Scouting History
The founder of the Boy Scout movement.
Who is Lord Baden-Powell?
The founder of the Order of the Arrow.
Who is E. Urner Goodman?
The Mighty Chief.
Who is Allowat Sakima?
An international scouting event held about every four years which brings together tens of thousands of Scouts from around the world to camp, share cultures, and participate in activities.
What is the World Scout Jamboree?
The highest Rank in the BSA program which is earned by completing a minimum of 21 merit badges, showing exemplary Scout Spirit, and completing a service project which the scout plans, organizes, leads, and manages.
What is Eagle Scout?
The year the Boy Scouts of America was founded.
What is 1910?
The year that the Order of the Arrow was founded.
What is 1915?
The direction candidates are led around the circle in the Ordeal Ceremony.
What is Clockwise?
An annual event where a region of lodges get together for competitions, training, ceremonies, and fellowship.
What is Conclave?
The rank in which young scouts can get their first experience using a pocketknife by earning their Whittling Chip.
What is Bear?
The founder of the Boy Scouts of America movement.
Who is William D. Boyce?
The place where the Order of the Arrow was founded.
What is Treasure Island?
The one who greets you in the Pre-Ordeal Ceremony.
Who is Nutiket?
This week-long leadership training course teaches youth advanced leadership skills through team development, goal setting, and the patrol method.
What is NYLT?
This early rank in the BSA focusses on having youth demonstrate basic camping, fitness, knots, and outdoor skills.
What is Tenderfoot?
The original three ranks in the Boy Scouts of America.
What are Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class?
The year the first NOAC took place.
What is 1948?
The one who said this in the Ordeal Ceremony:
"Springtime blossomed into summer, summer into autumn ripened, autumn died on winter’s bosom. Thus the seasons in succession never ending seemed to pass on."
Who is Meteu?
This national event, which is held every two years, takes place at a major university campus for training, competitions, shows, and fellowship.
What is NOAC?
This rank requires youth to demonstrate leadership, participate in adventures, and help plan crew activities as they progress toward the program’s highest award.
What is Pathfinder?
The book that the founder of the Boy Scouts movement wrote.
The year when the last major ceremonies re-write took place.
What is 1979?
The character who says this in the Ordeal Ceremony:
“If we would remain a nation, we must stand by one another. Let us both urge on our kindred firm devotion to our brethren and our cause. Ourselves forgetting, let us catch the higher vision. Let us find the greater beauty in the life of cheerful service.”
Who is Uncas?
An advanced leadership training course for adults in the BSA program known for its leadership lessons, patrol method experience, and distinctive award.
What is Woodbadge?
The highest rank in the Sea Scouts program which is earned through remaining active in one's ship, demonstrating marlinspike seamanship and leadership skills, completing a community service project, and passing a national level Board of Review.
What is Quartermaster?