History
When did Scouts of AMERICA officially start?
What is 1910?
When you go on hiking trips in our scout troop, what type of bag/backpack do you want to bring?
Think deeply!!
What is a daypack?
What does PL stand for?
What is Patrol Leader?
What is HYPOthermia?
Having a dangerously low body temperature/when your body is very cold you go into shock:)
What is the easiest merit badge to complete, generally speaking?
What is fingerprinting?
Who started Scouts of America after being inspired by the Scout program in England?
Who was Robert Baden-Powell?
What type of clothing/ material/fabric do you NOT want to wear on camping trips?
What is Cotton?
Who is second in command after the SPL?
What is the ASPL (Assistant senior patrol leader)?
What does CPR stand for?
What is Cardiopulmonary resuscitation?
Generally speaking, what is the hardest merit badge to get?
This is the overall hardest merit badge, it isn't specific to a specific person or troop, etc
What is the Communication merit badge?
When year does the FIRST national jamboree take place?
What was/is 1937?
How often (usually) does our troop go on the whitewater rafting trip?
What is every other year?
What is every two years?
What are the scout ranks in order?
What is: Scout, Tenderfoot, Second class, First class, Star, Life, Eagle?
At the MINIMUM, how many items SHOULD be in your first aid kit for Scouting?
Minus any extra items:)
Varys by person, troop, etc)
What are 10 items?
Currently, as of 2025, how many merit badges (Eagle + non eagle) do you need in order to eventually attain the rank of Eagle Scout?
Remember, this number is the "minimum" number you need to get Eagle, you can always choose to do more!
What are 21 merit badges?
14 Eagle-required merit badges
7 non eagle required
When were girls allowed to join Scouts of America, and the name officially changed from Boy Scouts of America to Scouts of America to recognize this change?
What was/is 2019?
How many GIRLS in our TROOP have attained the rank of Eagle Scout?
Hint: Trick question, think carefully!:)
What is technically 0?!
What does "Do a good turn daily" mean?
Hint: There are a few acceptable answers that I will accept!
What is: Do something good EVERY DAY that either makes a POSITIVE difference in the world or makes a POSITIVE difference to someone in your life/a complete stranger
What is the FIRST AND FOREMOST thing you do when you notice someone is down and not moving?
Think: First First step!!!
What is: Make sure the scene is safe BEFORE accessing the person.
You cannot safely treat the patient/scout/adult/any other person if the scene is unsafe:)
What merit badge makes you demonstrate/show/tell how to properly communicate, and keep track of your time that you are effectively doing so?
What is the communication merit badge?
What percentage (overall) of Scouts since 1910/11 have attained the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank available in Scouting?
Hint: I will take two answers- both acceptable!!!
What is 4%?
What is 6%?
How many people are in our troop, troop 49G/, and or come to the meetings on Tuesdays?
What is 18?
How many presidents have been in Boy Scouts of America/Scouts of America to date?
Bonus points if you can name which ones!
Even more bonus points if you name all 6 correctly AND in the right order of when each was president!
What is/are 6 presidents?
Presidents John F. Kennedy, Gerald Ford, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden
How many compressions should you give PER MINUTE?
Hint: There is a range!!!
What is 596 people?