General Scouting
The original founder of the Boy Scouts
Who is Lord Baden Powell?
Troop 288's color
What is purple?
The first knot learned - the "joining knot"
What is the square knot?
The rescue maneuver used for choking
What is the Heimlich maneuver?
The year the troop was founded
What is 1971?
A medallion attached to a long cord worn around the neck with Class A
What is a Bolo?
288's chartering organization
What is the Annandale Reformed Church?
The most essential rescue knot
What is the bowline?
Two hiking poles or sticks and two shirts or jackets
What is needed for an improvised stretcher?
An item the troop removed from the class A uniform
What is a neckerchief?
The number of BSA High Adventure bases
What is 4?
Two annual parades the troop usually participates in
What are the Memorial Day and 4th of July parades?
A type of snow survival shelter made in deep snow with just a shovel
What is a snow cave?
When the body's cooling system begins to fail and core temperatures rise above 105 degrees
What is heatstroke?
The number of Troop 288 Eagle Scouts
What is 96??
Number of Merit Badges currently available
What is 138?
The troop Committee Chair
Who is Mrs. Murphy?
This heavy cooking object uses charcoal and doesn't go backpacking often, but makes great desserts and stews
What is a Dutch Oven?
These conditions -- Stopped Breathing, Serious Bleeding, & Internal Poisoning -- are all part of this group
What are "Hurry Cases?"
A founding member of the troop and a future Scoutmaster's father
Who is George Neighbor?
The year the Eagle rank was introduced
The year "Annandale Reformed Church" was added to troop number patches
What is 2021?
The first step of any first aid emergency
What is "assess the situation?"
A broken bone where the bone is piercing through the skin
What is a compound or open fracture?
The number of Scoutmasters the troop has had
What is 6?