Girl Scout Trivia

Many thanks to Jane Schuler, who posted this trivia game to the WAGGGS-L Mailing List!

1. The first Girl Scout troop in the US was founded in 1912 by:
(a) Eleanor Roosevelt
(b) Kathryn Bachofer
(c) Juliette Low
(d) Cyndi Lauper

2. The first Girl Scout uniform was:
(a) green
(b) blue
(c) khaki
(d) purple and orange polka dots

3. 5000 campers gathered for the first Girl Scout Senior Roundup held at:
(a) Atlanta, GA
(b) Milford, Michigan
(c) Disneyland
(d) Washington, DC

4. The first Girl Scout film produced in 1918 and shown in theatres across the country was called:
(a) Meet Me In Savannah
(b) Calling All Girls
(c) The Golden Eaglet
(d) Let's Go Camping

5. In 1936, the first commercially baked Girl Scout cookie sale took place in:
(a) Philadelphia, PA
(b) New York, NY
(c) Los Angeles, CA
(d) Nashville, TN

6. Girl Scouts got together for the first time in 1912 to learn about what game?
(a) Checkers
(b) hopscotch
(c) football
(d) basketball

7. The highest honour for Senior Girl Scouts was created in 1980 and is called:
(a) The Golden Eaglet
(b) The Silver Star
(c) The Pearl Pin
(d) The Gold Award

8. In 1956, the Juliette Gordon Low birthplace was designated as a National Historic Landmark and was later dedicated as a national program centre in:
(a) Hollywood, CA
(b) Savannah, GA
(c) Kansas City, KS
(d) Columbia, SC

9. The first Girl Scouts were called:
(a) The Girl's Club
(b) Juliette's Girls
(c) Bloomer Buddies
(d) Girl Guides

10. The first local Girl Scout Council charter was issued to:
(a) Toledo, OH
(b) Seattle, WA
(c) Miami, FL
(d) New Orleans, LA

11. In the 1980's, the most popular Junior Girl Scout badge was:
(a) Housekeeping
(b) First Aid
(c) Math Whiz
(d) Art in the Round

12. The World Centre in Cuernavaca, Mexico, is called:
(a) Our House
(b) Scout House
(c) Our Cabana
(d) Our Chalet

13. The first Girl Scout handbook, published in 1913, was called:
(a) Girl Scout Handbook
(b) Book for Brownies
(c) On My Honour
(d) How Girls Can Help Their Country

14. The only wife of the President of the United States to be elected twice as the President of the Girl Scouts of the USA was:
(a) Martha Washington
(b) Lou Henry Hoover
(c) Nancy Reagan
(d) Dolly Madison

15. During World War II, what was named to honour Juliette Gordon Low?
(a) a liberty ship
(b) a submarine
(c) a rowboat
(d) an airplane

16. A new program level for our youngest Girl Scouts was introduced in 1984 and is called:
(a) Little Scouts
(b) Small Brownies
(c) Juliette Juniors
(d) Daisy Girl Scouts

17. In the 1980's, these were introduced for Brownie Girl Scouts:
(a) interest patches
(b) badges
(c) try-its
(d) triangles

18. The commemorative "Still Singing After All These Years" t-shirt is made from 16,000 recycled
(a) plastic soda bottles
(b) newspapers
(c) aluminium cans
(d) flowers

19. My favourite song performed at this sing-along is:
(a) Girl Scouts Together
(b) Kum Ba Yah
(c) Chocolate Chip Cookies
(d) All of the above ... and more!

20. At the "Still Singing After All These Years" sing-along, we are celebrating which anniversary of Girl Scouting?
(a) 25
(b) 50
(c) 100
(d) 85

Answers: 1(c) 2(b) 3(b) 4(c) 5(a) 6(d) 7(d) 8(b) 9(d) 10(a) 11(b) 12(c) 13(d) 14(b) 15(a) 16(d) 17(c) 18(a) 19(d) 20(d)


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