Merit Question Time!

2025 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.  Who gets to light the campfire?
           A. O.D.       B. Campfire Lighter      C. a Director

2.  Mars is nicknamed the “Red Planet” because of the abundance if iron minerals and dust on the surface.
           A.  True   B.  False         

3.  An ____is land that is surrounded by water on all sides.
           A. tundra        B. continent        C. peninsula       D. island

4. Volleyball is played by two teams of ______players on a court divided by a net.
           A. 8      B. 6      C.  10    D. 12

5.  How often does the United States have a Presidential Inauguration Day?
           A. Every four years.    B. Every year.   C. Every six years. 
 
6. What is the male part of a flower?
           A. Stamen     B. Pistil     C. Petal    D. Stem

7.  Hands on raccoons resembles human hands,as they have five fingers or toes, and use their hands to gather food and to open doors of trash cans.
           A. True       B. False          
           
8.The human body has over 650 named muscles.   
           A. True     B.  False     

9.  Kiwi birds are found in New Zealand. They are known to have______________.
           A. Fur like feathers     B. Nostrils at the end of their long beak.   C.  Short powerful legs
           D. All the above.

10. Fish can be.....
           A. Plant eaters    B. Meat eaters  C. Both plant and meat eaters.   D. All of the above