Quiz 1

This is a quiz I did in June 2020 for the cubs. I got them to write their answers on paper and mark their own answers

Animals
1	What food makes up nearly all of a Giant Panda’s diet?	Bamboo
2	A doe is what kind of animal?	Female Deer
3	Is a dolphin a fish or mammal?	Mammal
4	How many legs does a spider have?	8
5	What is the fastest land animal?	Cheetah
6	What is a baby wolf called?	Cub
7	What colour is a giraffe’s tongue?	Black
8	What is a beaver’s home called?	A lodge
9	What do carnivores eat?	Meat/animals
10	What type of bird can turn its head almost all of the way around?	Owl
Film, TV & Books
1	What book by Rudyard Kipling inspired Cubs?	The Jungle Book
2	Which fairy tale character slept for 100 years?	Sleeping Beauty
3	What is the name of Kristoff’s reindeer friend in Frozen?	Sven
4	Who wrote Matilda?	Roald Dahl
5	What does Hakuna Matata mean?	No worries (for the rest of your days)
6	What are the names of Harry Potter’s two best friends?	Ron Weasley & Hermione Granger
7	What is the name of Peppa Pig’s brother?	George
8	What CBBC show has been famous for giving out badges for decades?	Blue Peter
9	What is the Gruffalo scared of?	The Mouse
10	In Billionaire Boy, what sort of creature is Joe’s butler?	Orangutan

United Kingdom
1	What county do we live in?	Hertfordshire
2	Which town in Kent has famous White Cliffs?	Dover
3	The UK is made of which 4 countries?	England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
4	What is the biggest river in London?	The Thames
5	What is Scotland’s tallest mountain?	Ben Nevis
6	What is Wales’ national animal?	Dragon
7	Which city in the Midlands is known for its association with Robin Hood and Sherwood Forest?	Nottingham
8	What is the name of the stone circle in Wiltshire, where people celebrate the Summer Solstice?	Stonehenge
9	You can take a hovercraft from Portsmouth to the Isle of Wight, but how long does it take?	10 minutes
10	On what road in London was the Great Fire started?	Pudding Lane
Scouting
1	What is the highest badge you can earn as a Cub?	Chief Scout Silver
2	What is the Scout motto?	Be Prepared
3	What major change affected scouting in 1990?	Girls allowed in ALL sections
4	What is the first thing you should do when you encounter an accident?	Check for danger
5	What is the name of the knot on the purple membership badge?	Reef knot
6	What does ‘3 dots, 3 dashes, 3 dots’ mean in Morse Code?	SOS (save our souls)
7	Who is the Patron Saint of Scouting?	St George
8	Where is one place you can measure your pulse?	Neck/wrist
9	How many words longer than the cub promise is the scout promise?	2 (on my honour, but “keep the scout law”, not “keep the cub scout law”)
10	Where is Scout HQ?	Gilwell Park