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Stuff Every Cultures Scout Should Know: free practice in 30-second cards
Stuff Every Cultures Scout Should Know
Practice facts for the American Cultures merit badge. Not an official Scouting America credential.
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59 practice questions so far. Each one is a 3-choice card that takes about 30 seconds, and the course grows as new cards pass our source checks.
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- What does the census call people whose origins are in Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa?
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White American. The census defines White as origins in Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.
- On the census, is Hispanic or Latino origin asked as a separate question from race?
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Yes, it is separate. The census asks about Hispanic or Latino origin separately from the race question.
- How many racial categories did the 2000 census officially recognize, including two or more races?
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Six. The 2000 census officially recognized six racial categories, including people of two or more races.
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- What does the census call people whose origins are in Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa?
- On the census, is Hispanic or Latino origin asked as a separate question from race?
- How many racial categories did the 2000 census officially recognize, including two or more races?
- Which region has the highest proportion of White Americans according to the ACS?
- About what share of African Americans lives in the South?
- Which US territory has the highest percentage of Pacific Islanders?
- Which state has the highest percentage of Asian Americans as of 2019?
- Which group is described as the smallest minority in the United States?
- What did the first US census in 1790 class residents as?
- Which group does the census define as having origins in sub-Saharan Africa?
- Which group does the census define as having origins in the Far East, Southeast Asia, and the Indian subcontinent?
- Which group's census definition includes origins in Polynesia, Melanesia, or Micronesia?
- What does the census call people who check or write in more than one race?
- Which ancestry groups were the largest and second largest self-reported in the 2020 census?
- Which state has the highest percentage of African Americans among US states and territories?
- Which territory is described as mostly Hispanic or Latino?
- Which group do census guidelines count as Native American even though they are indigenous to Mexico?
- Which Native American group is the second largest tribal group and calls itself Diné?
- What is the largest self-identified Native American group not combined with another race in 2020?
- Which city is noted for a high concentration of Middle Eastern Americans?
- Which group is described as the majority in every census-defined region?
- What does the census ask people to enter about their background on the current form?
- What does the census call the category for people who write in an identity different from the listed races?
- In 2008, about what share of the US population was estimated as some other race?
- What does the census call people with origins in any of the original peoples of North, Central, and South America?
- Which group numbered about 59.8 million people, or 18.3 percent of the US population, as of 2018?
- Which ancestries lead for Hispanic Americans according to the 2019 ACS?
- Which state houses the largest population of Latinos as of 2019?
- Which group is the second largest in the United States, after White Americans?
- Where were the first West Africans brought in 1619?
- Which laws persisted until the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965?
- Which group numbered 19.36 million people, or 5.9 percent of the US population, in 2019?
- Which country was a US colony from 1898 to 1946, bringing many immigrants?
- Which group established the settlement of Saint Malo, Louisiana, in 1763?
- Which group is the largest self-identified Asian American subgroup according to census data?
- Which group numbered about 3.5 million people, or 1.06 percent of the population, in 2020?
- Which group made up 1.1 percent of the population in 2020, numbering 3.7 million?
- Which group numbered 7.0 million in 2008, or 2.3 percent of the population?
- What is one good way to learn about a culture's traditions directly from someone?
- If you learn a traditional song or dance, what should you do with it?
- Where might you go to see a program or exhibit about a group's traditions?
- When choosing groups for cultural study, what should the groups have?
- Why is it useful to include your own background among the groups you study?
- Besides differences, what should you also look for when comparing cultures?
- What did the mullah describe local faith leaders doing each year?
- What does Justine suggest if everyone in your troop seems alike?
- What does Justine say about stepping outside your comfort zone?
- How does Justine describe how much people around the world share?
- What image does the article use to explain culture being all around us?
- What does the badge encourage Scouts to dive into?
- What does a visit to an unfamiliar place of worship help a Scout do? 🔒
- What can a festival or celebration teach you about a group? 🔒
- What is a good reason to visit a school or institution tied to a group? 🔒
- What does the badge ask you to give to your Scout unit or class? 🔒
- After your talk, what should you lead? 🔒
- What should you tell about when comparing the three groups' customs? 🔒
- What should you tell about three different people from different backgrounds? 🔒
- What should you imagine about one of the groups living alone? 🔒
- What should you imagine after picturing one group living alone? 🔒