OA history
This year marks the founding of the OA by E. Urner Goodman and Carroll A. Edson at Treasure Island
What is 1915
This British Army officer founded the worldwide Scouting movement following the publication of Scouting for Boys.
Who is Robert Baden-Powell?
This is the only mammal capable of true, sustained flight.
What is a bat?
This Italian explorer's 1492 voyage across the Atlantic opened the Americas to European exploration.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This scientist formulated the theory of general relativity and won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics.
Who is Albert Einstein?
This original name of the Order of the Arrow is a Lenni Lenape phrase meaning "brotherhood of cheerful service."
What is Wimachtendienk?
Held in England in 1920, this historic event brought Scouts together from around the globe for the very first time.
What is the 1st World Scout Jamboree?
With a length of roughly 4,130 miles, this river is widely recognized as the longest in the world.
What is the Nile
Signed in 1215, this famous charter limited the power of the English king and laid groundwork for modern constitutional law.
What is the Magna Carta?
This Renaissance polymath painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
Held every two to three years, this major national gathering brings together thousands of OA members for training, fellowship, and competitions.
What is NOAC?
This year, female youth were first admitted into the flagship Scouts BSA program (formerly Boy Scouts).
What is 2019?
Honey never spoils; archaeologists have found edible pots of honey inside ancient tombs in this country.
What is Egypt?
This treaty signed in 1919 officially ended World War I and imposed heavy reparations on Germany.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This Polish-French physicist and chemist was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes, pioneering research on radioactivity.
Who is Marie Curie?
Established in 1981, this highest national service award is presented to Arrowmen who have rendered exceptional service to the Order on a section, regional, or national level.
What is the Distinguished Service Award?
This 127,000-acre high-adventure ranch in New Mexico was donated to the BSA in 1938 by Waite Phillips.
What is Philmont Scout Ranch?
This chemical element has the highest electrical conductivity of all metals.
What is silver?
This 1803 Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review in the United States.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This 19th-century mathematician and writer is widely considered the world's first computer programmer for her work on Charles Babbage's mechanical computer, the Analytical Engine.
Who is Ada Lovelace?
Elected in 1970, this individual made history as the first National Chief of the Order of the Arrow.
Who is Brad Haddock?
This law passed by Congress in 1916 granted the Boy Scouts of America a rare federal charter protecting its name and insignia.
What is Title 36 of the United States Code (or Title 36 / Federal Charter)?
This term describes a group of flamingos.
What is a "flamboyance"?
During the Third Century BCE, this Carthaginian general famously crossed the Alps with war elephants to attack Rome during the Second Punic War.
Who is Hannibal Barca?
This British mathematician and codebreaker played a pivotal role in cracking the Enigma machine during World War II and is considered a founding father of computer science.
Who is Alan Turing?