Quality awards
Recognition given each charter year to units and each calendar year to districts, councils, areas, and regions that commit to and meet specified national standards pertaining to leader training, service, advancement, camping, and membership growth. Examples: "The Quality Unit Award is given to Quality Units," "national Quality Unit Award."

Quality Lodge Award (Order of the Arrow)
See "Quality awards."

quartermaster
A youth officer in a troop, patrol, or Varsity Scout team who keeps the equipment in good shape and maintains an up-to-date inventory of it. In the troop, the quartermaster is appointed by the senior patrol leader with the Scoutmaster's advice and consent; in the patrol, he is appointed by the patrol leader.

Quartermaster
The highest rank in Sea Scouting, conferred with the Quartermaster Award.

Quest Award
The Quest Award is available to all Venturers. The goals of this sports and fitness award are to help Venturers have fun through experiencing a sport while properly trained, understand the role health and fitness play in sports, experience a variety of sports activities, and prepare to teach others.

quotations
When introducing quotations, do not use any punctuation to introduce a short partial quote; use a comma to introduce a direct quotation of one sentence; use a colon to introduce a quotation of longer than one sentence:

He said he "was tired."
He said, "I'm tired."
He said: "I'm tired. I want to go to sleep."

Capitalize the first word of a quoted statement: Patrick Henry said, "Give me liberty or give me death."