Scouts Basics
What is the highest rank in scouting?
Eagle
Should you pop a blister?
No
What is the name of the system in which 2+ people travel together?
The buddy/truddy system
What is the name of the system where you make an imaginary circle around you with a closed knife?
A blood circle
Who founded scouts?
Lord Baden Powell
What is the 8th point in the scout law?
Cheerful
How should you treat a simple cut?
Wash it off, apply disinfectant material, apply bandaid
What is pee card used for?
To see if you are hydrated via the color of your pee
What do you do with anything on fire and inside a fire?
Nothing. Absolutely nothing.
What country was Boy scouts founded in?
England
What is the 4th highest rank in scouts?
First Class
How do you treat heat stroke?
Get the person in a cooler area, and have them take sips of water.
What is the two half hitches used for?
It is used to secure a rope around something like a tree
What smaller objects should you gather in order to start a fire?
Kindling
What Island was the first scout camp founded on?
Brownsea Island
A scout is physically___, ___ awake, and ____
Strong, mentally, morally straigt
How do you treat a 1st degree burn?
Immediately after the burn cool it off, apply petroleum jelly, apply a band aid
What are conservation hours?
Service hours that have to do specifically with service while in the outdoors
What do you call the safety area that contains an ax and hand saw?
A lumber yard
What year was scouting founded in?
1908
A scout is___, On my honor___, Slogan, Moto
I am not typing everything
How do you treat hypothermia?
Mover the person out the cold, remove any wet clothing, surround them in blankets, provide them with warm beverages, and possibly a warm bath.
Name 8 of the 14 essential items you should bring hiking according to BSA?
What are 3 other ways you can start a fire according to Scouts magazine?
Flint and steel, magnifying lenses, friction
When was the scouts program introduced to the USA?
1910