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QUIZ: Cave Diving

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1. Cave diving is considered what type of diving by most training agencies?

Recreational diving

Technical diving

Commercial diving

Freediving

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2. True or False: Cavern diving and cave diving refer to exactly the same type of dive.

True

False

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3. The 'Rule of Thirds' in gas management means:

One-third for the way in, one-third for the way out, one-third as a reserve

One-third oxygen, one-third nitrogen, one-third helium

You divide your air between three cylinders

You surface after using one-third of your air

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4. What is the main difference between an inflow and an outflow cave?

Inflow caves are always deeper

Inflow caves pull water (and divers) inwards, outflow caves push water out

Outflow caves are colder

Inflow caves have clearer visibility

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5. What is the 'Gold Line' in cave diving?

The most profitable cave discovery

A rare mineral seam in limestone

The main permanent guideline leading to the exit

A navigation technique using sonar

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6. The first recorded cave dive was performed in 1922 by:

Jacques Cousteau

Sheck Exley

Graham Balcombe

Norbert Casteret

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7. The deepest recorded cave dive is 312 meters (1,024 feet), achieved by French diver Xavier Méniscus in January 2024. In which cave in France was this achieved?

Font Estramar

Ressel cave

La Doux de Coly

Grotte de Cosquer

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8. The minimum number of independent lights required for safe cave diving is:

1

2

3

4

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