Post Scouts
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?
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?
An adjective in the Boy Scout Law, it means not wasteful with money.
What is thrifty?
"On my honor" this oath says to "help other people at all times."
What is the Scout Oath?
If you can describe a float, trap and drainpipe, you're on your way to a badge in this field.
What is Plumbing?
This Eagle Scout film director depicted Indiana Jones as a Boy Scout in "The Last Crusade."
Who is Steven Spielberg?
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 bear bag?
It's a 10-letter word for a newbie as well as the second rank in Boy Scouts.
What is Tenderfoot?
When Scouts swim safely, they use this system in which one Scout looks out for the other & vice versa.
What is the buddy system?
Of 10, 21 or 25, the number of merit badges a Scout needs to qualify for the rank of Eagle Scout.
What is 21?
For an incredible 50 years, 1926-76, he illustrated the official Boy Scout calendar.
Who is Norman Rockwell?
From the French for summoning, it's the practice of a Scout safety lowering himself down a mountainside.
What is rappelling?
Kangaroos & gorillas gather in these groups (as do Boy Scouts).
What are troops?
This synonym for "amiable" linked with a comic book ghost.
What is friendly?
This merit badge was discontinued in 1942, was replaced with the Home Repairs merit badge.
What is Handicraft.
Later vice president, he first visited the capital while leading Boy Scouts from Minnesota.
Who is Hubert Humphery?
For a Boy Scout, it's a tie that binds.
What is square knot?
Immaculate is a synonym for this word that can precede "gateway" or a "sweep."
What is clean?
To qualify for Bugling merit badge, a Scout must know 15 calls, including this one sounded at the end of the day.
What is Taps?
This ultra-rare merit badge required a Boy Scout to obtaining a federal patent on their own invention.
What is Inventing?
In 1928, Boy Scout Paul Siple was chosen to go along on this admiral's Antarctic expedition.
Who is Richard Byrd?
This practice, also done by film editors, joins two ropes & makes them almost as strong as the original ones.
What is splicing?
It's a large, festive gathering, often of Boy Scout nationwide and ends with 2 vowels.
What is jamboree?
Since 1974, mulch from this annual Rockefeller Center sight has gone to Boy Scouts to use as ground cover in camps.
What is Christmas tree?
Making a plankton net and drawing a trench and seamount are two steps to your Boy Scout merit badge in this.
What is Oceanography?