Scuba Quizzes

Buoyancy control requires skill. While you’re not practicing in the pool or honing your skills in open water, spend a few minutes with this brain-teasing buoyancy compensator quiz. Which part of your buoyancy compensator automatically vents excess air?

Fish inhabit most of the world’s waterways and lakes, along with all of its seas and oceans. Diverse species in incredible colors, intriguing shapes, and possessing amazing abilities abound – no wonder fish are favorites with scuba divers and underwater photographers!

Not more than a few decades ago, male divers outnumbered female scuba enthusiasts by a huge percentage. Today, more women enjoy the sport than ever before, and certain health concerns apply. Should women go scuba diving while menstruating? Can women dive while pregnant?

Anemones add color and motion to the underwater world, and are among the most common marine creatures you’ll find at a variety of the dive sites you visit. About how many known sea anemone species do the world’s oceans contain? How big is the world’s largest anemone species?

Designed with beginners in mind, this fun scuba diving quiz is one you can use to improve your basic knowledge of three essential pieces of scuba equipment: Masks, fins, and snorkels. What material are scuba masks made from?

The deeper you get into scuba diving, the more technical information you need to learn. For example, what’s the percentage of oxygen in an EAN36 mixture? What happens to the air molecules inside your BCD as you make an ascent? What on earth is the valsalval maneuver?

While there are certain physical concerns common to divers of both genders, there are some which affect men more or differently than they affect women. What male body parts are most at risk of developing a cold injury? What problem are males more likely to suffer in a tropical environment?

Basic scuba diving skills aren’t difficult, but they must be executed with care in order to bring about the desired effect. How do you clear your mask? What happens to water when a diver does the frog kick? What are two ways you can use less air while diving?

Imagine scuba diving for a living, and you’re envisioning the way many people decided to spend their careers. Once you begin looking into scuba diving as a way of life, you’ll find that there are a surprisingly large number of careers to choose from; perhaps one of them is for you.

Being physically fit is a real asset to any scuba diver, and moving through the water in certain ways can help you be more efficient. What’s the relationship between your breathing rate and your body’s carbon monoxide load?