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Ice fishing - Quiz
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  • 1. What types of vehicles fall through the ice each year?
A) Bicycles and motorcycles only
B) Boats and jet skis
C) Cars, trucks, SUVs, snowmobiles, and fish houses
D) Only commercial trucks and buses
  • 2. What do current environmental regulations require when a vehicle falls through the ice?
A) Burning the vehicle on the ice
B) Leaving the vehicle until spring
C) Painting the vehicle bright orange
D) Speedy recovery of the vehicle or structure
  • 3. What method might be employed for hoisting when trouble occurs far from shore?
A) Hot air balloons
B) Cranes on wheels
C) Submarines
D) Helicopters
  • 4. Who must be hired to help recover a vehicle from the water?
A) Coast guard officers
B) Lifeguards
C) Marine biologists
D) Divers
  • 5. What causes carbon monoxide poisoning in ice fishing?
A) Burning wood on the ice
B) Fish house heaters
C) Fishing rod materials
D) Ice auger engines
  • 6. What causes frostbite during ice fishing?
A) Wearing wet gloves
B) Drinking cold water
C) Prolonged exposure to wind and low temperatures
D) Touching cold fish
  • 7. How is carbon monoxide poisoning prevented in most new fish houses?
A) Air exchange systems that allow air flow
B) Chemical filters
C) Thicker insulation
D) Air conditioning units
  • 8. How many people died while out on the ice in the USA and Canada in 2017?
A) 5
B) 56
C) 104
D) 12
  • 9. What do fatalities almost always occur from?
A) Drowning after falling into the ice
B) Hypothermia in the air
C) Heart attacks while pulling fish
D) Carbon monoxide poisoning
  • 10. What caused a small number of victim fatalities besides drowning?
A) Blunt-force trauma
B) Heater explosions
C) Vehicle crashes on land
D) Fish bites
  • 11. What is catch-and-release ice fishing?
A) Releasing the fish once it is caught
B) Releasing fish before catching them
C) Throwing bait back into the water
D) Catching fish and keeping them alive in a bucket
  • 12. What goes through an increase in stress level during catch-and-release?
A) The fish
B) The regulation officers
C) The divers
D) The angler
  • 13. What can impact a fish's metabolism during catch-and-release?
A) Cold water temperatures
B) Swiming too fast
C) An increase in stress level
D) Eating too much bait
  • 14. What factors can affect a caught fish?
A) Sunlight and wind speed
B) Only hook size and weight
C) Hook damage, temperature shock, air damage and exhaustion
D) Water depth and salinity
  • 15. What can help reduce the impact on the fish during release?
A) Washing the fish with soap
B) Feeding the fish before release
C) Using heavy gloves and keeping fish in the air longer
D) Limiting air exposure time and handling fish with bare hands
  • 16. What is the purpose of fishing regulations regarding fish populations?
A) To make fishing more expensive
B) Control angler impacts and maintain numbers and sizes of fish
C) To decrease the number of fish in lakes
D) To ban fishing completely
  • 17. What type of fishing experiences do regulations provide?
A) Commercial and industrial fishing
B) Fishing for dinner or a trophy fish
C) Night-only and deep-sea fishing
D) Catch-and-keep only
  • 18. What do regulations make as fair as possible?
A) The weight of the fish
B) The speed of the vehicles
C) Access to fishing
D) The price of bait
  • 19. What exists for certain species and water bodies in Wisconsin?
A) Mandatory catch-and-release laws
B) Unlimited daily limits
C) Limited open seasons
D) Free equipment rentals
  • 20. How many devices may anglers use in New Jersey?
A) Only one device
B) No more than five devices
C) Up to twelve devices
D) No more than ten devices
  • 21. What are the allowed devices in New Jersey a combination of?
A) Hooks and sinkers
B) Traps and lines
C) Tip-ups and/or jigging rods
D) Nets and spears
  • 22. What must all non-hand-held devices bear in New Jersey?
A) A state-issued barcode
B) A warning label
C) The license number only
D) The name and address of the user
  • 23. What must devices not be left as in New Jersey?
A) Unbaited
B) Underwater
C) Unmarked
D) Unattended
  • 24. What is required for ice fishing in Massachusetts for those aged 15 and older?
A) A freshwater fishing license
B) A scuba certification
C) A vehicle permit
D) A boat registration
  • 25. How many hooks are anglers allowed through the ice at one time in Massachusetts?
A) Up to twenty hooks
B) Only one hook
C) Up to ten hooks
D) Up to five hooks
  • 26. How is a hook defined in Massachusetts ice fishing?
A) A net with multiple pockets
B) Any metal object in the water
C) A heavy sinker weight
D) An angling device designed to take one fish at a time
  • 27. Which of the following are included in the definition of a hook in Massachusetts?
A) Plain hooks, treble hooks, spinners, spoons, bait harnesses, jigs, or plugs
B) Spears and harpoons
C) Nets and traps
D) Only plain metal hooks
  • 28. How do lures with multiple treble hooks count in Massachusetts?
A) As three hooks
B) As one hook
C) As five hooks
D) They are illegal
  • 29. Where can hooks be located in Massachusetts?
A) Only on tip-ups
B) Only on jig sticks
C) Tied directly to hands
D) On any combination of tip-ups or jig sticks
  • 30. What must all anglers be able to do regarding their hooks in Massachusetts?
A) Share them with minors
B) Tend their own hooks
C) Hide them from view
D) Leave them overnight
  • 31. What are adults allowed to assist minors with in Massachusetts?
A) Cutting holes or removing hooks
B) Tending their tip-ups
C) Driving vehicles on the ice
D) Buying fishing licenses
  • 32. What must minors be capable of doing in Massachusetts ice fishing?
