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Baden-Powell, founder of Scouts

Test your scout knowledge on the founding father of the Scouting mouvement, Lord Baden-Powell.
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1. What is the birthday of Lord Baden-Powell ?
22th February 1889
22th February 1857
22th February 1941
22th February 1907
2. What is Baden-Powell full name ?
Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell of Gilwell
John Smith Baden-Powell of Paddigton
Albert Harrison Baden-Powell
Roger Stephenson Baden-Powell
3. What is the nationality of Lord Baden-Powell ?
German
English
Scotish
Dutch
4. In which famous public school in Londres, known for its strict discipline, attended Baden-Powell ?
Charterhouse School
Paddigton School
Knight of Saint Georges School
Victoria College for Boys
5. During which colonial war, defended Lord Baden-Powell the town of Mafeking for 217 days against a siege of 8,000 soldiers ?
the Second Boers war
the Third Anglo-Afghan war
the Fashoda crisis
the Second Anglo-Zoulou war
6. Which scout tradition was inspired to Baden-Powell after meeting with the zoulou leader Dinizulu ?
the pionneer stick
the scout promise
the scout scarf
the woodbadge
7. Were was the first experimental scout camp in 1907 ?
Gilwell Park
Jersey Island
Brownsea Island
Cristal Palace
8. Which one of these Baden-Powell's book was written in 1908 on the bases of scouting and the scout method ?
Aids to Scouting was published in 1899, The Wolf cub's Handbook in 1916 and Rovering to Success in 1920
9. Which scouting branch was officially created in 1910 by Baden-Powell ?
Sea Scouting and Scouting for Girls was created in 1910, Scouting for Disabled in 1926, Air Scouting in 1941.
Scouting for Girls
Air Scouting
Scouting for Disabled persons
10. Who was the leader of this newly created Scout association ?
Agnès and Warington Baden-Powell are the siblings of Baden-Powell, Ernest Thompson Seton was one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA)
Rudyard Kipling
Warington Baden-Powell
Ernestine Thompson Seton
Agnès Baden-Powell
11. Who is the wife of Baden-Powell ?
Grace Saint-Clair Soames
Henrietta Saint-Clair Soames
Olave Saint-Clair Soames
Elisabeth Saint-Clair Soames
12. What is the name of the Scouting branch for kids between 8 and 12 years, inspired by the universe of the Jungle Book of Rudyard Kipling ?
Guides
Cubs
Beavers
Rovers
13. During which scout event Baden-Powell was acclaimed as "Chief Scout of the World"
Imperial Scout Exposition in 1913
1st World Rover Moot in 1931
1st Scout Rally in 1909
1st World Scout Jamboree in 1920
14. What are the names of Baden-Powell childrens ?
Peter, Smith and Elisabeth
Peter, Olave and Hunther
Peter, Heather and Betty
Peter, Heather and Agnes
15. Where did Baden-Powell retire and died ?
in Ireland
in India
in Kenya
in South Africa
16. Which trail sign is beared on the grave of Lord Baden-Powell and his spouse ?
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