"Know your Boating" Quiz

1. BOAT LIGHTS:
Which are the colors used for boat lights?

red and green
red and blue
red, blue, and green
red, green, and white

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2. WATER-SKI HAND SIGNALS:
What does this water-skiing hand signal mean?

turn
speed up
back to dock
stop

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3. MARKERS:
What does this buoy mean?

danger
keep out
controlled area
mid-channel marker

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4. SURVIVAL IN THE WATER:
H.E.L.P. is short for:

Heat Encompassing Lifesaving Position
Heat Escape Lessening Posture
Help Escape Lessening Posture
Heat Escape Life jacket Position

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5. RULES OF THE ROAD:
When passing (or overtaking) another boat, you:

cannot pass til the boat ahead turns right
can pass on the right side of the other boat.
can pass on the left side of the other boat.
can pass on either the left or right side of the other boat.

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6. BOAT TYPES:
This type of boat has only one person in it and is powered by a paddle.

personal watercraft
canoe
kayak
all of the above

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7. BOATING TERMS:
Starboard is the term or direction that is:

the left side of the boat
the back of the boat
the right side of the boat.
the front of the boat.

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8. LIFE JACKETS:
Another name for life jackets is PFD. PFD stands for:

Personal Float Deployment
Packaged Flotation Device
Personal Flotation Device
Padded Flotation Duty

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9. BOAT TERMS:
When someone says they have an "inflatable," what do they mean?

They have an inflatable life jacket.
They have an inflatable ring buoy.
They have an inflatable boat.
They have an inflatable boat or an inflatable life jacket.

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10. REMEMBER:
The most important rule while on or around the water is:

to always wear your life jacket.
to be polite to other boaters.
to drink plenty of water.
to know as much about boating as possible.

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