Q 01/05

Who founded the Scout movement in 1907?

A) Ernest Thompson Seton

B) Daniel Carter Beard

C) William D. Boyce

D) Robert Baden-Powell

Answer · why

D) Robert Baden-Powell

He was a British Army officer whose military scouting manuals had already been picked up by teachers and youth groups before he wrote one for boys.

Q 02/05

Where in Poole Harbour did the first experimental Scout camp take place in August 1907?

A) Brownsea

B) Hayling

C) Canvey

D) Mersea

Answer · why

A) Brownsea

The island was isolated from the mainland and the press but only a short ferry ride from Poole, which made the logistics easy.

Q 03/05

How was each day at the 1907 experimental camp begun?

A) A bugle reveille

B) A cannon shot

C) Ringing a ship's bell

D) A blast on a kudu horn

Answer · why

D) A blast on a kudu horn

He used the same horn to open the Coming of Age Jamboree 22 years later in 1929.

Q 04/05

The boys at the 1907 experimental camp were split into four patrols. Which of these was NOT one of them?

A) Wolves

B) Ravens

C) Curlews

D) Otters

Answer · why

D) Otters

The boys had no uniforms, just khaki scarves and a coloured shoulder knot: green for Bulls, blue for Wolves, yellow for Curlews and red for Ravens.

Q 05/05

Which Boer War siege made Baden-Powell a national hero in Britain?

A) Ladysmith

B) Kimberley

C) Mafeking

D) Bloemfontein

Answer · why

C) Mafeking

A cadet corps of boys aged 12 to 15 carried messages during the siege, and their performance helped inspire Scouting for Boys.