievements
8. In bear country, storing all scented items in a sealed container away from your sleeping area is safer than keeping them in your tent.
   True
9. While on a camping trip in the northern hemisphere, your group gets turned around on a clear afternoon. You have an analog watch set to local time. How can you most reliably find south using the watch?
   Point the hour hand at the sun and use the midpoint between the hour hand and 12 as south
10. It is safe to reach bare-handed into a stacked woodpile at camp because snakes rarely shelter there.
    False
11. A thunderstorm moves toward your summer camp while you are out in an open field. Thunder is close and there are a few tall isolated trees nearby. What is the safest action for your group?
    Move away from tall objects and crouch low with feet together
12. Most body heat is lost through the head, so insulating your torso and legs is far less important than wearing a warm hat while camping.
    False
13. Rain is pouring outside the cabin, and a friend suggests using a small gas camp stove inside a closed tent to cook dinner. What is the safest response?
    Move the stove outside under a tarp or other open shelter and never run it inside the tent
14. Arrange these steps in the correct order for safely starting a small campfire in an established fire ring using matches.
    Correct order: Clear the fire ring of leaves, trash, and overhanging debris → Arrange dry tinder and small kindling in the center of the ring → Shield a match from the wind and use it to light the tinder → Gradually add slightly larger sticks as the flame grows stronger → Place a few larger firewood pieces on once the fire is burning steadily
15. During a long summer camp hike, your counselor asks you to watch for dehydration in your buddy. Which signs are most typical of mild to moderate dehydration? Select all that apply.
    Dark, strong-smelling urine; Dry mouth and cracked lips; Headache and dizziness
16. At your camp's summer trivia night, you are asked where an early recorded recipe for the treat now called a "s'more" first became widely known.
    A Girl Scout handbook
17. You are pitching a tent on a breezy hillside at summer camp. The ground is mostly dry, and the wind is steady from one direction. Where and how should you set up the tent for the safest, most comfortable night?
    On a flat, slightly elevated spot sheltered from wind, with the tent's smaller end facing the breeze
18. Your summer camp group must drink from a silty backcountry lake and has only a small stove, a metal pot, and unscented household bleach. Which method best reduces the risk from most waterborne pathogens before you drink?
    Bring the water to a rolling boil for at least one full minute, then let it cool
19. On a camp hike, you spot large tracks in soft mud with five toes, a wide heel pad, visible claw marks, and the print roughly as wide as it is long. Which animal is this most likely from?
    Black bear
20. Modern summer camps in North America grew partly out of a late nineteenth-century movement that encouraged city children to spend time in nature.
    True