Can You Pass This Wilderness Survival Quiz?

It sounds a little stupid, but simply buoying your own spirits with a can-do, positive attitude will literally skew the actual events that transpire. You might still get eaten by a mountain lion, but hey, at least you won't have to live through another episode of "The Bachelorette!"

Wilderness water is not always safe to drink. Boil it for a few minutes to kill pathogens that might otherwise kill you.

Grizzy bears rarely attack, but if they do you can play dead. In many cases, the bears will leave you alone once they no longer perceive you as a threat. And never, ever watch "The Revenant" before any outdoors excursion in bear country.

If you have any kind of magnifying lens on your person, such as binoculars or even a piece of broken glass, you can use the lens method to focus sunlight and start a fire. And if you can't start a fire, you can at least scald a few helpless insects.

It's one of the most important -- and overlooked -- tenets of outdoors survival: tell someone where you are going. Otherwise, potential rescuers won't know where to find you.

Big game takes a lot of time and energy. Think plants, small animals, and even bugs -- they can keep you alive for long stretches, if necessary.

Rocks, trees, and other objects block cell phone signals. But if you can climb to the top of tall hill, you'll improve your odds of picking up a signal. If you're lucky enough to get a data signal, you can also hop online and shop for a new big-screen TV, because if you do survive this ordeal, you'll never go outside again.

Not surprisingly, hypothermia (when your body core temperature drops too low) is a major killer of people in cold weather. To prevent hypothermia, you have to stay dry.

A knife is primal. A knife is your best friend. Knives are useful for hunting, defense, and countless tasks that are otherwise much more difficult. Always carry a knife in the wilderness. Butter knives work best.

"If it's brown, lay down. If it's black, fight back." Black bears often keep attacking until they're sure your dead -- fight back with rocks, sticks, your bare hands, whatever it takes.

In very, very general terms, if you encounter a potentially aggressive wild animal, you should face the animal and slowly back away. Don't open and eat a Snickers bar during this process.

Even if you can boil it, sometimes stagnant water is not really all that healthy. Choose flowing water if you can.

Mosquitoes and flies are really annoying. The good news is that they don't stray far from water, meaning you'll probably have as least some sort of moisture close to your site.

Fires are good for warmth, cooking … and smoke signals. Billowing smoke will often attract the attention of forest officials and passersby.

Don't have a gun? Sharpen a stick. Or carry a hefty rock. If you're in immediate danger from another creature, you need some sort of weapon for protection.

It sounds a bit gruesome, but you really can pop your dislocated knee back into place. Straighten your leg as far as possible to (hopefully) snap it back into the proper position. But let's be honest, you're not really going to do this and you'll probably die.

Don't panic, you'll only make things worse. Take a deep breath, assess the situation, and don't smear bacon grease on your body, because bears will find you and eat you alive.

Those 99-cent rain ponchos are a godsend in a survival situation. You can use them to make a small shelter, capture rainwater, and for many other creative purposes, too.

Cold ground will suck the life right out of you, so put boughs of branches or grasses under your body before you crash. Doing so will give you a better chance of survival. Until the wolves find you, of course.

You need shelter for the night. You can hunker down in a cave, or construct a simple lean-to using tree limbs and boughs.

Emergency whistles have been a staple of survival kits for generations. Three blasts in a row mean you need help. Zero blasts means you're dead.

If you're in dire straits, you need water. In decent weather, you can manage about three days without water. After that, try to remember if you signed your will before you headed out on this dumb, stupid, awful hike.

Plants emit water vapor throughout the day. Place a clear plastic bag over a leafy plant and firmly close tie it off. Hours later, you'll see drops of water that might save your life.

If you need short-term emergency lodgings, don't use an old river bed. In many areas, these bed are prone to flash flooding that can start with rain showers falling far from your immediate location.

Alcohol-based hand sanitizer is a great fire starter. Put it on dry kindling to jump start your fire -- just remember that foam or non-alcohol sanitizers don’t work for this purpose.

Just because 50 degrees feels comfortable doesn't mean hypothermia can't strike. Throw in a bit of rain and some wind and your body core temperature can drop in a hurry.

The North Star has saved many a lost soul in human history, guiding them to safety at night. This famous star is part of the Little Dipper.

Tourniquets are a measure of last resort to stop bleeding. Clean the wound and apply pressure first. If that doesn't work, well, you didn’t need that arm, anyway.

In North America, the sun is always to the south … so to signal a rescue plane in the north, you need a second mirror to redirect the sun's rays. Plus, you'll be able to double-check your makeup before that cute forest ranger shows up.

Don't panic. In many cases, rattlesnakes don't even inject venom. Clean the wound and calmly head to a medical facility as soon as possible. Only a very few people die from rattlesnake bites, and in those cases, those people generally refuse medical treatment.