NPCC Knots Quizz!

What is the main objective of learning campcraft?

• Because it is needed in promotion tests

• to make use of the knots to build structures required to survive in unknown places such as forests and jungles

• it is used in tent-pitching and flagstaff

What is the use of the stopper knot?

• It is to prevent fraying.

• It is used to start and end most of the lashings and is often used in pioneering and rope obstacles

• It is used to join two ropes with unequal thickness. It is also used for securing a small rope to the bight of a larger rope

• It is used for shortening a piece of rope temporary without cutting

What is the function of a bowline

• it is used to join two ropes that are of unequal thickness

• It is to prevent a rope from fraying

• it is to create a nonadjustable loop that does not jam or slip easily when under severe strain

What is the purpose of Reef Knot?

• It is basically used for joining two ropes with equal size that are wet or smooth

• Prevent fraying

• It is used to start and end most of the lashings and is often used in pioneering and rope obstacles.

• It is used to join two ropes that are of equal thickness

Which knot is similar to Thumb Knot?

What is used to start and end most of the lashings and is often used in pioneering and rope obstacles

• SheepShank

• Clove Hitch

• Fisherman´s knot

• Figure of 8

Which of the following best describes Fisherman´s knot?

• it is used for joining two ropes of equal size that are wet or smooth

• It is used to join two ropes with unequal thickness. It is also used for securing a small rope to the bight of a larger rope

• It is used to start and end most of the lashings and is often used in pioneering and rope obstacles

What are the functions of the sheepshank knot?

• Used to shorten a piece of rope without cutting

• Used as a temporary knot to secure an object to another object

• Ensures extra security

• Used as a temporary knot to drag or lift an object

Which of the following best describes the sheet bend knot?

• It is used to join two ropes of unequal thickness

• Used for safety lines and securing a rope to a ring

• Used to shorten a piece of rope without cutting

• It is used to join two ropes of unequal thickness.