Silver Award
Ranger Award
Quartermaster
General Questions
Hidden Valley Scout Camp
100
May a Venturer earn all five Bronze awards?
Yes - Venturers may earn their specialty Bronze Award or all five Bronze Awards.
100
How many of the 18 electives must a Venturer complete to earn the Ranger Award?
In addition to the eight core requirements, a Venturer must complete at least four of the 18 electives.
100
Name the three ranks a Sea Scout must earn before Quartermaster?
Apprentice, Ordinary, and Able
100
True or False: Venturers may work toward the Ranger and Silver awards at the same time.
True
100
True or False: Hidden Valley is named after the salad dressing?
False
200
How does the Introduction to Leadership Skills Course (ILSC) relate to the Silver Award?
Completion of the Venturing Leadership Skills Course is a requirement to achieve the Silver Award.
200
How does the Outdoor Bronze Award relate to the Ranger Award?
The Outdoor Bronze Award is half of the requirements for the Ranger Award: four core requirements and two electives.
200
Explain how Sea Scout advancement is related to the Bronze Award.
The Sea Scout Bronze Award is half of the Quartermaster Award.
200
Must a Boy Scouts of America advancement report be completed to receive Venturing awards?
Yes.
200
What year did Daniel Webster Council purchase the camp?
1970
300
Must a crew review be conducted for all Venturing awards?
No - Only the Gold and Silver awards require a crew review.
300
Who may sign off on requirements and electives on the score sheets in the Ranger Guidebook?
Once you have completed a requirement, have your Advisor or the consultant who worked with you on your requirements initial and date your Ranger Guidebook
300
What percentage of a ship's meetings must a Sea Scout attend to achieve Sea Scout ranks?
A Sea Scout must attend 75 percent of the ship's meetings for the Ordinary, Able, and Quartermaster ranks.
300
May a male Venturer pursue the Boy Scout Eagle rank?
Yes. Any male Venturer who has achieved the First Class rank as a Boy Scout in a troop or as a Varsity Scout in a team may continue to work toward the Star, Life, and Eagle awards while a Venturer up to his 18th birthday.
300
What are the campsites named after?
Rivers found in New Hampshire.
400
Which award requires participation in two Ethical Controversies?
The Silver Award requires participation in two Ethical Controversies.
400
Explain how a Venturer can receive multiple credit and/or past credit for work done as a Boy Scout.
Read the Multiple Credit and Past Credit paragraphs in the Ranger Guidebook. All work must be done as a Venturer for it to count toward awards. Any work done as a Venturer can be counted towards multiple awards / ranks.
400
Describe the relationship between the Quartermaster service project and the Eagle service project.
You must use the Eagle Scout service project workbook in meeting this requirement.
400
Name the Venturing leadership positions a male Venturer may apply toward Eagle.
Leadership requirements may be met by the Venturer serving as President, Vice President, Secretary, or Treasurer in his crew, or as a boatswain, boatswain's mate, yeoman, purser, or storekeeper in his ship.
400
How many miles of trails are there on the Griswold Scout Reservation?
17.
500
Can adult Venturers who earned the Silver Award as a youth wear it as an Adult?
Yes. The medal can be worn by adults who have earned the award as a youth. There is a square knot that can be worn for less formal occasions.
500
What award replaced the original Ranger award in the Exploring Program in 1949?
The Explorer Silver Award.
500
What is the equivalent to the "Storekeeper".
Quartermaster.
500
Can female Venturers wear the Girl Scout Silver or Girl Scout Gold award on their Venturing Uniform?
Yes. They fall under the category of "awards from other organizations". Therefore, they can be worn where appropriate on the Venturing uniform. Preferably, on or above the left pocket.
500
True or False: The namesake of the reservation, Earle Griswold, made his money in the tampon industry?
True
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