History of Scouting
Who is the main founder of scouts?
Robert Braden-Powell
What is our area's council?
Greater St. Louis Area Council
What is the minimum amount of merit badges you must earn to become an Eagle?
21
Name all the ranks of Boy Scouts.
Scout, tenderfoot, second class, first class, star, life, eagle
Recite the scout oath
On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.
When was BSA founded
February 8, 1910
What is our area's district?
River Trails
How many Eagle required merit badges are there
13
Which rank has the most requirements?
For bonus points name how many requirement there are for it.
First Class
bonus point: 38
Trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.
When Boy Scouts was first created, there were no cub scouts for boys below the age of 11. The wolf cubs was created for these boys under the age of 11. In what year was the wolf cubs organized?
1916
Who is the scout executive/CEO of our council?
Ron Green
127
Which rank has the requirement: Successfully complete the BSA swimmer test?
First class
Who chooses which scouts get elected into the order of the arrow?
Other fellow scouts
What year was the first ever boy scouts jamboree held? For bonus points, name where.
1920
bonus: London
When was S Bar F founded?
September 11, 1965
Name 7 Eagle required merit badges.
Eagle required merit badges: Personal Fitness, Personal Management, Swimming/Hiking/Cycling, First Aid, Citizenship in the Community, Citizenship in the Nation, Citizenship in the World, Cooking, Family Life, Emergency Preparedness/Lifesaving, Environmental Science/Sustainability, Communication
Which rank has the requirement: Show the proper care of a rope by learning how to whip and fuse the ends of different kinds of rope?
Scout rank
What is the Boy Scout outdoor code?
As an American, I will do my best to be clean in my outdoor manners, be careful with fires, be considerate in the outdoors, and be conservation minded.
What event occurred in London in 1909 that inspired BSA to be created?
Chicago publisher William Boyce was lost in the fog when a Boy Scout came to his aid. After guiding Boyce to his destination, the boy refused a tip, explaining that as a Boy Scout he would not accept payment for doing a good deed.
For bonus points, name when Camp Eagle was founded.
June 17, 1970
Bonus points: Summer of 1960
By 2019, what the most earned merit badge of them all?
First Aid
Which rank has the requirement: Explain when it is appropriate to use a fire for cooking or other purposes and when it would not be appropriate to do so?
Second Class
When was the order of the arrow founded?
July 16, 1915