Category One
“On my honor” this oath says to “help other people at all times.”
What is the Scout Oath?
The Boy Scouts logo features an eagle on this French-named item, a stylized lily.
What is a fleur-de-lis?
This synonym for “amiable” linked with a comic book ghost.
What is friendly?
In 1907, the first four groups in this organization started in England were the Bulls, the Wolves, the Curlews & the Ravens.
What are the Boy Scouts?
The Guinness record for knot-tying measures the fastest time for tying the 6 knots listed in this handbook.
What is the Boy Scout Handbook?
When asked “For what?” with regard to this motto of the Boy Scouts, Robert Baden-Powell said, “Why, for any old thing.”
What is Be Prepared?
Immaculate is a synonym for this word that can precede “getaway” or a “sweep.”
What is clean?
This practice, also done by film editors, joins two ropes & makes them almost as strong as the original ones.
What is splicing?
When Scouts swim safely, they use this system in which one Scout looks out for the other & vice versa.
What is the buddy system?
The Boy Scouts of America headquarters is in this state.
Where is Texas?
It’s a large, festive gathering, often of Boy Scouts nationwide.
What is a jamboree?
An adjective in the Boy Scout Law, it means not wasteful with money.
What is thrifty?
A clove hitch is useful in camping; tie a rope to your sack of food, which you’ll hang high to make this alliterative “bag.”
What is a bear bag?
From the French for summoning, it’s the practice of a Scout safely lowering himself down a mountainside.
What is rappelling?
The Boy Scouts of America’s highest award for service is “The Silver” one of these Plains animals.
What is Buffalo?
There is a GPS unit on the badge for this 10-letter orienteering hobby.
What is Geocaching?
Kangaroos & gorillas gather in these groups (as do Boy Scouts).
What are troops?
Since 1974, mulch from this annual Rockefeller Center sight has gone to Boy Scouts to use as ground cover in camps.
What is the Christmas tree?
The first Scout to go on to be the president was this man who, in a youthful letter to his father Joe, asked for a bigger allowance to buy canteens and other Scout supplies.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
A goal of the Boy Scouts is to foster this 15-letter word through activities like fishing, hiking & canoeing.
What is outdoorsmanship?
It’s a 10-letter word for a newbie as well as the second rank in Boy Scouts.
What is Tenderfoot?
California’s Boy Scout Camp Winton is near a gold-bearing area called “the Mother Lode” in the foothills of this mountain range.
What is the Sierra Nevada?
To qualify for a Bugling merit badge, a Scout must know 15 calls, including this one sounded at the end of the day.
What is Taps?
Making a plankton net and drawing a trench and seamount are two steps to your Boy Scout merit badge in this.
What is Oceanography?
If you can describe a float, trap and drainpipe, you’re on your way to this merit badge.
What is Plumbing?