General
It’s a 10-letter word for a newbie as well as the second rank in Boy Scouts
What is Tenderfoot?
An adjective in the Boy Scout Law, it means not wasteful with money
What is thrifty?
When Scouts swim safely, they use this system in which one Scout looks out for the other & vice versa
What is the buddy system?
For a Boy Scout, it’s the tie that binds
What is a square knot?
Go lie in one of these hanging beds made of canvas or netted cord & strung between 2 trees
What is a hammock?
It’s a large, festive gathering, often of Boy Scouts nationwide
What is a jamboree?
Kangaroos & gorillas gather in these groups (as do Boy Scouts)
What are troops?
From the French for summoning, it’s the practice of a Scout safely lowering himself down a mountainside
What is rappelling?
A goal of the Boy Scouts is to foster this 15-letter word through activities like fishing, hiking & canoeing
What is outdoorsmanship?
The view from this Colorado summit inspired the song "America the Beautiful"
What is Pike's Peak?
When asked “For what?” with regard to this motto of the Boy Scouts, Robert Baden-Powell said, “Why, for any old thing.”
What is Be Prepared
A GPS unit on the badge for this new 10-letter orienteering hobby
What is geocaching?
Of 10, 21 or 25, the number of merit badges a Scout needs to qualify for the rank of Eagle Scout
What is 21?
Irving Berlin’s royalties from this song popularized by Kate Smith were donated to the Boy & Girl Scouts
What is "God Bless America"?
If you can describe a float, trap and drainpipe, you’re on your way to a badge in this field
What is Plumbing?
California’s Boy Scout Camp Winton is near a gold-bearing area called “the Mother Lode” in the foothills of this mountain range
What is the Sierra Nevada?
A clove hitch is useful in camping; tie a rope to your sack of food, which you’ll hang high to make this alternative “bag"
What is a bear bag?
The Boy Scouts of America headquarters is in this state
What is Texas?
Arthur C. Clarke, Alex Haley & John Knowles have written for this 90-year-old Scouting publication
What is Boys' Life?
In 1995, some Boy Scouts in Wisconsin produced a Guinness-record 2,377-pound one of these
What is a popcorn ball?
The Boy Scouts logo features an eagle on this French-named item, a stylized lily
What is a fleur-de-lis?
This practice, also done by film editors, joins two ropes & makes them almost as strong as the original ones
What is splicing?
To qualify for a Bugling merit badge, a Scout must know 15 calls, including this one sounded at the end of the day
What is Taps?
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?
Making a plankton net and drawing a trench and seamount are two steps to your Boy Scout merit badge in this
What is Oceanography?