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100

What are the elements of the Fire Triangle?

What are Fuel, Oxygen, and Heat?

100

What knot is commonly taught first to Scouts and is often referred to as the "joining knot"?

What is the square knot?

100

What color border do all Eagle-required merit badges have?

What is silver or white?

100

Who is credited as the founder of the worldwide Scouting movement?

Who is Lord Robert Baden-Powell?

100

How many points are in the Scout Law?

What is twelve?

200

What type of fire is best for cooking because it provides steady and even heat?

What is a Log Cabin Fire?

200

Which knot is best for creating a loop at the end of a rope that won’t slip or tighten under pressure? (It is commonly used as a rescue knot)

What is the bowline?

200

What is the minimum number of merit badges a Scout must earn to reach the rank of Star Scout?

What is six merit badges?

200

In what year was the Boy Scouts of America officially founded?

What is 1910?

200

What leadership position within a Scout troop involves leading and organizing the troop's activities?

What is the Senior Patrol Leader?

300

What is the minimum safe distance a fire circle should be from trees, tents, or other flammable objects?

What is 5 to 10 Feet?

300

Which knot is used to join two ropes of different thicknesses securely?

What is the sheet bend?

300

What merit badge teaches Scouts how to navigate using a map and compass and how to determine their position in the wilderness?

What is the Orienteering merit badge?

300

What was the title of the book written by Lord Baden-Powell in 1908 that became the foundation for the Scouting movement?

What is Scouting for Boys?

300

What is the official emblem of the Boy Scouts of America?

What is the Fleur-de-Lis?

400

Which fire-starting method uses friction between a spindle and a fireboard to generate enough heat to create an ember?

What is the bow drill method?

400

What are the names of the lashings used by Scouts to build pioneering projects, such as towers or bridges? (Name Three)

 What are square lashings, diagonal lashings, and sheer lashings?

400

Which merit badge teaches Scouts how to manage their time effectively, including setting goals, planning tasks, and meeting deadlines?

What is the Personal Management merit badge?

400

What is the name of the event in which an American businessman was guided through a London fog by a helpful Scout, inspiring him to bring Scouting to the United States?

What is the story of the Unknown Scout?

400

What is the minimum number of days and nights a Scout must spend camping to earn the Camping merit badge?

What is at least 20 days and nights?

500

Name three specific materials and their order Scouts should gather for a successful fire in order of their use, starting with the smallest and most flammable.

What are tinder, kindling, and fuel?

500

What knot would you use to secure a boat to a dock?

What is the cleat hitch?

500

Which merit badge requires Scouts to study different types of engineering, such as civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering, and explore engineering projects?

What is the Engineering merit badge?

500

Which Chicago publisher is considered the founder of the Boy Scouts of America after being inspired by the Scouting movement in England?

Who is William D. Boyce?

500

Which year did the Boy Scouts of America officially change its name to Scouts BSA to become inclusive of girls?

What is 2019?

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