Merit Question Time!

2026   April Merit Questions

Each camper must submit their own answers!  Please do not send one answer sheet for multiple campers.  Earn TWO MERITS for each question answered correctly.  Email your answer sheets to one of the email
addresses below or print out the page and mail in.  All answers are due by the end of this month.

Campers  Name__________________________________Term____________

(Circle correct answer or fill in the blank)

1.  Where can campers spend their merits?
           A. the Chow hall   B. the Merit Store   C. the Pit Stop   D. None of this             

2.  What is the coldest planet in the solar system?       
           A. Venus     B. Mars    C. Mercury    D. Uranus        

3.  Name the state where Mount Rushmore is located.
           A. South Dakota      B. Mississippi     C. Colorado    D. Texas

4.  The five interlocking Olympic rings represent the five continents that send athletes.
           A. True     B. False     

5.  What is the smallest bone in the human body?
           A.  the Femur        B.  the Humerus 
           C.  the Stapes           D. the Tibia

6.  Is a dolphin a fish or mammal?
           A. Fish    B. Mammal

7. What is the largest reptile in the world?
           A. Snake       B. Saltwater Crocodile     C. Turtle     D. None of these         
           
8.  What do bees collect from flowers?
           A. Water     B. Leaves      C. Pollen/Nectar     D. Seeds

9.  What was the name of the first SUCCESSFUL English colony in America, founded in 1607?   
           A. Jamestown      B. New York     C.  Mayflower    D. Burnet

10. In the Itsy Bitsy Spider nursery rhyme, what washed the spider out of the water spout?
           A. the sun     B. the rain        C.  a dog        D. a ball