Scouting's Founders
Scouting Heritage
Original Merit Badges
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By The Numbers
100

Who is the founder of the Scouting Movement?

Robert Baden-Powell

100

What year was the Boy Scouts of America founded?

1910

100


Astronomy Merit Badge

100


Scouting Heritage Merit Badge

100

How many Scout Ranks are there?

Seven (7)

(Scout, Tenderfoot, 2nd Class, 1st Class, Star, Life, Eagle)

200

Who lost his way in a thick London fog and was helped by a Scout, and then helped bring Scouting to America?


William Boyce

200

What was the original title of the Boy Scout Handbook?

"Scouting for Boys"

200


Agriculture Merit Badge

200


Exploration Merit Badge

200

What is the maximum number of merit badge sashes that can be worn at a time?

Only one.  (1)

300

Who was the BSA's first and only Chief Scout?

Ernest Thompson Seton

300

What is the American slang term for “noisy celebration or merrymaking” that Baden-Powell selected for the name of the first international gathering of Scouts?

Jamboree

300


Blacksmithing Merit Badge

300


Whitewater Merit Badge

300

What year was Troop 874 first chartered?

1983

400

Which BSA founder was associated with the Sons of Daniel Boone?

Daniel Carter Beard

400

What is the name of the BSA's National Honor Society?

Order of the Arrow

400


Dairying Merit Badge

400


Sustainability Merit Badge

400

What is the minimum number of Merit Badges required to earn the Eagle Rank?

Twenty-one  (21)

500

Who was the first Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America?

James E. West

500

Starting in February 2019 the name of the BSA's program for youth aged 11-17 will be called what?

Scouts BSA

500


Taxidermy Merit Badge

500


Mining in Society Merit Badge

500

What is the minimum age of a Junior Assistant Scoutmaster?

Sixteen  (16)

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