Basic BSA Info
Knots and Lashings
First-Aid
Knife/Saw/Axe
Pathfinding
100
What is the BSA Motto?
Be Prepared
100
What is the basic knot?
Square Knot
100
List three things that should be in a first-aid kit.
Bandages, ointment, soap, moleskin, adhesive tape, pencil, paper, medical scissors, etc.
100
When handing off an axe to another person, where does the blade face?
Towards the ground.
100
what do contour lines tell you?
Steepness
200
What two things do we start the meeting with and what one thing do we end it with?
Start- Pledge of Allegiance, Scout Oath End-Scout Law
200
What is a clove hitch mainly used for?
Starting lashings
200
When should a tourniquet be used?
When there is severe bleeding and no chance of saving the limb.
200
What do you say when receiving a knife, saw, or axe from another person?
Thank you.
200
What does it mean if contour lines are very close together?
The slope is really steep
300
What is the scout slogan?
Do a good turn daily
300
What are lashings used for?
Building camp gadgets
300
If a laceration occurs on the stomach and the person's inner organs fall out do you attempt to put them back into the person?
Nope
300
When using a hatchet to chop a piece of wood, how far apart should your legs be?
Shoulder-width
300
Whatdoes a compass show?
Tells you the cardinal directions.
400
List at least six positions of responsibility held by scouts in the troop.
SPL, ASPL, PL, APL, quarter master, scribe, librarian, troop guide, etc.
400
Name the three lashing styles.
Wrap, frap, and spar
400
True or False: Tightness of the chest could be a sign of a heart attack.
True
400
What do you do before entering an axe yard?
You ask for permission to enter.
400
What does the scale on the map tell you?
It tells you the distance onthe map in relation to the actual distance on Earth.
500
What do the three fingers in the scout sign represent?
Duty to God and country, duty to others, and duty to self.
500
Name at least three camp gadgets made using lashings.
Signal tower, ladder, tripod, towel rack, etc.
500
What is the definition of first-aid?
The first help given to a victim of an accident.
500
Which way do draw the stone when sharpening a knife?
Drag the blade across the stone.
500
what is the difference between 'magnetic north' and 'grid north'?
Magnetic north is the direction a compass points because of the magnetic field around the Earth.(North Pole) Grid North is the north that is on a map.