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Who founded Boy Scouts?
Who is Lord Robert Baden-Powell?
Robert Baden-Powell founded the world wide Scouting movement in 1908 in the United Kingdom.
Where did Cub Scouts get their name from?
What is the Jungle Book?
In 1914, Baden-Powell announced a junior section of the Boy Scouts for youths aged 8 to 10. He asked his friend, author Rudyard Kipling, if they might adopt part of the framework of the 1894 classic The Jungle Book. The Cub Scouts meet in "dens" or "packs"; the den leader is sometimes called "Akela," after the head wolf from the novel.
How many merit badges do you need to become an Eagle Scout?
What is 21?
I am the first knot you learn, the weakest, and enjoy bringing two ends together. What am I?
What is a Square Knot?
What is the Boy Scout motto?
What is Be Prepared?
Who brought Boy Scouts to America?
Who is William D. Boyce?
In 1909, Boyce, a Chicago publisher, encountered the Boy Scouts in London while visiting England. Impressed by the program and its impact on youth, he met with Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Boy Scouts, and received permission to establish a similar organization in the United States. Upon his return to America, Boyce founded the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) on February 8, 1910.
What did Boy Scouts sell during WWI?
What are War Bonds?
One of the young men selling bonds was a German-American by the name of Theodor Seuss Geisel—the future Dr. Seuss. His grandfather bought $1,000 worth of bonds, catapulting Geisel to one of the top ten Boy Scout bond salesmen spots in his hometown of Springfield, Massachusetts.
How many Eagle required merit badges are there?
What is 14?
What knot is best used for securing bundles of cylindrical objects?
What is a Timber Hitch?
What is the last point if the Scout Law?
What is Reverent?
When were Merit Badges introduced?
What is 1911?
Merit Badges were introduced to aid in scouts broadening their knowledge and skills.
Who attempted to create a rival Boy Scouts of America?
Who is William Randolph Hearst?
William Dickson Boyce, who founded the American Boy Scouts (BSA), was a Chicago newspaperman. In May 1910, New York newspaperman William Randolph Hearst established a competing youth organization called the American Boy Scouts (ABS). Unlike the BSA, the ABS included activities involving firearms, mock battles, and drills. The BSA, represented by former Supreme Court Justice Charles Evan Hughes, sued the ABS for using similar terms and for their militaristic approach. The court issued an injunction preventing the ABS from using the names "Boy Scouts," "scouting," or any related terms.
What is the newest Merit Badge in BSA?
What is Citizenship in Society?
made to highlight the benefits of diversity, equity, inclusion, and ethical leadership.
What knot is primarily used to start and end lashings?
What is a Clove Hitch?
What protects blisters in high friction areas?
What is a Moleskin patch?
Present in many First Aid kits, these are used to protect blisters in areas that frequently rub together.
This presidential speaker, who never was a Boy Scout, spoke at the 2017 National Scouting Jamboree.
Who is Donald Trump?
Twelve astronauts walked on the moon. How many where scouts?
What is Eleven?
Eagle Scout Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, actually radioed into a Boy Scouts of America National Jamboree on his way to the moon in 1969: "Hello to all my fellow Scouts at Farragut State Park in Idaho…Apollo 11 would like to send them best wishes."
What merit badge had Scouts learn how to raise, butcher, and sell our piglet friends?
What is Hog and Pork Production?
Discontinued in 1958, the Hog and Pork Production merit badge had Scouts learning how to raise, butcher, and sell piglets.
What is the main purpose of a Sheep Shank knot?
What is temporary reduction in length?
Fact: The Sheep Shank is common in sailing due to its easy to tie nature and incredible flexibility.
What do swallows flying low usually indicate?
What is an approaching storm?
"Swallows flying high means no rain in the sky"
This president was a Cub Scout in the national Scouting organization of Indonesia.
Who is Barack Obama?
What famous painter did work frequently for the Boy Scouts?
Who is Norman Rockwell?
This merit badge taught scouts how to care for nut trees.
What is Nut Culture?
The Nut Culture merit badge taught Scouts how to grow and care for nut trees and was discontinued in 1954. It was eventually replaced by the Plant Science merit badge.
I am often crowned "King of Knots". What am I?
What is a Bowline Knot?
What object represents a 1/2 cup serving in the Scout Handbook?
What is a Computer Mouse?
See page 294 in 2017 Handbook.