Lodge History
Lodge Officers
Chapters,
Past And Present
Past And Present
Name That
Merit Badge
Merit Badge
NOAC Locations
I Asked Thomas Elley
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to Write a Category
200
This is the year Tsali Lodge was Founded.
What is 1938?
200
This lodge officer is responsible for the lodge handbook, display, and unit elections.
What is the Vice Chief of Administration?
200
This chapter, which goes from Northern Buncombe County to Avery County is named for the tallest peak in North Carolina.
What is Mt. Mitchell?
200
This merit badge was the most earned merit badge in 2022 that wasn't eagle required.
What is Fingerprinting?
200
This university hosted NOAC 2022 and is located in the volunteer state.
What is the University of Tennessee at Knoxville?
200
Thomas began his OA journey at Spring Ordeal in 2016, doing this for his day of arduous labor.
What is setting up tents?
400
In 2001, Tsali Lodge built a shelter at camp for this program area, which teaches merit badges such as mammal study.
What is Ecology?
400
This lodge officer takes minutes at LECMs and publishes The Bow Newsletter.
What is the Lodge Secretary?
400
This chapter, which is now the western portion of the Falling Waters chapter, was named after the same river as a certain whitewater company.
What is Nantahala?
400
This merit badge requires a scout to use a web browser to connect to an HTTPS website (with their parent's permission).
What is Digital Technology?
400
This university hosted NOAC 2018 their sports teams are known as the 'Hoosiers'.
What is Indiana University?
400
Thomas was exceedingly ill during this 2022 event, spending several days resting in a dorm room.
What is NOAC 2022?
600
The totem of Tsali Lodge is the Long Bow with this written inside it.
What is the name of Tsali in Cherokee?
600
This lodge officer oversees the ceremonies, dance, and drum teams.
What is the Vice Chief of Indian Affairs?
600
This former chapter, containing only Macon county, shared a name with the national forest along the border of North Carolina and Tennessee.
What is Smoky Mountain?
600
This merit badge was the least earned merit badge in 2022 aside from Bugling, and requires a scout to produce a CAD drawing.
What is Drafting?
600
This university, home to the Buffaloes, is planning to host NOAC in 2024.
What is the University of Colorado, Boulder?
600
Thomas almost died at this Scouting destination, known for canoeing and winter camping.
What is Northern Tier?
800
Until 2005, the standard issue Lodge Flap featured this in the center.
What are five Indians?
800
This lodge officer oversees the schedule, activities, and service projects at lodge events.
What is the Vice Chief of Program?
800
This former chapter, containing only Haywood County, was named after the river that the Little East Fork feeds into.
What is Pigeon River?
800
Introduced in 2014, this merit badge requires a scout to discuss how the Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve in West Virginia was transformed from a mine site to a national high adventure base.
What is Mining in Society?
800
This university hosted NOAC 2015, and planned to host in 2020. They are home to the Spartans.
What is Michigan State University?
800
Thomas lived for 8 years in this state, home to the BSA National Headquarters.
What is Texas?
1000
For thirteen years in a row from 2007 to 2019, "Twisted Rawhide" scored first place in this event at conclave.
What is Team Sing?
(What is Group Drum? is also acceptable)
1000
There are four committees that are directly overseen by the lodge chief: Awards selection, High Adventure, Conclave Host, and this committee which is responsible for planning our annual Lodge Leadership Development.
What is the Training Committee?
1000
This current chapter, which contains two and a half counties, is named after a 3,969 foot monolith with a rounded granite face.
What is Looking Glass?
1000
This merit badge, which requires a scout to indicate where the water drains and ditches are near a public building, shares a pamphlet with another badge.
What is Landscape Architecture?
1000
Canceled due to World War II, this university known as the Tarheels, planned to host the 1942 National Lodge Meeting, 6 years before it became 'NOAC'.
What is the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill?
1000
Thomas earned his Eagle Scout in this year, the same year as the Tide Pod challenge and the World Cup in Russia.
What is 2018?