Merit Question Time!

2025  September 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 is your favorite camp memory from this past summer?             

2.  The moon goes through _______ throughout the month.          
           A.  Axes        B. Phases   C. Seasons   D.  Constellations          

3.  Is Antarctica the coldest continent in the world?
           A. True         B. False 

4.  What does NHL stand for?  
           A. National Hockey League     B. New Hampshire League    C. North Hockey League    

5.  The primary function of a flower is reproduction.
            A.  True        B.  False
 
6.  Beavers typically spend 5-6 minutes underwater per dive, but they can hold their breath for as
      long as __________.
           A. 20 minutes       B. 10 minutes       C. 15 minutes        D.  8 minutes

7.  Which type of crab lives in hollow objects such as snail shells?
           A.  Blue Crab       B.  Hermit Crab     C. King Crab         D. Horseshoe Crab        
           
8.  What do ants USUALLY  live in?
            A.  Webs        B.  Trees       C. Nest or Colonies      D. Bees    

9.  What does herbivores eat?
           A. Meat         B. Plants        C.  Both meat and plants     D. Insects

10. How many stepsisters does Cinderella have? 
           A. One          B. Two       C. Three       D. None