Merit Question Time!

2026  January 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.  What night of the week do campers and counselors walk up to Church Mountain?            

2.  What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
           A. Earth           B. Mars            C. Mercury       D. Saturn

3.  Would you find penguins or polar bears at the North Pole?
  ..       A. Penguins      B. Polar Bears

4.  Where are the 2026 Winter Olympics being held? 
           A. Texas          B. Italy              C. France            D. Hawaii

5.  Sleep is important because:
           A. it allows your body to build energy for the next day.
           B. it allows your brain to rest.
           C. it helps your body grow.
           D. all of the above.

6.  Where do MOST fish live?
           A. in the sky       B. in water         C. in trees         D. in a cabin

7.  Reptiles are cold blooded which means they rely on external temperatures to regulate their body               heat. 
           A. True         B.  False      
           
8.  What do butterflies start out as?
           A. Eggs        B. Caterpillars     C. Beetles        D. Tadpoles       

9.  Mammals lay eggs like a chicken.
           A. True         B. False

10. Name one of the seven dwarfs from Snow White.