Merit Question Time!

2026   March 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.  Name two of your favorite water activities that you do at camp.             

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

3.  The _________ River flows through New Orleans.
           A. Colorado      B. Mississippi     C. Rio Grande     D. Llano

4.  There are four bases on a baseball field. 
           A. True     B. False     

5.  What happens in your body when you are asleep?
           A.  Your muscles relax.                                          B.  Your body repairs itself.. 
           C.  Your brain processes emotions from the day.  D. All of the above.

6.  Fish use fins to help them balance and swim through the water.
           A. True   B. False

7. How many legs do insects have?
           A. 4      B. 6    C. 8     D. 10         
           
8.  What makes an animal a mammal?
           A. It has feathers.   B. When it is a baby, it nurses from its mother.
           C. It has scales.     D. None of the above.  

9.  On January 1, 1892, a tiny New York island opened to receive immigrants into the U.S. It became              the became the nation’s busiest immigrant inspection station.   
           A. Ellis        B. Padre     C.  Nantucket     D. Hawaii

10. In Frozen, what magical power does Elsa have? 
           A. She can fly.      B. She can turn invisible.   C. She can create ice and snow.
           D. She can talk to animals.