1). | C. | (Gas workers don't like the smell) |
 
2). | C. | If your answer was D, see #3 |
 
3). | A. | Pocket knives and other sharp instruments will puncture bases and most cavers take a dim view of fallout |
 
4). | B. | Cuss words make you feel better, but if you read the quiz closely, you will see that even when it comes to carbide lamps, cleanliness is right next to Godliness |
 
5). | D. | Bad karma is a personal problem. See question #6 for plugged tip |
 
6). | A. | Many electric cavers don't know any better and will answer "C". Nothing is worse than a caver wearing a wheat lamp and a tip cleaner |
 
7). | B. | Worn out tips lead to excessive carbide and water consumption and are characterized by a wide flame with a broad base |
 
8). | A. | GOTCHA! I haven't had a felt in my lamp for 10 years and no problems. Wet or worn out felts are the pits, however to felt or not to felt is a matter of personal preference. |
 
9). | C. | A and B lead to solo caving |
 
10). | B. | When you run out of water, gas leaks up through the dropper (Brumley [pop. 60] is a village in E. Nowhere). |
 
11). | A or B | Anyone who answered C is obviously NOT a caver |
 
12). | A or B | Either will work well at preventing future problems of this sort, but C will keep you more caving buddies |
 
13). | A. | Vinegar also works well |
 
14). | C. | B could lead to your not surviving until A, and D could lead to your caving buddies' incarceration for homicide |
 
15). | B. | A, C, and D are all good emergency repair materials |
 
16). | B | Although C is a definite possibility in Perry County |
 
17). | D. | Anyone who answers "C" refer to answer #11 |
 
18). | C. | Although "B" is much more fun |
 
19). | B. | If you answer "C", stop caving or be left with your spent carbide (in the cave) |
 
20). | B. | "A" is cheap but unreliable and "C" is great but somewhat heavy and expensive |
 
21). | A or D | Anyone caught in the act of B or C will suffer a dire fate and the hands of K.R. |