Q 01/05

Which motto do Cub Scouts say, a phrase Robert Baden-Powell first gave his youngest members in 1916?

A) Be Prepared

B) Do Your Best

C) Lend a Hand

D) Leave No Trace

Answer · why

B) Do Your Best

Do Your Best has been the Cub motto since the first handbook of 1916, which told Cubs it meant trying with both hands, not just one. American Cub Scou...

Q 02/05

Which Rudyard Kipling classic inspired Cub Scouting, lending it the words den and pack and a bear named Baloo?

A) Just So Stories

B) Captains Courageous

C) The Jungle Book

D) Puck of Pook's Hill

Answer · why

C) The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book gave Robert Baden-Powell the theme for his junior section in 1916, and Kipling, a friend, agreed to the borrowing. Leaders in many cou...

Q 03/05

What is the only thing that powers a Cub Scout Pinewood Derby car as it races down the track?

A) Gravity

B) A spring

C) A battery

D) Air pressure

Answer · why

A) Gravity

Gravity does all the work, because the cars have no motors and simply roll down a sloping track. Builders chase speed by cutting friction and adding w...

Q 04/05

Which two colors are the official colors of Cub Scouting and give each pack's yearly banquet its name?

A) Red and white

B) Green and tan

C) Orange and black

D) Blue and gold

Answer · why

D) Blue and gold

Blue and gold are Cub Scouting's colors: blue stands for loyalty and trust, gold for warmth, cheer and good character. Families gather for the banquet...

Q 05/05

The two raised fingers of the Cub Scout sign are said to look like which animal's ears?

A) Fox

B) Rabbit

C) Wolf

D) Bear

Answer · why

C) Wolf

Wolf ears, pricked up and ready to listen, are what the two fingers show. The fingers also stand for the Scout Oath and the Scout Law, which Cub Scout...