Wood Badge Quiz

How well do you know Wood Badge? Take this quiz and test your knowledge. It is 50 questions long but it won't take you any time if you've done your homework.

There may be a couple of questions that are specific to the courses in the Greater Alabama Council. Give yourself credit for those if you are in another council. Good luck!

1.

Who started the Wood Badge Course in 1919?

Lord Baden-Powell

Bill Harcourt

Earnest Thompson Seton

Teddy Roosevelt

2.

What is Wood Badge?

A cub scout craft kit you get form Scoutstuff.org

Six days of leisure with other adult scouters

Scoutings premier adult training course

A scout leader campout

3.

Where are the other Gilwells located?

Philmont Scout Ranch

Camp Comer

Everywhere a Wood Badge course takes place

The Summit

4.

What Clan is the tarten that is on the back of the Wood Badge neckerchief?

Maclaren

Macqueen

Blackwatch

Campbell

5.

What is the name of the King who Baden-Powell captured a necklace from

Mpandezulu

Dinganezulu

Shakazulu

Dinizulu

6.

What is the significance to Wood Badgers of the necklace B-P captured?

It was the first souvenir Baden-Powell captured as a British officer

It was used as armour for the Zulu warriors

It is the origin of the wood badge beads

It signifies bravery

7.

What knot is used to tie a woggle?

Overhand

Turks Head

Square

Sheepshank

8.

How many beads does a Wood Badge participant wear?

0

1

2

3

9.

How many beads does a Wood Badge participant who completes all 5 goals of their ticket wear?

0

1

2

3

10.

How many beads does a Wood Badge Staffer wear?

1

2

3

4

11.

How many beads does the Scoutmaster on the course wear?

2

3

4

As many as they want.

12.

How many beads did Baden-Powell wear?

4

5

6

He wore no beads

13.

What is the totem of Gilwell Park?

Silhouette of King George V

Ax and Log

Campaign Hat

Wood Beads

14.

Which critter does not belong

Eagle

Bobwhite

Deer

Fox

15.

The kudu horn is used to:

Summon course members

Blow reveille

Blow taps

Call for dinner

16.

Who was the first American Wood Badge Scoutmaster?

William D. Boyce

"Green Bar Bill" Hillcourt

Lord Baden-Powell

Daniel Carter Beard

17.

What do the letters and numbers mean in S9-1-16-2

Scouting, 9th decade, course 1-16, version 2

Southern region, area 9, council 1, 2016, 2nd course

Souther region, 9th course, 1 course in, 2016, 2nd half of the year

Camp Sequoyah's 9th Wood Badge course, council 1, year 2016, 2 weekends

18.

Why are your 5 goals called a ticket?

It's the only way to check out of the course

your are ticketed by your troop guide

Refers to Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts having to sell tickets to pay their dues

Refers to British soldiers buying their tickets home after their military service was completed.

19.

Who developed the original syllabus for Wood Badge for the 21st Century

Ken Blanchard

Dale Carnegie

Jim Collins

Stephen Covey

20.

What is the focus of the Wood Badge course

Camping Skills

Leadership Skills

Teaching Merit Badges

Camaraderie with other Adult Leaders

21.

What did Dr. James E. West, America's first Chief Scout Executive, define as the three things Scouting needed most.

Leadership, Outdoor Skills, Advancement

Advancement, Leadership, Challenge

Training, Training, Training

Training, Camping, Leadership

22.

What year was the first American Wood Badge Course held

1919

1928

1932

1948

23.

Where was the first American Wood Badge course held?

Schiff Scout Reservation, New Jersey

Philmont Scut Ranch, New Mexico

Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia

24.

Where was the second Wood Badge course held? Hint: It was held the same year as the first course.

Schiff Scout Reservation, New Jersey

Philmont Scout Reservation, New Mexico

Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia

25.

The original course syllabus covered all the Boy Scout requirements from:

Tenderfoot to First Class

Tiger to Tenderfoot

Tenderfoot to Eagle

First Class to Eagle

26.

What were the first four American Patrols?

Eagle, Bobwhite, Bear and Beaver

Bear, Owl, Fox and Beaver

Eagle, Bobwhite, Fox and Beaver

Buffalo, Bobwhite, Fox and Eagle

27.

