CATEGORY A
CATEGORY B: KNOTS
CATEGORY C
CATEGORY D
CATEGORY E: General Scouting
100
Who is Sir Robert Baden Powell?
The Founder of Boy Scouts
100
What is the most basic knot used to combine two ropes together?
Square Knot
100
What is the Heimlich maneuver and when is it used?
It is used to stop someone from chocking and is the "last resort treatment".
100
How do you orient a map?
Place a compass on the map and rotate the map until the compass printed on the map is aligned with magnetic north
100
What is the sixth point of the Scout Law?
Kind
200
What important event related to scouting occurred in 1910?
When the Boy Scouts of America was founded
200
What is the primary "Rescue Knot"
The Bowline
200
What color on the American Flag is associated with vigilance, justice, and perseverance?
blue
200
Where did our troop go to summer camp last summer?
Camp Cherokee
200
There are 4 religious emblem awards in scouting. Two can be earned as a cub scout, two can be earned as a boy scout. List all for. ("God and ___"...)
God and Me God and Family God and Church God and Life
300
How many ranks are there in boy scouts?
7
300
What is one of the most commonly used lashings that has a name similar to that of a plant with three petals?
the Clove Hitch
300
What are some symptoms of a Heart Attack? (give at least 2 for full credit)
Uncomfortable pressure in the chest, nausea, seating, shortness of breath
300
What lodge number is our Troop's Order of the Arrow associated with?
Tsoiotsi Tsogalii Lodge 70
300
What are the 3 parts of the Scout Oath?
1) Duty to God and Country 2) Duty to Others 3) Duty to Self
400
What should be showing when the American flag is folded properly?
stars and the blue background
400
What is the purpose of fusing and whipping a rope?
It is done to stop a rope from fraying.
400
What is a Third Degree Burn?
Burned away or charred flesh
400
In what year was our troop first founded (at the time of its first charter at Gillespie School)
1929
400
What direction is 315 degrees on a compass?
Northwest
500
What is the best way to cook a foil pack?
On a bed of hot coals (not in the flames)
500
What does the knot symbolize on the Boy Scout emblem?
To remember to do a good turn daily
500
What is a compound or open fracture?
A broken bone where the bone is piercing through the skin
500
Between what ages can a boy officially join a boy scout troop?
11 to 17
500
Name 5 youth leadership positions
1) Senior Patrol Leader 2) Assistant Senior Patrol Leader 3) Patrol Leader 4) Assistant Patrol Leader 5) Instructor 6) Troop Guide 7) Quartermaster 8) Den Chief 9) Bugler 10) Junior Assistant Scoutmaster 11) Troop Historian 12) Chaplain Aide 13) Troop Scribe 14) Librarian
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