Knots
A knot used for securing bandages or packages.
Demonstrate proper tying of this knot.
What is a square knot.
Remember: Right over left, left over right.
How to treat a simple cut or scrape. (3 steps)
Wash with soap and water. Apply antibiotic ointment. Apply dressing or bandage.
What is a police lineup.
The piles of rocks that appear occasionally when you are hiking above treeline. (Double if you can spell it)
What are Cairns.
The founder of the Boy Scouts?
Who is Lord Baden Powell.
Name two techniques used to prevent a rope from fraying.
What are whipping and fusing.
The proper technique for removing a tick.
What is using tweezers, and pulling gently from the mouth area.
What is a tarp.
What is the left side.
What is the Scout Law. (Recite it)
A Scout is: Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean, and Reverent.
These knots are needed to make a clothesline.
Demonstrate proper tying of these knots.
What are the two half-hitches and the taut-line hitch.
First action to take when poison is swallowed.
Your worst enemy for winter tent camping.
What is water.
What to do if you get lost.
STOP. Stay calm. Think. Observe. Plan.
A good fire starter that you can find at home.
What is dryer lint.
A knot that is handy for tying around the waist of someone who needs to be rescued.
Demonstrate proper tying of the knot.
What is a bowline knot.
Remember: Start with an overhand loop (running end is on top)
List three common signs of a stroke.
Weakness, numbness, confusion, difficulty seeing, difficulty speaking, dizziness, inexplicable headache.
Remember: Use acronym FAST (Face, Arm, Speech, Time) to ensure that you can get help as soon as possible.
What is 10 minutes.
The meaning of two trail markers together instead of one.
What is an upcoming sharp turn.
How many merit badges are required to get Eagle rank.
What is 21 merit badges.
These knots are necessary to start and finish a diagonal lashing.
Demonstrate proper tying of these knots.
What are the timber hitch and the clove hitch.
Remember: The timber hitch goes diagonally, but the clove hitch goes on the top stave.
Bandage technique for a broken collar bone.
Triangular bandage across chest starting at the elbow and ending behind the neck. Second bandage from upper arm to opposite armpit.
How should dirty dished be cleaned up?
Three bucket method. Hot water with soap. Hot rinse pot. Cold rinse pot.
What are the 5 principles of tread lightly?
Remember: TREAD. Travel responsibly, Respect the rights of others, Educate yourself, Avoid sensitive areas, Do your part.
How many countries currently have scouting programs. (Closest guess wins)
What is 216 countries.