42nd Brighton (Saltdean)

Scout Quiz

However, please enjoy it. The answers can be obtained by following the link at the bottom of the page.

1. What was BP's full name?
   

2. What is the part of a flag nearest the staff called?
   Pole Hoist Fly Anchor Sheet Cable Rope

3. How many pieces of leather are in a Plaited Woggle?
   5 4 3 2 1

4. What is a Twist?
   Dough on a stick A short piece of rope A single strand of rope A dance A type of walking stick

5. What is the eleventh Scout Law ??
   There has never been one A Scout is always helpful A Scout is always clean A Scout irons his own scarfe A Scout is not a fool How can there be an eleventh Law?

6. How do you find North using an analogue watch in the Northern Hemisphere?
   

7. There is an obscure hint to the colour of our Group scarf somewhere in our pages. What is the colour of our scarf?
   Black White Red Blue Green Light Grey Dark Grey Multi Coloured

8. Where was BP born?
   Cambridge Mafekin London Brighton Basingstoke

9. How long should it take to hike four kilometers?
   45 minutes 60 minutes 75 minutes 100 minutes Who cares ?

10. Which knot does a Thief Knot resemble?
    There is no such knot A Sheet Bend A Reef Knot A Clove Hitch A A Crown Knot

11. What do you use a Frapping Mallet for?
    Knocking in Frapps Tightening Lashings Disciplining Scouts... Digging for Truffles

12. When sleeping in blankets, should you have as many layers of blanket under you as there are on top of you, or more under, or less under?
    Less Under The Same More Under

13. When do you use a diagonal lashing?
    Joining diagonal poles Joining poles at an acute angle Pulling sprung poles together Never Always

14. a) Union Flag b) Union Jack. Which is the correct term?
    Neither Union Flag Union Jack Both

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