Historical dates
Important people in Scouting history
Scouting High Adventure Camps
Merit Badges available at high adventure camps
Scouting fun facts
100

When was Scoutings 100th birthday?

2010

100

Who gave over his personal property to the scouts to start the first scout high adventure camp?

 Waite Phillips

100

What was the first BSA high adventure camp

Philmont Scout Reserve.

100

What  merit badges can you earn at Philmont?

Hiking, camping and Backpacking

100

Where did the term "Cub Scouts" come from?

The Jungle Book

200

When was Philmont established?

1939

200

Who was the first scout to become president of the U.S?

John F. Kennedy

200

What was the second BSA High adventure camp?

Northern Tier

200

what merit badges are recommended for Seabase?

Swimming MB and First Aid MB

200

Which 5 U.S Presidents have been Boy Scouts?

John F Kennedy, Gerald Ford, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama 

300

When was the first national Jamboree?

1937

300

Who was the first scout on the moon?

Neil Armstrong.

300

What was the third BSA high adventure camp?

Sea Base.

300

What merit badges are available at Seabase?

Swimming, Scuba Diving, Kayaking, Snorkeling, Stand-Up Paddleboarding, 

300

There have been 11 scouts to go to the moon. Who 6 of them?

Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Pete Conrad, Alan Bean, Alan Shepard,

400

When was the first Eagle rank awarded?

1911

400

Who started Scouts BSA?

 William Boyce

400

What was the fourth BSA high adventure camp?

Summit Bechtel Reserve.

400

what merit badges are available at Northern Tier?

Hiking, camping and Backpacking, Kayaking, Canoeing 

400

name two merit badges that have been discontinued.


Nut Culture badge (know how to properly care for nut trees)

-Stalking badge (tracking wildlife)

-Pathfinding (being a one-man GPS)

-Taxidermy badge (self-explanatory)

-Consumer buying badge (bargain hunting and haggling)

-Invention (required the Scout to obtain a patent)



500

When was Scouts founded?

on February 2, 1910

500

Who created the first ever scout troop?

Robert Baden-Powell

500

When was Summit Bechtel Reserve opened?

2013

500

what merit badges can you earn at Summit Bechtel Reserve?

camping, hiking, backpacking

500

When did me, Jonas, and Luke join the troop?

2019