Scouting Basics
"Do a Good Turn Daily"
What is the scout slogan?
The person responsible for planning and carrying out patrol meetings and activities.
Who is the Patrol Leader?
The first rank in BSA.
What is the Scout Rank?
The founder of scouting.
Who is Robert Baden-Powell?
Fill in the blank: Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean, Reverent, ________.
What is Hungry? (In Troop 288)
"Be Prepared"
What is the Scout motto?
A position that always reports to the Assistant Senior Patrol Leader (ASPL)?
What is a Troop Guide?
(Also: Quartermaster, Scribe, Historian, Chaplin Aide, Webmaster, Outdoor Ethics Guide, and OA Troop Representative)
The second rank in BSA.
What is Tenderfoot?
The year Scouting America was founded as the Boy Scouts of America.
What is 1910?
Troop 288's Committee Chair...
Who is Mr. Metzker? (-200 point if a first name is used)
It starts with "On my honor, I will do my best to do my duty ..."
What is the scout oath? (One must recite the Scout Oath correctly to receive points)
The person responsible for organizing and keeping track of troop equipment.
Who is a Quartermaster?
The fifth rank in BSA.
What is Star?
He contributed to scouts by providing illustrations for the Scouts' yearly calendar for free, and also illustrated many of the magazine's covers. In total, he created 471 images for the Scouts in periodicals, guidebooks, calendars, and promotional materials.
Who is Norman Rockwell? ("That one guy" does not count.)
Which of these are previous merit badges: Taxidermy, Carpentry, Rabbit Raising, Citizenship in the Home, Corn Farming, Foundry Practice, Hog Production, Pigeon Raising, Waterskiing, Sheep Farming.
What is all of them?
It starts with "As an American, I will do my best to..."
What is the Outdoor Code? (One must recite the Outdoor Code to receive points)
This person is like a mentor for the Scouts (especially new Scouts) and guides them.
Who is a Troop Guide?
The number of ranks above another scout you have to be to sign off on rank advancements.
What are at least two?
The number of countries that do not have a Scouting Program?
What is four? (Cuba, Laos, North Korea, and Andorra)
"Cub Scouts" got its name from this movie...
What is the 1894 classic, The Jungle Book?
A large, festive gathering, of Scouts BSA worldwide.
What is the World Scout Jamboree?
The full names of Scout Youth leader training, referred to as ILST and NYLT.
What are Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops (ILST) and National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT)?
(100 Bonus point if you have completed NYLT)
These honorary awards are really rare and were established in 2017.
What are Eagle Palms?
This U.S. President is the only U.S. president to have earned the Eagle Scout Rank.
Who is Gerald Ford?
An Eagle Scout who directed Indiana Jones, ET, and Jaws.
Who is Steven Spielberg?