Some Scout Quiz Questions to Ponder……….
I Set
1. What was Baden-Powell’s Christian name?
Robert
Richard
Rupert
2. In which year was B-P born?
1847
1857
1927
3. What was the name of the town in South Africa BP saved whilst in the Army?
Mafeking
Mafeprince
Mafequeen
4. On his return to England, BP wrote a book about training in the Army. What was it called?
Scout About
Scout Training in the Army
Scouting for Boys
5. In which year was the first experimental camp at Brownsea Island?
1906
1907
1908
6. In 1916, Baden-Powell started a special Section for boys aged between eight and eleven. What was it called?
Young Scouts
Boy Cubs
Wolf Cubs
7. In 1986, who were welcomed as full Members of The Scout Association?
Beaver Scouts
Venture Scouts
Sea Scouts
8. What major change affected Beavers, Cubs and Scouts in 1990?
Headgear was abandoned
Girls were allowed to join
New uniforms were introduced
9. What is the Scout Motto?
Be Happy
Be Prepared
Be Loyal
10. With which hand to Scouts shake hands with?
Left
Right
Doesn’t Matter
II Set
1. What are our Founders given names?
Robert Stephenson Smythe
Robert Smith Stephenson
Robert Stephenson SmithRobert Stephenson Smith
2. Which school did Baden-Powell go to?
Eton
Charterhouse
Harrow
3. Baden-Powell left school to become what?
A teacher
An acountant
A soldier
4. Baden-Powell spent most of his career in Great Britain, India and Africa, but he spent some time in which Mediteranean Island?
Sardinia
Corsica
Malta
5. In the late 1890’s Baden-Powell was sent to South Africa to…?
… set up a police force
… report on the gold reserves
… mine for diamonds
6. What made Mafeking (Mafikeng) so important?
Rich mineral deposits
It was on the railway
Rich agricultural land
7. How long were the British besieged there?
7 months
8 months
9 months
8. When Baden-Powell returned, he was a national hero, but he found one of his books being read by boys, which one was it?
Aids to Scouting
Adventures as a Spy
Scouting for Boys
9. In 1929 at Arrowe Park Coming of age jamboree was presented with a Rolls Royce, a Caravan, and a portrait, along with the item he had asked for, what was that?
A walking stick
A camera
A pair of braces
10. In which year did Baden Powell die?
1936
1941
1946
III Set
1. Where was the first official Scout Camp?
Brownsea Island, Dorset
Humshaugh, Northumberland
ugh, Northumberland”>Humshaugh, Northumberland
Fordell Firs, Fife
2. In which year did Scouting begin?
1904
1906
1908
3. For what purpose was Scouting for Boys originally written?
As a handbook for the Scout Movement
As a training program for other Boys organisations
As a guide to how boys could improve themselves
4. Why did B-P found the Guiding movement?
He didn’t want girls in Scouting
He didn’t think girls were capable of Scouting
Scouting was not considered a proper activity for young Edwardian ladies
5. Which member of B-P’s family did he initially put in charge of Guiding?
His mother, Henrietta
His mother, Henrietta”>His mother, Henrietta
His sister, Agnes
His wife, Olave
6. In 1916 Baden-Powell started a section for younger boys, which was?
Cub Scouts
Wolf Cubs
Scout Cadets
7. On which of Rudyard Kipling’s books did B-P base this younger section on?
Kim
The Just So Stories
The Jungle Book
8. Which of the following books was not written by Baden-Powell?
Aids to Scoutmastership
From the Shoulder
Rovering to Success
9. B-P set up a section for Scouts who had grown passed the age of 18, known as?
Senior Scouts
Rover Scouts
The Scame=”9″ value=”The Scout Fellowship”>The Scout Fellowship
10. The initial Scout Law had how many parts
10
9
7
IV Set
1. Which knot looks very like a reef knot and is used to betray the unsuspecting person?
Thumb knot
Thief knot
Overhand knot
<=”Overhand knot”>Overhand knot
2. Which knot is shown on the membership badge of all sections?
Reef knot
Figure of Eight knot
Sheetbend
3. Which knot would you use to join two ropes of unequal thickness?
Sheepshank
Sheetbend
Clove hitch
4. If you turn the ends on a reef knot back on themselves you create another knot. What is it?
Clove hitch
Round turn and two half hitches
Larks head
5. Which knot would you use in first aid to fasten the ends of a bandage?
Reef knot
Square knot
Granny knot
6. Which knot would you use to begin square lashing?
Larks head
Clove hitch
Reef knot
7. If you had fallen down a cliff and someone threw you a rope, what knot would you use to tie round yourself?
Sheetbend
Bowline
Fireman’s chair knot
8. Which knot would you use to shorten a rope without cutting it?
Sheepshank
Sheetbend
Overhand
9. Why do you whip a rope?
To stop the strands unravelling
To make it stiffer
To protect it
10. Which knot do you use to begin sheer lashing?
Round turn and two half hitches
Timber hitch
Clove hitch
Answers can be checked from the following URL:
http://www.scoutnet.org.uk/quiz/
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