History of Guiding Puzzle

from March 1998 edition of JGL Newsletter

This puzzle helps to reinforce Guiding History. If the girls have the knowledge, or want to, let them go right ahead and do the puzzle. If the girls do not have the knowledge, discuss the clues, let the girls answer the statements they know. Provide the answers for the ones they do not know.

Answers are found vertically, horizontally and diagonally both in a forward and backward direction.

A R M Y N P G A I R
L S C E O S B I N E
H E D W Y L S D P S
T A E O B G D N T I
B L B I G N E I R M
L C L G A D N T E O
S R A L L Y H E B R
E W G A G N E S O P
M N P E V A L O R I
E C R Y S T A L R E

 

Find in the puzzle above, the answers to the following statements:

  1. What a Scout/Guide repeats at her enrollment.
  2. The event at which the first Girl Scouts showed up.
  3. The first word in the name of the place where this event took place.
  4. The first name of the man who started Scouts and Guides.
  5. The last name of the man who started Scouts and Guides - two words.
  6. The initials of the World Association.
  7. The name of the country with a famous regiment of "Guides".
  8. Lady B.P.'s first name.
  9. Those who camped at Brownsea Island
  10. B.P.'s sisters first name. She helped him start the first Girl Guides.
  11. B.P.'s profession before he worked full time with Scouting.
  12. The country where scouting and Guiding began.

Look at answers.

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