Scout Law
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Scouting History
Famous Scouts
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What is Trustworthy?

100

Get into an Octagon and hit the ball with your hand.

What is GaGa Ball?

100

When asked “For what?” with regard to this motto of the Boy Scouts, Robert Baden-Powell said, “Why, for any old thing.”

 What is Be Prepared?

100

astronaut, first man on moon, from Wapakoneta, OH.

Who is Neil Armstrong?

100

For a Boy Scout, it’s the tie that binds.

What is a square knot?

200

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What is cheerful?

200

Cook outside with a heavy ____ in the fire.

What is Dutch Oven?

200

First Scout camp held.

What is Brownsea Island?

200

This Eagle Scout film director depicted Indiana Jones as a Boy Scout in “The Last Crusade.”

Who is Steven Spielberg?

200

Use _____ when you need a non-slip loop at the end of a line. The knot won’t slip, regardless of the load applied.

What is the Bowline?

300

Immaculate is a synonym for this word that can precede “getaway” or a “sweep.”

What is clean?

300

When Scouts swim safely, they use this system in which one Scout looks out for the other & vice versa.

What is the buddy system?

300

Arthur C. Clarke, Alex Haley & John Knowles have written for this 90-year-old Scouting publication.

What is Boys’ Life?

300

This actor was in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, School of Rock and the Kung Fu Panda franchise.

Who is Jack Black?

300

If you need more security, take a second turn around the tree, or just add more half-hitches.

What is Two Half-Hitches?

400

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What is Brave?

400

BANG! No bows and arrows here. Go to this spot if you need help with your aim. 

What is the Rifle Range? (I will also take Shotgun Range)

400

Of 10, 21 or 25, the number of merit badges a Scout needs to qualify for the rank of Eagle Scout.

What is 21?

400

This famous Scout was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the Civil Rights Movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. He had the famous "I have a dream speech".

Who is Martin Luther King Jr (MLK)?

400

This is the knot to use for staking out the guy lines of your tent.

What is the Taut-Line Hitch?

500

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What is Helpful?

500

 From the French for summoning, it’s the practice of a Scout safely lowering himself down a mountainside.

 What is rappelling?

500

The first Scout to go on to be the president was this man who, in a youthful letter to his father Joe, asked for a bigger allowance to buy canteens and other Scout supplies.

Who is John F. Kennedy?

500

This actor was in Blade Runner and the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises.

Who is Harrison Ford? (AKA: Han Solo)

500

This is a versatile knot that is often used in Scouting activities, including servings as the start or finish to many lashings

What is the clove-hitch?