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USA Cub Scouts Trivia Quiz

Millions of boys are in cub scouts; let's see how much parents in the USA really know about the organization their kids belong to.

A multiple-choice quiz by feminine_mystique. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
feminine_mystique

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
187,399

Updated
Aug 05 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
655

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Question 1 of 10

1. There are two colors that represent Cub Scouts in the USA. What are they? Hint

Black and orange

Blue and gold

Blue and green

Blue and red

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the Tiger Cub motto? Hint

Seek, obey, participate

Search, discover, share

Play, eat, rest

Listen to the akela

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the Cub Scout motto? Hint

Always succeed

Try hard

Do your best

Don't give up

4. I, (name), promise to do my best to do my duty to God and my country, To help other people, and to obey the Law of the Pack. This is sometimes known as the Cub Scout Oath, but also as the Cub Scout _____ ?

Answer: (One word only)

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Cub Scout rankings throughout the 1950s, '60s, and '70s were are as follows: Bobcat, Tiger Cub, Wolf, Bear and Webelos.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. Webelos is a Cub Scout acronym. What does it stand for? Hint

We all are loved by scouts

We believe in loyalty

We'll be loyal scouts

We belong

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Question 7 of 10

7. There is a ritual in Cub Scouts. You hold out your right hand to shake hands, put your first two fingers along the inside of the other boy's wrist. What is this called? Hint

Cub Scout hand lock

Cub Scout high five

Cub Scout handshake

Cub Scout secret shake

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which way do the Cub Scouts salute?
Hint

Salute with your left hand with the same two fingers as the Cub Scout sign touching the left eyebrow

Hold right hand with the same two fingers as the Cub Scout sign touching your right eyebrow

Salute with your right hand straight out

Salute with your left hand extended to the east

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Cub Scouts do an annual sale, like Girl Scouts do with cookies. What do the Cub Scouts sell? Hint

chips

candy

popcorn

candles

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Question 10 of 10

10. Every February or March the boys make their own cars out of a block of wood and paint them to race. What is this race called? Hint

Demolition Derby

Slot racing

Cub Scouts Derby

Pinewood derby

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. There are two colors that represent Cub Scouts in the USA. What are they?

Answer: Blue and gold

The blue stands for truth, spirituality and the sky above. The gold stands for warm sunlight, good cheer, and happiness.

2. What was the Tiger Cub motto?

Answer: Search, discover, share

This taught boys to search their surroundings, discover things, and share what they found.

3. What is the Cub Scout motto?

Answer: Do your best

These boys do a lot of activities and achievements for the first time. It isn't about who does the greatest or who wins. It is about doing the best within your ability. As long as you do your best, then that is all you can do.

Answer: Promise

The four cores to this are: God, country, help, and obey.

5. The Cub Scout rankings throughout the 1950s, '60s, and '70s were are as follows: Bobcat, Tiger Cub, Wolf, Bear and Webelos.

Answer: False

The Bobcat rank is for all boys who join, to earn wolf the boys must pass 12 achievements, Bears reach 24 achievements and Webelos is the first transition from cub scouts to boy scouts. The Tiger Cubs didn't start until 1982.

6. Webelos is a Cub Scout acronym. What does it stand for?

Answer: We'll be loyal scouts

Being loyal means you will keep the Cub Scout promise. Cub Scout Webelos used to stand for Wolf, Bear, Lion, Scout--the four stages to becoming a Boy Scout up until the sixties.

7. There is a ritual in Cub Scouts. You hold out your right hand to shake hands, put your first two fingers along the inside of the other boy's wrist. What is this called?

Answer: Cub Scout handshake

The symbolism of this shake is that the boys will help and obey the law of their pack.

8. Which way do the Cub Scouts salute?

Answer: Hold right hand with the same two fingers as the Cub Scout sign touching your right eyebrow

The salute is a way to show respect and honor for the Cub Scout troop and the flag ceremony.

9. The Cub Scouts do an annual sale, like Girl Scouts do with cookies. What do the Cub Scouts sell?

Answer: popcorn

This is an annual fund raising for the boys and the council.

10. Every February or March the boys make their own cars out of a block of wood and paint them to race. What is this race called?

Answer: Pinewood derby

This is something fun and a little competitive for the boys to do. The race involves small cars made of pinewood and painted by the individual scout.

Source: Author feminine_mystique

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