Q 01/05

Who founded the Girl Scouts of the USA?

A) Josephine Holloway

B) Olave Baden-Powell

C) Lou Henry Hoover

D) Juliette Gordon Low

Answer · why

D) Juliette Gordon Low

She had met Robert Baden-Powell a year earlier and came home determined to build something for girls.

Q 02/05

In which year was the organisation founded?

A) 1936

B) 1898

C) 1925

D) 1912

Answer · why

D) 1912

The first troop meeting took place on 12 March that year, and the date is still marked as its birthday.

Q 03/05

In which city did the first troop meet?

A) Savannah, Georgia

B) Richmond, Virginia

C) Mobile, Alabama

D) Charleston, South Carolina

Answer · why

A) Savannah, Georgia

The founder's historic district there became the national programme centre in 1956.

Q 04/05

Roughly how many members has the organisation grown to?

A) Near 3.7 million

B) About 900,000

C) Near 12 million

D) About 400,000

Answer · why

A) Near 3.7 million

It has been organised and run exclusively for girls since its first meeting.

Q 05/05

What did the founder leave to the Savannah troops in her will?

A) A printing press

B) Her family bank shares

C) A summer camp

D) Her carriage house

Answer · why

D) Her carriage house

The building at 330 Drayton Street became the First Headquarters and is still in use.

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