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100

When was the BSA founded?

1910

100

What is the Scout Motto?

Be Prepared

100

What are the first 3 knots learned in scouting?

Square, two half hitches, tautline

100

What dad joke did Troop 1 repeatedly tell on the ski trip?

Eating a clock is very time consuming

100

What country has the most Coronavirus cases?

United States of America

200

Lord Baden-Powell founded scouting. Where was he from?

England
200

What hand do Scouts shake with?

Left

200

What are the three types of firewood?

Tinder, kindling, fuel

200

When was Troop 1 founded?

1926

200

How many Star Wars movies are there?

9 (11 if you include Rogue One and Solo)

300

What camp was the 2019 World Scout Jamboree held at?

Summit Bechtel Reserve

300

How many merit badges do you need to earn first class?

0
300

What does the EDGE in the EDGE teaching method stand for?

Explain, demonstrate, guide, enable

300

What are the 4 current patrols?

Piso Mojado, The Ants, The Hive Mind, new scout patrol

300

What is the largest country in the Americas? 

Canada

400

What was the name of the first Scout handbook?

Scouting for Boys

400

Which rank badge consists of an Eagle with a shield, two stars, a scroll, and a knot?

First Class
400

What are 3 ways you can find a weather forecast?

Check an app/website, watch the news, listen to national weather radio

400

Where are the last 3 places troop 1 has been to for summer camp?

JNW, Wanocksett, Iceland

400

Who won the Conn Smythe trophy (playoff MVP) when the Bruins won the Stanley Cup in 2011?

Tim Thomas

500

Where was the first Scout camp?

Brownsea Island

500
What is the Outdoor Code?

As an American, I will do my best to –
Be clean in my outdoor manners.
Be careful with fire.
Be considerate in the outdoors.
Be conservation minded.

500

Name 4 of the 6 hurry cases. 

Possible answers: heart attack, cardiac arrest, shock, stroke, choking, and poisoning

500

How many Eagle Scouts has troop 1 had?

95

500

Who discovered America?

Leif Erikson

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