10 Essentials
This essential is essential for keeping you dry
What is rain protection?
This eagle-required merit badge requires that you camp for at least 20 nights
What is camping?
The part of the tent that keeps you dry
What is a rain fly?
This is how many points are in the scout law
What is 12?
This helpful device accurately tells you the current weather wherever you are
What is a weather rock?
This essential is essential if you need to find your way
What is map and compass?
This is how you tell eagle-required merit badges from elective badges.
What is the border color? (Silver = Eagle; Green = non-Eagle)
This is the title of the person that buys food for the rest of the patrol
Who is the grubmaster?
"Do a good turn daily"
What is the scout slogan?
This is what to do during a thunder storm
What is go inside?
These two essentials require you to prove your competence before being allowed to use them
What are Fire Starter and Pocketknife?
The two most recently added merit badges
What are AI and Cybersecurity?
This is when you are allowed to have open food in your tent
When is never?
"Be prepared"
What is the scout motto?
In addition to checking the weather where you go hiking, you should also check it in this location
(50 bonus for why)
(What is because it could lead to flooding?)
This sticky substance is often referred to as the "11th" essential
What is duct tape?
This merit badge requires you to build a shelter and is often mistaken for an eagle-required one when it is not
What is Wilderness Survival?
This is the direction you face when hiking along a street or road
What is towards traffic?
It has 3 parts; duty to self, others, and God
What is the Scout Oath?
This travels at 31,000 mi/s and can heat the air above 45,000°
What is a lightning strike?
These are all of the 10 essentials
What are first aid kit, fire starter, pocketknife, sun protection, rain protection, extra clothing, map & compass, extra food, extra water, and light?
This eagle-required merit badge was added in 2022 and increased the number of eagle-required merit badges one has to earn from 13 to 14
What is Citizenship in the Society?
This is the number of camping nights required to join the OA
What is 15 nights?
Scout vespers sung at every summer camp is sung to the tune of this famous Christmas song
What is "O Christmas Tree"?
Warning signs for this are dark greenish clouds, heavy rain, and a roaring sound
What is a tornado?