Boy Scout History
Boy Scout Trivia
Miscellaneous
100

In what country did Scouting originate?

What is the United Kingdom?

100

Where does saying two come from when saluting?

Military saluting procedures

100

What is the 7th point of the Scout Law?

What is obedient?

200

In what year were the Boy Scouts of America founded?

What is 1910?

200

Why do Scouts shake with their left hand?

It is the hand closer to the heart to signify friendship

200

How many eagle required merit badges are there?

What is 13?

300

85% of agents in this federal investigative agency have been Boy Scouts.

What is the FBI?

300

What does the thumb and pinkie finger represent in the scout sign

The bigger scout protecting the little scout

300

What knot is considered to be a rescue knot?

What is a bowline?

400

How many US presidents have been Boy Scouts (Bonus points if you can some/all of them)?

What is 5?

Who are John F. Kennedy, Gerald Ford, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama?

400

Why did Robert Baden-Powell chose the three-finger salute for Scouts?

To represent the three aspects of the Scout Promise: Honor God and Country. Help Others. Obey the Scout Law.

400

What famous astronaut was also an Eagle Scout?

Who is Neil Armstrong?
500

In what part of New York City was the original Boy Scout Troop 1 founded by Dan Beard?

What is Flushing, New York?

500

how many merit badges are there?

135 merit badges
500

If the Boy Scouts of America are the third largest scouting organization in the world, what country is home to the largest scouting organization in the world?

What is Indonesia?