First Degree (Choose a Different Test)

Since 1950, the Order of the Arrow has served the BSA at every National Scout Jamboree by providing what service?

A. The National Trade-O-Ree

B. The OA Indian Village

C. The OA Service Corps

D. The OA Field Crew
Which of the below statements are true about early Scouting?

A. Scouting started in England in 1907

B. The Boy Scouts of America started operations on February 8, 1910

C. The Order of the Arrow began on July 16, 1915

D. All of the above
Which program does the OA operate at a BSA High Adventure base?

A. Trail Crew at Philmont Scout Ranch

B. Wilderness Voyage at Northern Tier

C. Ocean Adventure at the Florida Sea Base

D. All of the Above
In which professional Scouter position did co-founder Carroll A. Edson serve?

A. Assistant Camp Director (Treasure Island)

B. Field Executive (Chicago)

C. Scout Executive (Jersey City)

D. All of the Above
Which of the following was a NOAC theme?

A. The Power of One.

B. United, We Leave a Legacy.

C. Mindful of Our High Traditions.

D. All of the above.
Which of the following is true about Treasure Island Scout Reservation?

A. The camp is located on an island in the middle of the Delaware River, between New Jersey and Pennsylvania

B. It is the birthplace of the Order of the Arrow

C. After 95 years of operation, the camp closed in 2008 because of sanitation issues complicated by persistent risk of flooding

D. All of the above
Who is the youth leader of the Order of the Arrow?

A. The OA President

B. The National Chief

C. The NOAC Chief

D. The OA does not have a youth leader
What did the Order of the Arrow do to observe their 50th Anniversary in 1965?

A. Created a special 50th Anniversary award for Arrowmen to earn

B. Held a special 50th Anniversary NOAC

C. Published a special 50th Anniversary edition Order of the Arrow Handbook

D. All of the Above
What did Gilson Talmadge and Boyd Johnson do in 1911 that would lead them to be called the "Founder's Finder"?

A. They found a lost E. Urner Goodman and offered him a warm drink

B. They were the first two Eagle Scouts in Philadelphia

C. They asked 20 year-old E. Urner Goodman to become Scoutmaster of Philadelphia Troop 1

D. All of the above
Which of the following statements are true about H. Lloyd Nelson?

A. He was inducted in Unami Lodge in 1919 and attended the first Grand Lodge Meeting in 1921

B. He was the first non-Professional Scouter to be a national OA officer serving as Grand Lodge Scribe and National Lodge Chief

C. The beloved National OA Committee Chairman whose untimely death in 1955 shocked the Order

D. All of the above