Scouting History
Who founded Scouting?
Robert Baden-Powell
What should ALWAYS be done before touching a wound, whether it be your or someone else's?
Assess the wound, Sterilize hands (gloves can work too)
How many principles are there in Leave No Trace?
There are seven
Explain what an axe yard is
A roped off area used to have a safe place to use hatchets and saws, and prevent others from being injured
What is the order of the scout ranks? (first to last)
Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, Star, Life, Eagle
What year was Scouting founded?
It was founded on the 8th of February in 1910
How do you treat frostbite in the hands?
Get to a warmer area, remove wet clothing, slowly rewarm, wrap if necessary
Recite the Outdoor Code
As an American, I will do my best to be clean in my outdoor manners, to be careful with fire, to be considerate in the outdoors, and to be conservation minded
Demonstrate the proper form for using an axe
legs in an A shape, axe over shoulder, glasses on, measure how far away the wood is before swinging
What is the Scout motto and Scout slogan?
SM: Be prepared SS: Do a good turn daily
In what year did BSA start allowing girls to join?
Girls could join BSA in 2019, and were also allowed into cub scouts the previous year in 2018
If a wound is heavily bleeding what measures should you take?
Call 911, add pressure, elevate, and apply a tourniquet if necessary (only adults should do this and in extreme cases)
What should you do with the water after you’ve finished cleaning dishes with it?
Go far (200+ feet) away from camp and disperse the water.
If your saw blade becomes dull, how can you sharpen it?
you can't, you have to replace it
Camp Pipsico’s logo is a leaf, but which one? A) tulip poplar B) red maple or C) dogwood
A) tulip poplar
In what capital was the very first World Jamboree of Scouting held?
London
Explain how to treat a minor cut
Wash the cut under cool water until bleeding stops, pat dry and clean with prep pad, apply something like Neosporin and add a band aid
When to spread out vs when to remain compact when camping in a group?
If your in an established campsite vs more dense vegetation (ex. camping at Brady Saunders vs. backpacking in the mountains)
What is the name of the method to protect scouts when using a pocket knife or other blade?
Blood Circle
What is the lake at Pipsico called?
Lake Beasly
Name on of the two people who founded the OA
E. Urner Goodman and Carrol Edson
What is the difference between frostbite and hypothermia?
Frostbite affects the skin, causing a loss of feeling and color. It affects a specific tissue. While hypothermia is when your core body temperature drops
This is the distance that a fire should be away from any shrubs, trees or flammable objects.
15 feet
What are the four parts of an arrow?
The tip, fletchings , shaft, and nock
ARE WE GONNA WIN ZOMBOREE?!?!!
YESSSS!!!! (realistically maybe but we're gonna manifest it)