Math
Trivia
Scout Skills
Boy Scouts
do not use (wink wink)
100

What's 35 + 32?

67

100

What is the tallest mountain on Earth?

+100 if you can name the range it's in

Mt. Everest

Himalayas

100

How long should you wash your hands for?

20 seconds
100

What is the Scout motto?

"Be prepared"

100

1000 points if you know the capital of Hungary.

Budapest

200

How many inches are in three feet?

36

200

Who invented the lightbulb?

Thomas Edison?

200

How do you tie a square knot?

Right over left, then left over right.

(You'll know it when you see it)

200

Demonstrate the Scout sign.

(points earned when sign is demonstrated properly)

300

What does the PEMDAS acronym stand for?

300 bonus points if you can properly solve 8 x (12 - 5) - 2.

Parentheses, exponents, multiply, divide, add and subtract (in that order).

54

300

Who was the sixth president of the United States?

+ 100 If you name the seventh as well.

John Quincy Adams (not John Adams)

Andrew Jackson


haha 67

300

What defines a "knife safety circle" or "blood circle"?

An arm's-length circle around a knife user. Knife-bearers should also raise their hand in the air and make another smaller circle to ensure nothing is above them.

300

What is the order of flags during a procession?

(from left to right)

America, State, Town, Troop

400

If I am (basically) 17 years old, and it is currently 2025, this means I was born in what year?

(+500) If my father is 40 years older than me and my mother is 8 years younger than him, then what year was she born in?

2008

1976

400

What is the brightest star in the sky?

Sirius (aka the Dog Star)

it is NOT polaris do not accept polaris (aka north star)

400

In a first aid kit, what is moleskin used to treat?

300 bonus points if you can explain how :)

Blisters

By cushioning said blister and preventing it from scraping against your shoes.

400

What is the entire Scout Oath? You may still earn some points if only ONE tenet is wrong.

(points awarded if they say it right)

Minus 100 if any one of them are wrong. If only one is wrong, allow them the other 300.

500

What is 3/4 + 4/3? Simplify if possible.

25/12

500

Who brought Scouting to America?

Lord Baden Powell

500

As per the AOL requirements you should be familiar with a few hazard symbols. A skull and crossbones usually means that something is what?

Poisonous

500

Name every Boy Scout rank, in order.

Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, Star, Life and Eagle