Camp Trivia

#1 What was a reason for the creation of boys camps in the 1880s?

To turn boys into fishmongers

To create a government spy unit of adolescents

To learn how to live like a squirrel

To counter the emasculating effects of city life

#2 Which statement relates to the origins of the song “Kumbaya”?

Pioneers sang it to ward off raccoons

It was sung in Gullah, a creole language of South Carolina slaves

It premiered in the movie "Troop Beverly Hills"

The U.S. soldiers stole it from Canadian Mounties

#3 Which group of celebrities went to the acting camp Stagedoor Manor?

Bryce Dallas, Mandy Moore, Robert Downey Jr. and Natalie Portman

Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Lena Dunham and Demi Lovato

Terrence Howard, Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Mackie, and Don Cheadle

John, Paul, George and Ringo

#4 Which statement helps explain the presence of religious practices at camp?

As a way for Jewish people to maintain their identity against assimilation

The great outdoors inspires religious feelings

The first camp was run by a pastor

A & B

#5 What reason do parents NOT give for sending their children to camp?

Try new things

Make friends

Their kids are annoying them

Develop independence

#6 Which was the least important step of running a camp, according to a 2015 American Camp Association survey?

Increasing partnership with schools

Posting on Facebook

Hiring bilingual staff

Funding the pranks department

#7 The Counselor-In-Training program stemmed from:

Camp staff needing someone to hold their supplies

An effort to get postwar teens, who though they were too old, to return to camp

Camp staff needing someone to tests berries for poison

Older campers attempting to stay at camp past puberty

#8 Camp Lightbulb, Camp Highlight and Camp Osiris are:

Engineering camps

Camps for kids interested in ancient history

Camps for LGBT kids and allies

Cooking camps

#9 Which of the following was an activity among the first Girl Scouts?

Playing basketball

Blackjack dealing

Learning a foreign language

A & C

#10 Harand Camp is known as one of the first:

Musical theater camps

Band camps

Math camps

Superfly camps

#11 What percentage of U.S. camps do NOT allow campers to use personal electronic devices?

37%

100%

74%

66%

#12 Which of the following is not a pop culture take on summer camps?

"Camp Cries to Sleep"

"Heavyweights"

"Bug Juice"

"Salute Your Shorts"

#13 When did the Girl Scouts first appear?

1820

1912

1887

1923

#14 When did the YMCA create its first boys camp?

1885

1865

1913

1923

#15 Which of the following is a real camp?

Dungeons & Dragons camp

Ghost hunters camp

Farm camp

All of the above

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