Merit Badges
The merit badge we are working on during Zoom meetings researching Baden-Powell
What is Scouting Heritage?
The wrong or opposite version of a Square Knot
What is a Granny Knot?
The founder of the Scouting Program
Who is Robert Baden-Powell?
Name the Boy Scout Motto and Slogan
Motto: What is "Be Prepared"?
Slogan: What is "Do a good turn Daily"?
You should do this if your clothes catch on fire...
What is Stop, Drop, and Roll?
This merit badge is required for Eagle Scout rank and is one of the hardest merit badges to earn
What is Communication MB?
This knot is similar to the Two Half Hitches, but has three loops instead of two
What is a Taut-Line Hitch?
Did Green Bar Bill make the first granola bars for Scouts (yes or no)?
What is No: He influenced people to join scouting, and "maybe" fed them granola bars...
The 12 points of the Scout Law
What are "Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean, and Reverent"
Kangaroos & Gorillas gather in these groups (as do Boy Scouts)
What is a Troop?
Number of nights camping "on-the-ground" that are required for the Camping merit badge
What is 20?
This knot was originally for bed sheets to use, and is used to tie two ropes together
What is a Sheet Bend?
The only US President to be an Eagle Scout
Who is Gerald Ford?
Name the Scout Oath
What is "On my honor I will do my best, to do my duty, to God and my country, and to obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight."
This is the best equipment for cooking in the outdoors
What is a Dutch oven?
The Robotics merit badge depicts this planet, but you can earn it on Earth
What is Mars?
Name two ways used to stop ropes from unraveling
What is Whipping and Fusing?
The year Baden-Powell wrote the "Scouting for Boys" book
What is 1908?
Name the Outdoor Code
What is "As an American, I will do my best to –
Be clean in my outdoor manners.
Be careful with fire.
Be considerate in the outdoors.
Be conservation minded."
These were the original three ranks for Boy Scouts
What are Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class (Life, Star, and Eagle were considered additional "honors")?
The TOTAL number of merit badges required to earn the Eagle Scout rank
What is 21?
This knot is considered a rescue knot and is the number one knot you should know in the outdoors
What is a Bowline Knot?
The war Baden-Powell was fighting in with the British military
What is the Second Boer War?
This person was the BSA's first Chief Scout Executive (from 1911 to 1943), fought for African-American and Catholic membership, and edited the first Boy Scout Handbook?
Who is James E. West?
These are the MAIN STEPS to perform CPR
What are...
1. 30 compression's on victim's chest
2. 2 rescue breaths
3. Repeat steps #1, #2 until help arrives