Oath, Law, & Spirit
The number of points in the Scout Law.
What is 12?
The term for the "short end" of a rope used to tie a knot.
What is the "working end"?
The number of fingers used for the Scout Sign and Salute.
What is 3?
The common nickname for the Square Knot?
What is the Joining Knot?
The first rule of the Outdoor Code: "As an American, I will be..."
What is clean in my outdoor manners?
"To help other people at all times" is part of this.
What is the Scout Oath?
This is what you do to the ends of synthetic rope to stop fraying.
What is fusing?
The hand you use to give the Scout Handshake.
What is the left hand?
You use a square knot to join two ropes of this specific size.
What is the same size (diameter)?
What "LNT" stands for in outdoor ethics.
What is Leave No Trace?
The Scout Motto.
What is "Be Prepared"?
The type of permanent wrap used to stop a natural-fiber rope from unraveling.
What is whipping?
The three parts of the Scout Oath represent the three duties of a Scout.
The rhyme used to remember how to tie a Square Knot.
What is "Right over left, left over right"?
The "G" in the EDGE method of teaching a skill.
What is guide?
The Scout Slogan
What is "Do a Good Turn Daily"?
The general term for a knot used to tie a rope around an object (like a post).
What is a hitch?
This part of the First Class Badge represents the "Scout's ability to find their way."
What is the North Point (Compass Rose)?
This is the specific "type" of knot a Square Knot is categorized as.
What is a bend?
This Leave No Trace principle tells Scouts to stay on marked trails and camp in designated areas to avoid damaging the ground.
What is "Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces"?
What the two starts on the First Class Badge symbolize.
What is Truth and Knowledge?
This is what you do to a knot to ensure it is tight and looks correct.
What is dressing?
The meaning behind the "upward turned" ends of the scroll on the First Class Badge.
What is a Scout's smile (while doing a good turn)?
A Square Knot is not safe for this type of critical activtiy.
What is climbing (or life-saving)?
The year the Boy Scouts of American (now Scouting America) was founded.
What is 1910?