Staying safe quiz

Road safety, fire and gas at home, online safety and first aid. Written for every age — if you choose another level, the nearest questions are used.

The kind of thing you'll be asked

Examples only — your own questions are built fresh, with different names and numbers every time.

Why should medicines be kept out of children's reach?
- Medicines go off in children's rooms
- Children may swallow them and be poisoned
- It keeps the medicine cold
- Children are allowed only sweets
Answer: Children may swallow them and be poisoned — Pills can look like sweets. Store them high up or locked away.
What should you do first for a small cut?
- Leave it dirty to toughen the skin
- Wash it with clean water and cover it with a clean plaster
- Put toothpaste on it
- Rub sand on it
Answer: Wash it with clean water and cover it with a clean plaster — Cleaning removes dirt and germs; a plaster keeps it clean while it heals.
Which of these is the strongest password?
- Your name and birthday
- 123456
- password123
- Blue-Kettle-Rain-47
Answer: Blue-Kettle-Rain-47 — Long passwords mixing unrelated words, numbers and symbols are hardest to guess.