COLONIZING 101: ESSENTIALS

Survival is an attitude; thus, ensuring that you are in the right state of mind and your priorities are in order is essential for long term survival. Take the survey to share and calibrate your essentials with the essentials of others in your colony.
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  1. Which do you think is NOT from the 5 essentials of starting a colony, mentioned in season 1 of the Colony Experiment series?
    water
    fire
    clothes
    shelter
    a knife


  1. What is the 1st thing you want to do?
    build transportation
    find shelter near water
    start a fire for energy
    team-up with other survivors
    make a HELP/S.O.S sign


  1. If you could only grab one, which is more useful as an power energy source? (Remember that there isn't any power)
    a car battery with 50% power
    an alternator with converter
    cables, wires and plugs
    a receiver and transmitter


  1. What makes coal and sand so important in a disaster?
    coal for starting fires and sand for putting fires out
    sand is for building a cooking pit and coal is for cooking
    coal and sand layers are used to filter water for drinking
    coal mixed with sand makes good soil for growing food


  1. Which is NOT true?
    after you filter river/lake/ocean water, it is safe to drink
    rain water can be consumed without filtering it
    water that has been filtered needs to be boiled too
    electrically shocking water to boil helps make it clean and drinkable


  1. Put the events in order of importance. #1 being the most important and #5 being the least important
        1 2 3 4 5
    get Clorox bleach  
    find food  
    join a team/group  
    make weapons  
    collect wood  


  1. The ozonator is...  


  1. Morse code is... 


  1. Which one is more important for survival in a disaster scenario?
    social, communication and hunting skills
    computer, mechanical and carpentry skills
    karate, construction and welding skills
    Mathematical, karate and medical knowledge


  1. Imagine: It is the 1st day together at a burnt down gas-station in a burnt up African village. Your new group has to vote on grabbing one item, which would best serve the colony in your opinion?
    a quad motorbike with a trailer and 5 gallons of gasoline
    a tent filled with a raft, sleeping bags and a generator without gas
    a delivery truck loaded with dozens of car batteries on wooden pallets
    a small deep freezer full of meat, milk, yogurt and 2 bags of ice


  1. You imagined that you and your new group in Africa were tasked with selecting an item essential to the groups long terms survival. You made your choice, now explain why you believed that to be the best choice.





ABURASHID
English Instructor
ADNOC Technical Institute
AbuDhabi, UAE