Scout Basics
First Aid and Safety
Knots and Lashings
Outdoor Skills and Camping
Navigation
100

What are the three points of the Scout Oath?

(hint: duty to...) 

Duty to God and Country, Duty to Others, Duty to Self  

100

What does "RICE" stand for when treating sprains?  

Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation

100

What knot is used to join two ropes of the same size

Square Knot (to get the point one person from your group has to tie it)

100

What is the "Leave No Trace" principle

Respect nature, leave it as you found it

100

The Sun rises in the __________ and sets in the __________

East, West

200

How many points are in the Scout Law?

12

200

What is the first step in CPR?

Check for responsiveness and breathing

200

What is the best knot for tying a rope to a pole or tree

Clove hitch (to get the point one person from your group has to tie it)

200

How far should a campsite be from a water source

At least 200 feet

200

What is the name of the four main points on a compass rose?

The Cardinal Points

300

What is the Scout Motto

Be Prepared

300

What should you do for a heatstroke victim

Move to shade, cool body, give water if conscious

300

Which knot is best for making a loop that will not slip

Bowline (to get the point one person from your group has to tie it)

300

What are the three types of fire lays

Teepee, log cabin, lean-to

300

Did you know that there are 2 north poles? Which one does a COMPASS point to?

Magnetic North

400

What is the EDGE Method?

Explain, Demonstrate, Guide, Enable

400

Name three signs of hypothermia

Shivering, confusion, slurred speech

400

Name two lashings used in pioneering projects.

Square lashing, shear lashing (to get the point one person from your group has to tie it)

400

What do we do at the end of a campout to leave no trace?

Police Line

400

What indicates changes in elevation on a map?

Contour Lines

500

Recite the Outdoor Code.

  • Be clean in my outdoor manners.
  • Be careful with fire.
  • Be considerate in the outdoors.
  • Be conservation minded.
500

How do you treat a choking person using the Heimlich maneuver

Abdominal thrusts until the object is expelled

500

What is a taut-line hitch used for

Adjusting tension on a tent guy line (to get the point one person from your group has to tie it)

500

Name three ways to purify water in the wild

Boiling, filtering, chemical treatment

500

How many degrees are on a compass?

360