Could YOU survive anything? Find out with this quiz from George Ivanoff’s survival guides

George Ivanoff’s survival guides – The Australia Survival Guide and The Human Body Survival Guide – are packed full of facts and advice to ensure YOU can stay alive in a dire situation, no matter how gross or scary the circumstances. But, have you really been paying attention? These nifty books cover some pretty interesting topics, including ‘Tiny Flying Vampiric Death’, ‘How Not to Be a Floppy Bag of Meat’ and ‘Sci-fi Bionic Cyber People’ (yes, these are actual chapter titles).

Find out whether you could hold your own against everything from an infectious disease to a terrifying creepy-crawly by testing your knowledge with this quiz!

1. What is the largest organ in the body?
   1. The heart
   2. The brain
   3. The skin
   4. The kidneys (both of ‘em)

2. What is the coloured part of our eyes called?
   1. Retina
   2. Iris
   3. Lily
   4. Pupil
3. What does a Hills Hoist do?
   1. Pulls you up the stairs
   2. Cooks you dinner
   3. Dries your clothes
   4. Raises your car for repairs

4. Which of these facts about wombats is true?
   1. They have hundreds of tiny, sharp teeth
   2. They are the smallest mammal on earth
   3. They are perfectly harmless, with no way to injure humans
   4. Their poo is cube-shaped

5. How fast does a fart travel?
   1. 1km/hour
   2. 11km/hour
   3. 110km/hour
   4. Faster than the speed of light!

6. What should you do to protect yourself from the sun?
   1. Slap on some sunscreen
   2. Wear a hat
   3. Stay in the shade as much as you can
   4. All of the above!

7. Which of these Aussie animals is, in fact, totally made up?
   1. Bunyip
   2. Quokka
   3. Cassowary
   4. Numbat

8. What is the real, scientific name for the funny bone?
   1. Ulna
   2. Radius
   3. Humerus
   4. Deltoid

9. Which one of these diseases is totally real?
   1. Maple Syrup Urinary Disease
   2. Orange Soft Drink Lung Disease
   3. Mashed Banana Kidney Disease
   4. Crinkle-Cut Chips Brain Disease

10. Which town has been affectionately dubbed the UFO capital of Australia?
    1. Coober Pedy
    2. The Gold Coast
    3. Wycliffe Well
    4. Yallingup

Answers: 1 – c) the skin, 2 – b) iris, 3 – c) dries your clothes, 4 – d) their poo is cube-shaped, 5 – b) 11km/hr, 6 – d) all of the above, 7 – a) bunyip, 8 – c) humerus, 9 – a) Maple Syrup Urinary Disease, 10 – c) Wycliffe Well.

How did you do? If you scored 10/10, we have complete and utter faith you can survive ANYTHING – maybe even a zombie apocalypse (hey, if 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that strange things can happen). If you’ve scored less than full marks, it might be time to brush up on your survival skills. Thankfully, The Australia Survival Guide and The Human Body Survival Guide by George Ivanoff are out now!