Scouting's Founders
Scouting Heritage
Original Merit Badges
New Merit Badges
By The Numbers
100
Who is the founder of the Scouting Movement?
Robert Baden-Powell
100
What year was the Boy Scouts of America founded?
1910
100
Astronomy Merit Badge
100
Scouting Heritage Merit Badge
100
How many Scout Ranks are there?
Seven (7)
(Scout, Tenderfoot, 2nd Class, 1st Class, Star, Life, Eagle)
200
Who lost his way in a thick London fog and was helped by a Scout, and then helped bring Scouting to America?
William Boyce
200
What was the original title of the Boy Scout Handbook?
"Scouting for Boys"
200
Agriculture Merit Badge
200
Exploration Merit Badge
200
What is the maximum number of merit badge sashes that can be worn at a time?
Only one. (1)
300
Who was the BSA's first and only Chief Scout?
Ernest Thompson Seton
300
What is the American slang term for “noisy celebration or merrymaking” that Baden-Powell selected for the name of the first international gathering of Scouts?
Jamboree
300
Blacksmithing Merit Badge
300
Whitewater Merit Badge
300
What year was Troop 874 first chartered?
1983
400
Which BSA founder was associated with the Sons of Daniel Boone?
Daniel Carter Beard
400
What is the name of the BSA's National Honor Society?
Order of the Arrow
400
Dairying Merit Badge
400
Sustainability Merit Badge
400
What is the minimum number of Merit Badges required to earn the Eagle Rank?
Twenty-one (21)
500
Who was the first Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America?
James E. West
500
Starting in February 2019 the name of the BSA's program for youth aged 11-17 will be called what?
Scouts BSA
500
Taxidermy Merit Badge
500
Mining in Society Merit Badge
500
What is the minimum age of a Junior Assistant Scoutmaster?
Sixteen (16)