A Scout is...
Terms
Merit Badges
Potpourri
Places
Scout Skills
100
“On my honor” this oath says to “help other people at all times.”
The Scout Oath
100
Kangaroos & gorillas gather in these groups (as do Boy Scouts)
Troops
100
That's a bow and arrow stitched into this MB
What is Archery?
100
The Boy Scouts logo features an eagle on this French-named item, a stylized lily.
A fleur-de-lis
100
The Robotics merit badge depicts this planet, but you can earn it on Earth.
Mars
100
The Guinness record for knot-tying measures the fastest time for tying the six knots listed in this handbook.
The Boy Scout Handbook
200
Immaculate is a synonym for this word that can precede “getaway” or a “sweep.”
Clean
200
A 10-letter word for a newbie as well as the second rank in Boy Scouts
Tenderfoot
200
To qualify for a Bugling merit badge, a Scout must know 15 calls, including this one sounded at the end of the day.
What is "Taps"?
200
Arthur C. Clarke, Alex Haley & John Knowles have written for this 107-year-old Scouting publication.
Boys' Life
200
The Boy Scouts of America headquarters is in this state where all of George Strait’s exes live
Texas
200
For a Boy Scout, it’s the tie that binds
A Square Knot
300
An adjective in the Boy Scout Law, it means not wasteful with money
Thrifty
300
A large, festive gathering, often of Boy Scouts nationwide
Jamboree
300
To receive this MB, you had to learn words like belay, rappel, and carabiner
What is the Climbing Merit Badge?
300
The Bulls, Wolves, Curlews, & Ravens were the original first four of these in BP's Boy Scouts (1907)
Patrols
300
Since 1974, mulch from this holiday Rockefeller Center sight has gone to Boy Scouts to use as ground cover in camps.
The Christmas tree
300
A clove hitch is useful in camping; tie a rope to your sack of food, which you’ll hang high to make this alliterative “bag.”
A Bear Bag
400
This synonym for “amiable” linked with a comic book ghost.
Friendly
400
Scouts use this system where one Scout looks out for the other & vice versa.
What is "The buddy system"
400
The “S-A-R” on the badge created in 2012 stands for this lifesaving process.
What is Search And Rescue?
400
The Boy Scouts of America’s highest award for service is “The Silver” one of these Plains animals.
Buffalo
400
California’s Boy Scout Camp Winton is near a gold-bearing area called “the Mother Lode” in the foothills of this mountain range.
The Sierra Nevada
400
This practice, also done by film editors, joins two ropes & makes them almost as strong as the original ones.
Splicing
500
When asked “For what?” with regard to this motto of the Boy Scouts, Robert Baden-Powell said, “Why, for any old thing.”
Be Prepared
500
A goal of the Boy Scouts is to foster this 15-letter word through activities like fishing, hiking & canoeing.
Outdoorsmanship
500
You will have gone a total of 52 miles once you complete this MB
What is the Cycling MB?
500
Irving Berlin’s royalties from this song popularized by Kate Smith were donated to the Boy & Girl Scouts.
“God Bless America”
500
Ape Cave in this state is named for the St. Helen’s Apes, the local Boy Scout troop who first explored it.
Washington
500
From the French for summoning, it’s the practice of a Scout safely lowering himself down a mountainside.
Rappelling