scout skills
This is the method used by Scouts to remember the steps: STOP, THINK, ACT, CHECK.
What is the Scout decision-making method?
ou should make a shelter on this side of a hill to block prevailing wind.
What is the windward side?
This simple knot is often used to tie the rope to a fixed object and is easy to untie
What is a bowline?
This person founded the Scouting movement in 1907 in England.
“Who is Robert Baden-Powell?
This famous Scout song begins: ‘On the trail of the Wolf we rise…
What is ‘On the Trail of the Wolf’?
When tracking, this term refers to footprints left by an animal or person.
What are spoor/tracks?
his color of flag means a lifeguard is off duty or water is unsafe
What is red?
You use this knot to join two ropes of unequal size.
What is a sheet bend?
The first official Boy Scout handbook in the U.S. was published in this year.
What is 1911?
At the end of a campfire program Scouts often join hands and sing this song to signal the closing.
What is the ‘Campfire Closing Song’ (or your troop’s traditional closing)?
in first aid, you should raise this part of the body to help reduce bleeding from a fingertip wound.
What is the hand (or arm) above heart level?
Before night falls, you should always inform someone of your route and expected return — this is called your ______.
What is a plan of safe return (PSR)?
This knot is used to shorten a rope without cutting it, forming a loop in the middle.
hat is a *r-bight or a shortening knot (depending on acceptable term)?”
This symbol used by Scouts stands for peace and service, adopted from the fleur-de-lis.
What is the Scout emblem / Scout fleur-de-lis?
This Scout tradition involves passing a flame from one candle to another around the circle.
What is the Candle Pass (or Spirit Flame)?
A purple square patch showing 2 fingers up means this.
What is the Scout sign?
When lightning strikes, you should stay away from trees and assume this shape low to the ground.
What is the lightning crouch (or tree-crouch)?
this knot is used to attach a rope to a carabiner so it won’t accidentally untie.
What is a figure-eight follow-through?
the first African-American Eagle Scout was this person, achieving it in 1926.
Who is Hamilton Bradley?
When a Scout commits to leave no trace, this principle is used: ‘Take out what you take in’ — this is part of this set of principles.
What are the Leave No Trace Principles?
The motto of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in Latin.
What is ‘Be Prepared’ / ‘Semper Paratus’?
Hypothermia can begin when this temperature is reached in the body core
What is about 95 °F (35 °C)
Which knot, when tied incorrectly, is known as the ‘cat’s paw’ and prone to slipping when overloaded?
What is the clove hitch (when mis-used)?
The world’s largest Scouting organization by membership (as of 2025) is this.
What is the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM)?
this term describes the loud, rhythmic chant used around the campfire to encourage participation.
What is a call-and-response (or campfire chant)?