The beginning
Who founded the boy scouts of america?
William D. Boyce
Which decade was the first jamboree?
1920s
When was venturing created?
1990s
The problem with more than half the men who volunteered to fight in the British Army.
What is not physically fit enough to fight?
Baden-Powell joined the British Army in this year.
What is 1876?
Who helped William Boyce?
a 12 year old boy scout
What are the names of the BSA magazines that were published? (2x pts if you can name the decade too)
Boys' Life and Scouting (1910s)
In the 1970s, why was there less of an emphasis on outdoor skills for a period of time?
Because scouting officials worried that scouting had to become modernized
People in this time were sick and physically unfit because _____.
What are dirty, overcrowded conditions and being overworked?
Baden-Powell rose to this position in the army.
What is a colonel?
Why did William Boyce need help?
because he was lost in the fog
What program was created in cooperation with the US Air Corps? (hint: _____ scouting)
"Air Scouting"
What happened in 1982?
A new scouting uniform was created
Baden-Powell was unable to attend college because of this.
What are poor grades?
This was a manual written by Baden-Powell that became immensely popular with boys after the war.
What is Aids to Scouting?
When was the boy scouts of america funded?
february 1910
Who was the 2-millionth eagle scout?
Anthony Thomas
Who created the Pinewood Derby?
Cubmaster Don Murphy
Baden-Powell had spent most of his time at Charterhouse Boarding School doing these activities.
What is drawing, acting, playing soccer, and exploring the woods?
After much research, Baden-Powell wrote this paper in 1906.
What is The Boy Scouts - A Suggestion?
Who did William D. Boyce give the leadership of the BSA to?
Edgar M. Robinson
How did boy scouts help during the great depression?
they collected items such as supplies and clothes for those in need (2x points if they remember it was 1.8 million items)
(Not really in this category) This was Baden-Powell's full name.
Who is Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell?
Baden-Powell fought successfully in _____(war), beginning in ______ (year), and defending the town of ______.
What are the South African Boer war, 1899, and Mafeking?
The location of the experimental camp that Baden Powell ran in 1907 was ____, and this is the name of the handbook he wrote the following year.
What is Brownsea Island(England) and Scouting for Boys?