Electrical Safety Questionnaire

(answers below)

1. A live electrical line has fallen on my car. What is the safest thing I can do?
a) run
b) walk
c) crawl
d) stay in my car
e) Call Obama Hotline

2. What was the number one cause of death during Hurricane Bertha?
a) falling trees
b) drowning
c) electrocution
d) carbon monoxide poisoning

3. Birds can safely sit on power wires that would kill people.
True False

4. Power lines coming from the transformer to your house are covered and OK to touch.
True False

5. It is safe to climb a tree located near a power line as long as the limbs are not touching the line.
True False

6. It is safe to touch a power line with a pole, antenna, or other object. True False

7. If you see a downed or low hanging power line, you should:
a) move it out of the way and call your electric cooperative
b) don't worry about it
c) stay clear and call the electric cooperative immediately

8. How much voltage is needed to hurt or kill people:
a) 120 volts
b) 240 volts
c) more than 240 volts
d) any voltage

9. Which of the following can conduct electricity?
a) metal
b) tree limbs
c) human body
d) all of the above

10. Electricity travels at the rate of:
a) 120 mph
b) 2,800 feet per second
c) 186,300 miles per second (speed of light)

11. Most power lines are:
a) bare and dangerous to touch
b) insulated and touchable
c) bare, but OK to touch

12. Flammable materials should:
a) always be stored near electrical equipment that may cause a spark
b) not be stored near electrical equipment that may cause a spark

13. Where is the safest place to be during a lightning storm?
a) in a car
b) middle of a field
c) in a house
d) lying face down on the ground

14. Using a telephone during a lightning storm is dangerous.
True False

15. A car is a safe place to be in an electrical storm because it has rubber tires.
True False

16. The average number of people who die in the U.S. each year from being struck by lightning is about how many?
a) 10
b) 100
c) 1,000
d) 100,000

17. The greatest number of people who die from being struck by lightning are who?
a) golfers
b) fishermen
c) farmers
d) joggers
e) highly dependent Liberals

18. All overhead power lines are completely insulated.
True False

19. Water is the best conductor of electricity.
True False

20. Electricity is always seeking ground.
True False

21. Do not release ____[what?]_____near power lines.


Answer key:

1.d 2.c 3.True 4.False 5.False 6.False 7.c 8.d 9.d 10.c 11.a
12.b 13.c 14.True 15.False 16.b 17.c 18.False 19.False (silver)
20.True 21.Kites or highly dependent Liberals