A) Purchasing their own bait
B) Driving snowmobiles
C) Tending their own tip-ups or jig sticks
D) Cutting their own ice holes
  • 33. What is the recommended ice thickness to support an average person?
A) 4 inches
B) 14 inches
C) 8 inches
D) 2.5 inches
  • 34. What ice thickness is needed for light cars and large ATVs?
A) 14 inches
B) 5–6 inches
C) 4 inches
D) 7–12 inches
  • 35. What is the minimum ice thickness required for full-sized trucks?
A) 14 inches
B) 7 inches
C) 4 inches
D) 2.5 inches
  • 36. What creates a significant hazard alongside thinner ice in rivers?
A) Low air pressure
B) Heavy snow cover
C) Swift surface currents
D) Strong sunlight
  • 37. In which month and year did an incident occur on Lake Erie requiring 100 fishers to be rescued?
A) December 2010
B) March 2013
C) February 2009
D) January 2005
  • 38. What type of rescue vehicles were used in the Gulf of Riga in March 2013?
A) Submarines
B) Snowmobiles
C) Speedboats
D) Hovercraft
  • 39. What destroys the texture of ice during late-winter warm spells?
A) High winds
B) Freezing rain
C) Heavy snowfall
D) Warm spells
  • 40. What are the handles of an ice pick connected by?
A) A string
B) A leather strap
C) A metal chain
D) A rubber band
  • 41. How old is the Antrea Net?
A) Over 1,000 years old.
B) Over 10,000 years old.
C) Over 50,000 years old.
D) Over 5,000 years old.
  • 42. Which community in Canada still uses ice fishing as a way to access traditional food?
A) Arctic explorers.
B) European settlers.
C) Modern tourists.
D) First Nation communities.
  • 43. Which specific people of northern Ontario were among the first to rely on ice fishing for food?
A) The Dakota people.
B) The Inuit people.
C) The Ojibwe people.
D) The Cree people.
  • 44. Which fish is spear fishing often used for?
A) Crappie minnows
B) Lake sturgeon
C) Fat head minnows
D) Wax worms
  • 45. In what month is the Brainerd Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza held?
A) February
B) December
C) November
D) January
  • 46. How much charity was raised in the 2016 Brainerd Jaycees contest?
A) $52,232
B) $100,000
C) $252,232
D) $152,232
  • 47. How many local charities received donations from the 2016 Brainerd Jaycees contest?
A) 41
B) 15
C) 20,000
D) 15,000
  • 48. Where is a large ice fishing festival held every January outside of North America?
A) Oslo, Norway
B) Hwacheon, South Korea
C) Beijing, China
D) Tokyo, Japan
  • 49. Approximately how many visitors does the Hwacheon Ice Festival draw every year?
A) Nearly one hundred thousand
B) Nearly a million
C) Nearly five million
D) Nearly ten thousand
  • 50. What is the frozen Hwacheon a tributary of?
A) The Han River
B) The Yangtze River
C) The Mekong River
D) The Yellow River
  • 51. What animal is frequently caught accidentally while ice fishing in North America?
A) Beavers
B) Snapping turtles
C) Bullfrogs
D) Common mudpuppies
  • 52. What is the scientific name genus and species mentioned for common mudpuppies?
A) Ambystoma tigrinum
B) Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
C) Necturus maculosus
D) Notophthalmus viridescens
  • 53. When are mudpuppies active?
A) During the fall
B) Only at night
C) During the winter
D) During the summer
  • 54. How do mudpuppies breathe?
A) Using feathery gills
B) Using gills and lungs simultaneously
C) Using lungs
D) Through their skin
  • 55. What do mudpuppies retain from their larval stage?
A) Dorsal crests
B) A tail fin
C) Feathery gills
D) External teeth
  • 56. What do mudpuppies require in order to breathe?
A) Direct sunlight
B) Oxygen-rich air
C) Water
D) Dry soil
  • 57. Who starred in the 2016 play Nice Fish?
A) Walter Matthau
B) Louis C.K.
C) Jack Lemmon
D) Mark Rylance
  • 58. Which American rap group recorded "Introduction to Ice Fishing"?
A) Outkast
B) De La Soul
C) A Tribe Called Quest
D) The Cool Kids
  • 59. Which 2013 film directed by David O. Russell features a scene with an ice fishing story?
A) American Hustle
B) The Fighter
C) Three Kings
D) Silver Linings Playbook
  • 60. Who directed the 2013 film American Hustle?
A) David O. Russell
B) Quentin Tarantino
C) Coen Brothers
D) Martin Scorsese
  • 61. Which character tells a story about ice fishing in American Hustle?
A) Stoddard Thorsen
B) Richie DiMaso
C) Carmine Polito
D) Irving Rosenfeld
  • 62. Which actor plays Stoddard Thorsen in American Hustle?
A) Jeremy Renner
B) Bradley Cooper
C) Louis C.K.
D) Christian Bale
  • 63. What is required more of to ensure ice is thick enough due to climate change?
A) Heavy machinery
B) Faster drills
C) Precautions
D) More bait
  • 64. What can winter ice loss lead to for communities relying on ice fishing?
A) Increased tourism
B) Social consequences
C) Lower housing prices
D) Better crop yields
  • 65. What do some communities rely on ice fishing for besides income?
A) Transportation
B) Energy generation
C) Food
D) Recreation only
  • 66. In which US state have warmer winters resulted in the cancellation of fishing tournaments?
A) Alaska
B) Michigan
C) Maine
D) Minnesota
  • 67. Where are fresh food prices higher compared to southern Canada due to changing ice conditions?
A) Northern Canada
B) Central Canada
C) Eastern Canada
D) Western Canada
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