Parts of a Canoe
The front of the canoe
What is the bow?
The rear of the canoe
What is the stern?
The large flat end of the oar that goes in the water
What is the blade?
One must be worn when canoeing
What is a PFD/Life jacket?
The father of scouting
Who is Robert Baden-Powell?
The left side of the canoe
What is port?
The right side of the canoe
What is starboard?
The handle on one end of the oar that is held by the rower
What is the grip?
If soaking wet, one should change into dry clothes and warm up to prevent what?
What is hypothermia?
The number of available merit badges in scouting
What is 138?
The seat located in the front of the canoe
What is the bow seat?
The seat located in the rear of the canoe
What is the stern seat?
The long, narrow portion of the oar between the handle and the part that goes in the water
What is the shaft?
Two items used for draining water from inside the canoe
What are sponge and bucket/jug
The state in which the first American scout troop was founded
What is Oklahoma?
The upper edge of the canoe's side
What is the gunwale?
The two small triangular pieces located at the top of either end of the canoe
What are decks?
The narrow end of the wide, flat part of the oar that goes in the water
What is the tip?
How to respond to capsized canoe
What is stay afloat, call for help, swim under the canoe and flip back over?
*Ideally have another canoe nearby to help right the canoe
The only US president to achieve the rank of eagle scout
Who is Gerald Ford?
Struts that stretch horizontally from one side of the canoe to the other
What are thwarts?
The external ridge that runs lengthwise along the center of the hull
What is the keel line?
The point on the oar at which the long narrow piece connects to the wide flat end
What is the throat?
Four types of rescue emphasized by BSA
(*Hint: It rhymes)
What is Reach, Throw, Row, Go
The year troop 22 was founded
What is 1932?