Miscellaneous
It is a large, festive gathering, often of Boy Scouts nationwide
What is a jamboree?
Of 10, 21 or 25, the number of merit badges a Scout needs to qualify for the rank of Eagle Scout.
What is 21?
"On my honor" this oath says "to help other people at all times"
What is the scout oath?
When Scouts swim safely, they use this system in which one Scout looks out for the other & vice versa.
What is the buddy system?
The first Scout to go on to be the president was this man who, in a youthful letter to his father Joe, asked for a bigger allowance to buy canteens and other Scout supplies.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
It’s a 10-letter word for a newbie as well as the second rank in Boy Scouts.
What is Tenderfoot?
That’s a GPS unit on the badge for this new 10-letter orienteering hobby.
What is Geocaching?
An adjective in the Boy Scout Law, it means not wasteful with money?
What is thrifty
To qualify for a Bugling merit badge, a Scout must know 15 calls, including this one sounded at the end of the day.
What is Taps?
This Eagle Scout film director depicted Indiana Jones as a Boy Scout in “The Last Crusade.”
Who is Steven Spielberg?
A goal of the Boy Scouts is to foster this 15-letter word through activities like fishing, hiking & canoeing.
What is outdoorsmanship?
If you can describe a float, trap and drainpipe, you’re on your way to a badge in this field.
What is Plumbing?
This synonym for “amiable” linked with a comic book ghost
What is friendly?
A clove hitch is useful in camping; tie a rope to your sack of food, which you’ll hang high to make this alliterative “bag.”
What is a bear bag?
For an incredible 50 years, 1926-76, he illustrated the official Boy Scout calendar?
Who is Norman Rockwell?
Irving Berlin’s royalties from this song that is often played at interfaith services on camping trips and popularized by Kate Smith were donated to the Boy & Girl Scouts.
What is “God Bless America”?
Making a plankton net and drawing a trench and seamount are two steps to your Boy Scout merit badge in this.
What is Oceanography?
Immaculate is a synonym for this word that can precede “getaway” or a “sweep.”
What is Clean?
This practice, also done by film editors, joins two ropes & makes them almost as strong as the original ones.
What is splicing?
In 1928, Boy Scout Paul Siple was chosen to go along on this admiral’s Antarctic expedition.
Who is Richard Byrd?
In 1995, some Boy Scouts in Wisconsin produced a Guinness-record 2,377-pound one of these.
What is a popcorn ball?
If you can repair a garden tool, repair a piece of furniture, and replace an electrical wall outlet you are on your way to earning this badge that is taught by your SPL's father.
What is home repairs?
When asked “For what?” with regard to this motto of the Boy Scouts, Robert Baden-Powell said, “Why, for any old thing.”
What is Be Prepared?
From the French for summoning, it’s the practice of a Scout safely lowering himself down a mountainside.
What is rappelling?
Later vice president, he first visited the capital while leading Boy Scouts from Minnesota.
Who is Hubert Humphrey?