Scout Skills
Camping & Outdoor Life
Scout History & Trivia
Tools & Gear
Nature & Wildlife
100
What is the Scout motto?
Be Prepared
100
How many principles are in Leave No Trace?
Seven
100
Who founded the Boy Scouts?
Robert Baden-Powell
100
What card must you earn to use a knife in Scouts BSA?
Totin’ Chip
100
What genus of tree produces acorns?
Oak
200
What knot is commonly used to start lashings?
Clove Hitch
200
What’s the name for a simple portable cooking device used on campouts?
Camp Stove
200
What is the highest rank in Scouts BSA?
Eagle Scout
200
What part of a knife should never be used to pry things open?
The blade
200
What’s the difference between venomous and poisonous?
Venomous must bite/sting you; poisonous harms when you bite/ingest it
300
What’s the most efficient way to signal SOS using Morse code?
Three short, three long, three short (… ––– …)
300
What direction should your tent door face to avoid morning sun and wind exposure in most climates?
East
300
What year was the Boy Scouts of America founded?
1910
300
What tool is best for removing small branches or limbs?
Bow saw
300
What animal leaves a track with four toes and no claws—commonly seen near water? 
Raccoon (Quinn's favorite)
400
What are the three components of the “fire triangle”?
Heat (or flame), fuel, oxygen
400
What is the ideal spacing between tents in a safe campsite?
At least 6 feet
400
What is the 6th point of the Scout Law?
Kind
400
What sharpening angle should be used for a German-style knife?
20 degrees
400
What direction does moss generally grow more heavily on trees in the Northern Hemisphere?
North side
500
What’s the term for the natural process of a map and compass slowly misaligning over time due to magnetic shift?
Magnetic declination
500
What is the term for finding the safest, driest area to pitch a tent above water runoff but still close to your patrol area?
Selecting a high, flat, and well-drained site
500
Who was the first U.S. president to be a Scout?
John F. Kennedy
500
What are the four basic parts of a compass?
Baseplate, rotating bezel, orienting arrow, magnetic needle
500
What type of cloud is dark, gray, rain-producing, and covers the sky in a uniform sheet?
Nimbostratus