Scout skills
What is the most basic knot in scouting?
The square knot.
How many merit badges are required (at a minimum) for Eagle?
21 total merit badges.
What is the first rank a Scout can achieve?
Scout rank.
Who founded scouting?
Robert Baden-Powell.
Which troop is officially the best troop in Simsbury, top rated in the nation, and packed with younger scouts?
Troop 175!
What does the totin' chip award let scouts do?
Carry and use wood tools.
How many of the merit badges that are required for Eagle rank are Eagle-required?
14 merit badges are eagle-required.
How many scout ranks are there in scouting?
7.
What year was scouting founded in?
1907.
What are the troop's most elite scouts called?
Immortals.
Which knot is known as the "king of knots"?
The bowline.
What is the most earned merit badge?
First aid.
What is a big requirement for the Eagle rank?
The eagle project.
What was the name of the city that the founder of scouting defended in 1899 - 1902?
Mafeking.
Question to do with Bobby.
Answer.
What is the clove hitch most commonly used for?
Starting and finishing lashings.
What is the least earned merit badge?
Bugling.
What scout ranks have leadership requirements to earn that rank?
First class, Star, Life, Eagle.
What year were girl scouts admitted into scouting?
1976.
Question to do with Marcos.
What is a compass rose used for?
It is used to orient the compass to the map.
~650 Scouts.
What is the Eagle scout percentage rate by all scouts and the rate for T175 scouts?
All scouts: 3-7%, T175 Scouts: ~40%.
Where was the first scout camp located?
On Brownsea Island.
Question to do with the machete incident.
The machete incident.