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Leaders: Becky
Maria
Assistant: Debby
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A Girl Scout Quiz!
You may be an expert about today's girls, but how much do you know about the Girl Scouts of yesterday? Test your knowledge of the past with this quiz! Just type your answers in the box and use the answers at the bottom to check yourself (no peeking!). You may be surprised by what you learn about the history of Girl Scouting! If you're really stumped, stop by the G.S.U.S.A. History and Museum sites for a few hints!
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1. How many girls were in the first Girl Scout troop founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912?
a) 15 b) 20
c) 18 d) 12
2. Cookie sales have become a mainstay of modern Girl Scouting, but when were they first introduced?
a) 1922 b) 1948
c) 1927 d) 1936
3. The Gold Award is the highest honor a Girl Scout can receive today, but from 1918-1939, girls earned a similar award named
a) The Golden Hawk b) The Golden Goose
c) The Golden Eaglet d) The Golden Dove
4. During World War II, what items were sold for council fund-raising as an alternative to cookie sales?
a) calendars b) bookmarks
c) postcards d) first aid kits
5. Juliette Gordon was given what nickname by her family?
a) Pansy b) Sweet Pea
c) Marigold d) Daisy
6. From the original 18, Girl Scouting has grown to massive proportions. How many girls are members today?
a) 1.5 million b) 2.8 million
c) 3.7 million d) 4.6 million
7. The Brownie program has been around nearly as long as Girl Scouting itself, but the names it used as of 1926 were quite unusual. For example: What was a "sixer?"
a) Scout in charge of color guard
b) A pin recognizing exemplary service
c) An assistant leader d) A patrol leader
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Answers:
C) Juliette Low founded her pioneering Savannah, Georgia troop in 1912 with 18 girls, plucking funds from her own pocket and pawning an $8,000 pearl necklace to keep the organization going.
D) The first nationally franchised sale of G.S. Cookies took place in 1936
C) In the first decades of Girl Scouting, the highest award was the Golden Eaglet. Girls had to earn a number of proficiency badges and be judged on service and character by the National Standards Committee. Some lucky girls were awarded their Golden Eaglets by Juliette Low herself!
A) Girl Scout calendars were nationally produced and distributed in 1944 to deal with the shortage of cookies due to wartime rationing.
D) Juliette, nicknamed Daisy, was quite a mischief maker growing up. At ten, she allowed a visiting cousin to braid taffy into her hair, forcing her mother to cut it short, not a popular look for girls in the 19th century!
C) Today there are 3.7 million members in the U.S. and abroad
B) A "sixer" was a patrol leader. Patrols, or "sixes" each wore their own special emblem.
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