What is significant about those critters?

Animals succefully hunted by the first Wood Badge participants

Birds and animals found in every state of the union

Favorite stuffed animals of children at that time

They were chosen by President Theodore Roosevelt

28.

What additional critters were added later?

Owl, Bear, Moose, Antelope

Owl, Bear, Buffalo, Kudu

Owl, Wolf, Buffalo, Antelope

Owl, Bear, Buffalo, Antelope

29.

Which is the correct Wood Badge order. Also know as critter order.

Beaver, Bobwhite, Eagle, Fox, Owl, Bear, Buffalo, Antelope

Bobwhite, Beaver, Eagle, Fox, Owl, Bear, Buffalo, Antelope

Beaver, Bobwhite, Fox, Eagle, Owl, Bear, Buffalo, Antelope

Eagle, Fox, Owl, Bear, Buffalo, Antelope, Beaver, Bobwhite

30.

What song was introduced to mention the patrols?

Wood Badge Hymn

Troop 1 Theme Song

Ticket to Write

Back to Gilwell

31.

What is the third flag at Gilwell?

State Flag

Historical Flag

Patrol Flag

World Scouting Flag

32.

What is the original symbol used by the Program Patrol?

Kudu Horn

Pen (writing instrument)

Book

Gavel

33.

What symbol is used by the Service Patrol?

Camp chair

Rake

Bucket

Spade

34.

What is the last item of the day before taps?

Brush teeth

Cracker barrel

Scoutmasters Minute

Goal Writing

35.

TROOP 1! (the troop responds)

YEAH!

BOBWHITES RULE!

ONE TROOP!

WOOD BADGE!

36.

What year did the BSA approve attendance of women in Wood Badge?

1969

1976

1981

1989

37.

A Wood Badge course is conducted:

Over two weekends

During one continuous week

Two weekends and continuous are both correct

38.

What is the main job of the patrol scribe?

To provide a daily story to the publisher of the Gilwell Gazette

Takes dication at patrol meetings

Writes goals for patrol members

Scribes names onto patrol members staves

39.

What does the Quartermaster do?

Make change

Move things, all day, all night

Portion control for the Grubmaster

There was a quartermaster on staff?

40.

Evaluate using:

Roses, Thorns and Stems

Define, Defend, Deny

Wait, Look, Act

Start, Stop, Continue

41.

What is a patrol totem?

Large pole erected in the patrol campsite

The items that hang from your stave

The flag

A logo for the patrol that everyone can draw

42.

The Scoutmaster minute should be how long?

Just a minute or so

Five minutes

Half-Hour

As long as the Scoutmaster wants

43.

What do we mean when we say your ticket should be SMART?

Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Tactical

Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-Based

Start, Measure, Attain, Relatable, Timely

Singular, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-Based

44.

What does EDGE stand for?

Explain, Develop, Guide, Enable

Enable, Demonstrate, Guide, Explain

Explain, Demonstrate, Guide, Enable

Explain, Demonstrate, Grow, Enable

45.

What is the correct order?

Norming, Storming, Forming and Performing

Performing, Storming, Norming and Forming

Forming, Storming, Norming and Performing

Storming, Forming, Norming and Performing

46.

When do you receive your Wood Badge beads/

After your SMART goals are approved

18 months after the course ended

At Gilwell on the last day of your course

After completing the course and completing the 5 goals of your ticket

47.

What entire movie was shown on Wood Badge in the 21st Century courses?

Derby Days

Follow me Boys

October Sky

Win All You Can

48.

Where are Beavers, Beavers, Beavers wielding rusty cleavers?

When the Beavers are service patrol

During the Beaver patrol skit

In the Beaver patrol area

At the Quartermaster's Store

49.

How long do you have to finish your goals, write your completion form and have your ticket approved?

12 months from the end of the course

18 months from the time you get started

18 months from the end of the course

Whenever you and the Scoutmaster agree would be good for you

50.

When you leave your Wood Badge course on the final day and return home you will:

Work your ticket

Ask someone else to sign up and attend a course

Spread your new knowledge throughout your unit

All of these

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