Boater Quiz – U.S. Coast Guard Statistics

Key to Answers: 1b, 2a, 3b, 4c, 5a, 6c, 7b, 8b, 9b, 10c

1. The Coast Guard is interested in the safety of all boaters. How many boaters use the U.S. waterways?

a. 10 million
b. 76 million
c. 41 million

2. How many years has the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary been conducting public education programs?

a. 60
b. 55
c. 50

3. Roughly, how many lives were saved by the Coast Guard in a recent year of record?

a. 275
b. more than 3,400
c. more than 1,500

4. According to the Coast Guard, the number of lives lost in boating accidents over the past ten years has:

a. increased significantly
b. remained steady
c. decreased significantly

5. To what government department does the Coast Guard belong?

a. Department of Homeland Security
b. Department of Defense
c. Department of Transportation

6. Roughly, how many people are members of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary?

a. 16,000
b. 24,000
c. 35,000

7. How many hours a year does the Coast Guard Auxiliary devote to serving boaters?

a. more than eight million
b. more than two million
c. more than four million

8. What does the Coast Guard say is the primary culprit for introduction and spread of non-indigenous aquatic species?

a. floods
b. ships’ ballast water
c. power boat emissions

9. Semper Paratus is the motto of the Coast Guard. In English it means:

a. Always Faithful
b. Always Ready
c. Always Prepared

10. Boaters are asked to participate in a security program. This program is called:

a. Sea Security
b. Boater Watch
c. America’s Waterway Watch