Scouting History
Scout Skills
Ranks & Merit Badges
First Aid
Wilderness/Winter Survival
100
The year that Scouting was founded in America.
When was 1910?
100
The adjustable knot most frequently used to tie down a tent.
What is the Taut-Line Hitch?
100
The number of Boy Scout Ranks.
What is 7?
100
What is the "Good Samaritan Law"?
What is laws that protect anyone from making a good faith effort the help the victim of an injury or illness. Whenever you are confronted with a first aid emergency, use the skills you have to the best of your ability. No one expects you to have the knowledge of a physician but you can use your training to help until professional medical attention is available.
100
What does the acronym S.T.O.P stand for.
What is, stop, think, observe, and plan?
200
Of the twelve men that have walked on the moon, how many were Boy Scouts?
What is eleven?
200
The three types of wood needed for a successful fire.
What are Tinder, Kindling, & Fuel?
200
The total number of merit badges.
What is 139?
200
What are the 5 common signs of heart attack?
1. Uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness, or pain in the center of the chest behind the breastbone. The feeling may spread to the shoulders, arms, and neck. It isn't always severe.
2. Unusual sweating - for instance, even is a room is cool.
3. Nausea - usually first sign for women!
4. Shortness of breath.
5. A feeling of weakness.
200
What material insulates even when it is wet?
What is wool?
300
The U.S. President that served as the Honorary Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America in 1965.
A. Franklin D. Roosevelt
B. Harry Truman
C. Lyndon B. Johnson
D. Gerald Ford
Who was Lyndon B. Johnson?
300
The direction associated with 315 degrees on a compass.
What is Northwest?
300
What do the stars on the First Class Rank badge represent?
What is Truth and Knowledge?
300
What are Hurry Cases?
Hurry cases are conditions that threaten a victim's life: - stopped breathing - no heartbeat - severe breathing - internal poisoning
300
What does "rule of three" mean in terms of survival.
What is a human can survive 3 minutes without air, 3 hours without shelter in extreme conditions, 3 days without water, and 3 weeks without food?
400
The island where Lord Baden-Powell organized the first "scout camp" to test his ideas for his book, Scouting for Boys.
Where is Brownsea Island?
400
Name 3 of the symptoms for heat exhaustion.
What is nausea, pale & clammy skin, fatigue, dizziness/fainting, headache, muscle cramps, or weakness?
400
Name this merit badge:
What is the Entrepreneurship Merit Badge?
400
What are the 5 steps for first aid for broken bones?
1. Check & treat for "Hurry Cases"
2. Treat for shock.
3. Have the victim lie still where you found him. Make him as comfortable as possible.
4. Call for medical help.
5. If you must move the victim, splint the broken bone.
400
In a survival situation, do you still have to follow all hunting/trapping rules and regulations? What should you do after the incident when you are safe?
What is no, tell the authorities exactly which rules or regulations you violated; often times your actions will be waved as long as it is a true survival situation.
500
The person that brought Scouting to America in 1910.
Who was William D. Boyce?
500
Name the four steps in attempting a water rescue.
What is Reach, Throw, Row, Go?
500
The first Scout to earn the rank of Eagle Scout in 1912.
Who was Arthur Rose Eldred?
500
Should you remove clothing from a third-degree burn victim? Why/why not?
No, because the clothing may be sticking to the open flesh.
500
What body temperature (Fahrenheit) is considered hypothermic for the human body? How do you treat hypothermia?
What is 95 degrees Fahrenheit? What is immediately move the person to a warm, dry location, remove any wet clothing, wrap them in blankets or dry clothing, and focus on warming the core of their body gradually with warm compresses or heating pads wrapped in a towel?