Can you survive the summer?

It's a jungle out there (as the chief of a top Amazon tribe once observed). If your hols get seriously out of control this summer, could you survive Costa Del Doom? Here's the non-fatal way to find out. Our quiz makes the worst-case scenario look like a Bermudan beach.    

1. They've sold out at Dave's Cockney Pub and the tap water's undrinkable. Which of the following is NOT a sign of nearby water:
   A. Flies buzzing around

   B. Animal tracks

   C. Cirrus cloud

   D. An ice-cream van

2. The campsite generator's gone down again. Which of the following would be suitable tinder for a fire:

A. Bark

B. Fungus

C. Your underpants

D. All of the above

3. Junior gets a little peckish on nature walk. Which of the following plants are poisonous:

A. Buttercup

B. Spruce

C. Castor Oil Plant

D. Bistort

4. True or false: Insects should never be eaten raw
5. True or false: Shellfish should never be eaten raw
6. True or false: If you have no tackle, you can tickle a fish instead
7. True or false: Remove a leech by pulling it off quickly like a plaster
8. The 4x4's broken-down in the desert. You have two litres of water. If you abandon the family, rest during the daytime heat and walk at night, you can survive:

A. 10 days

B. 5 days

C. 3 days

D. 2 days

9. What is potassium permanganate used for?

A. Eating - it's the chemical name for seaweed

B. Purifying water

C. Treating Athlete's Foot

D. Washing clothes

10. You're roasting in a heatwave. Which of the following herald wet weather:

A. Open fire cones

B. A red sunrise

C. Animals moving to higher ground

D. You deciding to put up your tent

11. Your hotel catches fire. When you touch the door, it feels warm. This means:

A. you're wasting time - just get out fast

B. the central heating is on the blink again

C. the fire is probably on the other side

D. you're sweating a lot

12. You cannot leave the burning room, do you;

A. open the door to let some air in

B. close the door and block the gaps with towels or other material

C. call for help from the window and wait there

D. both b and c

13. Smoke is in the room, do you:

A. hold your breath

B. stand on a table or something to get above it

C. run to the door fast

D. crawl on the floor

14. Outside Dave's Cockney Pub is still waiting for deliveries. (Mañana, apparently.) Which of these is the best way to find water:

A. using a handy twig to divine water

B. looking for ants on trees

C. following flies

D. following animal tracks

15. When the transfers coach breaks down on the way to the airport, you can use your watch to head south by:

A. pointing the minute hand at the sun and following an imaginary line halfway between that and 12 o'clock

B. pointing the hour hand at the sun and following an imaginary line halfway between that and 12 o'clock

C. following a wedge of geese

D. dropping it over a cliff and looking for it again at the bottom.

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