Knots & Lashings
This was one of the first lashings ever used.
What is the square lashing
What knot, often taught to Tenderfoot Scouts, is created by tying a series of wraps and half-hitches around the standing part of a line to create an adjustable loop, making it useful for situations where a rope needs to be tightened or loosened?
What is the taut-line hitch?
Where do we normally have Troop meetings?
Parish Hall at St. James by-the-sea
Why did William D. Boyce incorporate the Boy Scouts into America?
He was lost in the fog while visiting London during 1910, and a young scout helped him.
Which planet is the Jedi Temple located on?
What is Coruscant?
What type of knot is commonly used for binding, tying bandages, and is regularly the first knot learned?
What is the square knot?
What specific hitch is used to attach a rope to a log or bundle of poles for dragging, as it holds tight under a pulling load but comes apart easily when the load is released?
What is the timber hitch?
When was Troop 4 founded?
Who officially incorporated the Boy Scouts of America?
William D. Boyce, in 1910
What are the droids called by clones in the prequels?
What are clankers
This knot can easily be adjusted, and is very useful to attach a rope to an object that cannot be moved.
What are two half hitches
You need to tie two ropes of different diameters together. What knot is the proper and most secure choice for this task?
The sheet bend.
What summer camp did Troop 4 visit in the summer of 2024?
Camp Big Horn
This country is where first world jamboree was held in 1920, there were 8,000 scouts that attended from 34 countries
What is the U.K.?
Where do the wookies come from?
What is Kashyyyk
This knot is used to start and finish many lashings, such as a tripod or square lashing.
What is the clove hitch
What are the uses of a bowline knot? Three answers, 2/3 minimum to get correct.
1. Anchor around a tree
2. Rescuing someone
3. Attaching two ropes together
Many Troop 4 Eagle Scouts have done their service projects on this trail.
What is the Coast Walk Trail?
What famous book about scouting did Lord Robert Baden-Powell write?
What is Scouting for Boys
How many of the nine movies in Star Wars' Skywalker Saga were directed by George Lucas?
4 movies - episodes I-IV
This useful friction knot temporarily shortens a rope without cutting it or strengthens a weak spot. It only holds as long as there is tension on the rope. What knot is it?
What is the sheepshank?
When building a structure like a watchtower, what is the purpose of the diagonal lashing, and why would you not use a square lashing in this situation?
The diagonal lashing is used for cross braces to prevent the structure from "racking" or swaying. A square lashing is only effective when spars are meant to stay at a 90-degree angle and are already touching.
Who was the founder of Troop 4?
This is actually unknown, but there are multiple Troop 4's in California, however we are the oldest.
When and where was the first experimental Boy Scout Camp?
1907 on Brownsea Island
What is the number everyone loves to say?
67