Whitewater Challengers Safety Quiz

You'll want to watch the Whitewater Challengers Safety Video (click here) before taking this Safety Quiz. The answers to all of these Quiz questions can be found in the Safety Video, or on the web pages indicated below.

Earn a "Whitewater Safety Certificate" from Whitewater Challengers, by scoring 100% on the this Quiz, and bringing your Quiz results with you to the Rafting Center!

Good luck, and feel free to take the Quiz as often as you like...

1) What is the proper way to sit in a whitewater raft?

a) Sit on the cross tube with feet straight forward
b) Sit on the perimeter tube with both legs inside the raft
c) Straddle the perimeter tube with one leg in the raft and the other outside the raft
d) Sit on the perimeter tube facing the center of the raft
e) Sit on the floor of the raft

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2) What causes the greatest risk of injury on a whitewater rafting trip?

a) The water itself
b) Large rocks
c) Rowdy behavior by participants
d) Bridge abutments
e) Lightning

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3) What's the best course of action if your raft is hitting against a large rock?

a) Paddle hard and lean away from the rock
b) Stop paddling and lean toward the rock
c) Crouch down low on the floor of the raft
d) Jump onto the rock immediately
e) Scream as loud as you can to alert your guides

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4) What's the first thing you should do if you fall out of a raft in the rapids?

a) Swim quickly to shore
b) Make sure your paddle doesn't get away from you
c) Get back into your raft immediately, with the help of your raftmates
d) Plant your feet on the bottom to keep from being swept downriver
e) Scream as loud as you can to alert your guides

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5) If you fall out and get separated from your raft in whitewater, what should you do?

a) Stand up and wait for the next raft to pick you up
b) Lie on your back, feet pointed downstream, and float through the rapids
c) Swim upstream until another raft or a guide arrives
d) Get to shore and begin hiking downstream
e) Scream as loud as you can to alert your guides

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6) What should never, ever, be used to splash those around you?

a) Your bailing bucket
b) Your hands
c) Your paddle
d) Your water bottle
e) Your hat

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7) When approaching a set of rapids, it's important to

a) Remain seated and paddle as a team
b) Move to the center of the raft
c) Eat quickly so your food doesn't get wet
d) Splash your neighbors so they'll already be wet
e) Pull over to shore and let other rafts go first

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8) In order to best protect your feet, what should you wear?

a) Open-toed sandals
b) Flip flops
c) Laced up shoes or sneakers
d) Crocs
e) Water socks

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9) How many miles of guided rafting trips has Whitewater Challengers conducted since 1975?

a) More than 1 million miles (equivalent to going to the moon and back more than 2 times)
b) More than 5 million miles (equivalent to going to the moon and back more than 10 times)
c) More than 10 million miles (equivalent to going to the moon and back more than 20 times)
d) More than 15 million miles (equivalent to going to the moon and back more than 30 times)
e) More than 20 million miles (equivalent to going to the moon and back more than 40 times)

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10) What's the most important safety rule for whitewater rafting?

a) Bring lots of suntan lotion
b) Pack enough water and food
c) If you fall out of a raft, NEVER stand up in fast moving water
d) Keep both legs inside the raft
e) If you splash others, respect and avoid those who don't want to participate

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11) When can your life jacket be unbuckled and removed?

a) During the flat stretches of calmer water
b) Whenever your trip regroups by pulling into a calm eddy
c) In "take-out Eddy" at the end of the trip
d) At lunch stop when you're standing on-shore and eating
e) Whenever your guide announces "All rest."

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12) How many years of combined whitewater boating experience have been accumulated by the Whitewater Challengers guide crew?

a) More than 100 years
b) More than 200 years
c) More than 300 years
d) More than 400 years
e) More than 500 years

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