Scouting Basics
The Scout Motto.
What is Be Prepared?
The founder of the Scouting Movement.
Who is Robert Baden Powell?
The first knot commonly taught in scouting.
What is the square knot?
Treatment for a first-degree burn.
What is holding the burn under cold water?
The basic function a compass performs in the combination of a map and compass.
What is orienting a map?
What are Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, Star Scout, Life Scout, and Eagle Scout?
The month and year Scouts BSA became co-ed.
When was February 2019?
A common knot used for loops and rescues.
What is the bowline?
The words the acronym CPR stands for.
What is Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation?
The first thing a scout does before leaving for an outdoor trip.
Recite the Outdoor Code.
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.
The location of the first Scout Camp.
Where is Brownsea Island?
A knot which is often tied accidentally as a failed form of the square knot.
What is a granny knot?
The two steps used for controlling bleeding.
At least three ways of starting a fire.
What are matches, a lighter, flint and steel, friction, and a magnifying glass and sunlight?
The current amount of merit badges Scouts BSA.
What is 137?
The war which Sir Baden Powell fought in, leading him to write the book Aids to Scouting, and later, Scouting for Boys.
What is the Boer War?
A loop which is commonly used in rock climbing for its distinctive shape
What is a double figure-eight loop?
The Acronym used for Stroke symptoms and response and what it stands for.
What is FAST (Face drooping, Arm weakness, Slurred Speech, Time to call 911)
The orienteering process by which a location is found by comparing the angles of known landmarks.
What is triangulation?
The seven principles of Leave No Trace.
What are Plan Ahead and Prepare, Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces, Dispose of Waste Properly, Leave What You Find, Minimize Campfire Impacts, Respect Wildlife, and Be Considerate of Other Visitors?
The man who, after being helped in the London fog by a young boy scout, brought Scouting to America
Who is William Boyce?
A compound knot formed with a loop and hitch, known for securing loads on vehicles.
What is a trucker's hitch?
The four main categories used in triage.
What are Immediate, Delayed, Minor, and Deceased (or some variation)?
The names of the 10 essentials.
What are a pocket knife, a first aid kit, extra clothing, raingear, water, a flashlight, trail food, fire starters, sun protection, and a map and compass?