Captain Cactus' Navigation Quiz

1. A back bearing is when you:

a) Take a bearing in the direction you've came from..
b) Line up the back of another walker in the direction you want to go.
c) Sight a known feature and add approx 11º
d) Sight a known feature and subtract approx 11º

2) If caught in an electrical storm in the bush you should:

a) Hunch up and kneel down on one leg.
b) Stand under a thick barked tree.
c) Sit hunched up on your pack and don’t touch the ground.
d) Find the lowest ground clear of trees.

3) ‘Aiming off’ is:

a) A deliberate offset course to a feature.
b) Getting lost on purpose to get in the newspapers.
c) Walking on a revised bearing taking into account magnetic declination.
d) Another term for road rage.

4) A compass purchased in Australia:

a) Would not work properly in Austria.
b) Would not work properly in Alaska.
c) Would not work properly in the Andes.
d) Would not work properly in Middle Earth.

5) A knoll is a

a) The difference between grid north and magnetic north.
b) A geographical feature
c) The bit of your pack that digs into your back.
d) A baked energy biscuit.

6) Magnetic declination is:

a) The difference between grid north and magnetic north.
b) The angle you hold the compass at when taking a bearing.
c) The bearing you get when you hold your compass next to your watch
d) A method of water purification.

7) Which of the following are true:

a) For practical purposes true north is the some as grid north.
b) A compass needle points magnetic north.
c) All compasses are made in Sweden.
d) Magnetic declination varies throughout the world

8) Azimuth is:

a) A compass error due to geological interference.
b) Author of the three basic Laws of Robotics
c) Swedish inventor of the compass.
d) A term used in astronomical navigation.

9) You can work out which direction north is by:

a) Using your watch and the sun.
b) Watching ducks fly south.
c) Observing which side of a tree moss grows on.
d) Asking a local farmer
e) Observing the stars at night.

10) Magnetic deviation is:

a) An compass error caused by magnetic objects influencing the compass.
b) A bent magnet
c) The difference between grid and magnetic North.
d) The bubble that sometimes forms in the compass dial

	1. A back bearing is when you: a) Take a bearing in the direction you've came from.. b) Line up the back of another walker in the direction you want to go. c) Sight a known feature and add approx 11º d) Sight a known feature and subtract approx 11º 2) If caught in an electrical storm in the bush you should: a) Hunch up and kneel down on one leg. b) Stand under a thick barked tree. c) Sit hunched up on your pack and don’t touch the ground. d) Find the lowest ground clear of trees. 3) ‘Aiming off’ is: a) A deliberate offset course to a feature. b) Getting lost on purpose to get in the newspapers. c) Walking on a revised bearing taking into account magnetic declination. d) Another term for road rage. 4) A compass purchased in Australia: a) Would not work properly in Austria. b) Would not work properly in Alaska. c) Would not work properly in the Andes. d) Would not work properly in Middle Earth. 5) A knoll is a a) The difference between grid north and magnetic north. b) A geographical feature c) The bit of your pack that digs into your back. d) A baked energy biscuit. 6) Magnetic declination is: a) The difference between grid north and magnetic north. b) The angle you hold the compass at when taking a bearing. c) The bearing you get when you hold your compass next to your watch d) A method of water purification. 7) Which of the following are true: a) For practical purposes true north is the some as grid north. b) A compass needle points magnetic north. c) All compasses are made in Sweden. d) Magnetic declination varies throughout the world 8) Azimuth is: a) A compass error due to geological interference. b) Author of the three basic Laws of Robotics c) Swedish inventor of the compass. d) A term used in astronomical navigation. 9) You can work out which direction north is by: a) Using your watch and the sun. b) Watching ducks fly south. c) Observing which side of a tree moss grows on. d) Asking a local farmer e) Observing the stars at night. 10) Magnetic deviation is: a) An compass error caused by magnetic objects influencing the compass. b) A bent magnet c) The difference between grid and magnetic North. d) The bubble that sometimes forms in the compass dial

Captain Cactus's Navigation Quiz