Science & Nature
Before & After
Who Ran the World (Girls)
"C"rossword "C"lues
Boy Scout Badges
400

In 1985 a paper documented a hole over the south polar region in this layer of the atmosphere.

The ozone layer

400

The star of Easy A time-travels back to the Flintstones era

Emma Stone Age

400

This shrewd and powerful Egyptian queen died by suicide in 30 B.C., possibly using a venomous snake.

Cleopatra

400

Seven-letter word for a speedy big cat.

C H E E T A H

400

Forward stroke, draw stroke and J-stroke are essentials to master for this badge.

Canoeing

800

This hardest tissue in the body covers the crown of a tooth in mammals.

Enamel

800

A slow cooker creates a big problem for unsuspecting drivers

Crock Pothole

800

This "Iron Lady" served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990.

Margaret Thatcher

800

Seven-letter word for something to keep your plates in.

C A B I N E T

800

Smokey the Bear highly approves of this merit badge.

Fire Safety

1200

The scientific name for this common houseplant is Ficus elastica.

Rubber plant

1200

A useful, broadly accurate principle, followed by a teeny-tiny fairytale girl

Rule of Thumbelina

1200

She was the first and, to date, only female Prime Minister of India.

Indira Ghandi

1200

Five-letter word for something you might take with you to shower in your dorm.

C A D D Y

1200

Katniss Everdeen of the Hunger Games would be a shoo-in for this merit badge.

Archery

1600

Born in 1996, a sheep named this introduced the world to reproductive cloning.

Dolly

1600

A 2011 Cold War spy thriller film has a couple troublesome children

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Kids

1600

Sometimes called the Virgin Queen, she was the last of the five monarchs of the House of Tudor.

Queen Elizabeth I

1600

Four-letter word for a cow's kid

C A L F

1600

You'l always be prepared with bandaids, antiseptics and super glue after earning this badge.

First Aid

2000

The simple machine can be made by using a wheel & a rope.

Pulley

2000

A hot, milky, malt-flavoured beverage, sipped while singing along to a Katy Perry banger

Oval-teenage Dream

2000

She was Empress of  Russia from 1762 until 1796—the country's longest-ruling female leader.

Catherine the Great

2000

Nine-letter word for a harsh mixture of sounds.

C A C O P H O N Y
2000

Knowing how to build a natural shelter, treat water, and send up a smoke signal might come in handy for this badge.

Wilderness Survival