Merit Question Time!

2025  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.  How do most campers come to camp?
           A. on  the train      B.  walking      C.  on the bus    D.  in a balloon

2.  There are ______known planets in the solar system?            
           A.  7          B.  8      C. 5      D.  2       

3.  Which is the largest desert in the world ? (hint: It isn’t a polar desert)
           A. Sahara Desert       B. Great Australian Desert     C. Great Sand Dunes    D.  Arabian Desert   

4. Bobsleds can reach speeds over 90 mph while going down an ice covered track.      
           A. True         B. False     

5.  In plants, the________carries water and dissolved minerals from roots to the stems and leaves.
           A. vein          B. xylem       C.  ductway        D.  bucket 
 
6.  When otters dive under water, they can seal their ears and nose.
           A. True        B. False

7.  How long do swans sit on their eggs?
           A. about 40 days        B. about 15 days      C. about 20 days      D. about 90 days          
           
8.  Fish can live in.....
           A. high mountain streams     B.  rivers and lakes   C.  oceans   D.  all of the above       

9.  A bee’s wings beat 190 times a second, that’s 11,400 times a minute.
           A. True        B. False    

10. “Goodnight Moon” is the number 1 bedtime story.    
           A. True          B. False