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Title: Which of the following Ivy League schools did Paul Harris attend?


1
  • Which of the following Ivy League schools did
    Paul Harris attend?
  • University of Chicago
  • Princeton University
  • Harvard University

2
  • Which political party claimed that Rotary
    letters were disguised as TORA- meaning the Torah
    and banned party members from membership in
    Rotary?
  • Green Party
  • Jihad Party
  • Nazi Party

3
  • What former South African President received the
    Rotary Award for understanding and Peace?
  • Nelson Mandela
  • Frederik Willem de Klerk
  • Thabo Mbeki

4
  • From which school did Paul Harris graduate with
    his law degree?
  • Princeton University
  • William and Mary
  • University of Iowa

5
  • Rotary is typically made up of middle class
    leaders and business people but in Italy Rotary
    has a reputation for members from what types of
    circles?
  • Aristocracy
  • Intellectuals and Academia
  • Politicians

6
  • Why did Paul Harris come up with the name
    Rotary?
  • They rotated offices for meetings
  • They were the human rotors in a new machine
  • They were the wheel of social progression

7
  • In which city did Rotary first meet?
  • St Louis
  • Chicago
  • New Orleans

8
  • In what city was the second Rotary club formed?
  • Atlanta
  • San Francisco
  • Seattle

9
  • Rotarys first convention took place in which
    year?
  • 1909
  • 1910
  • 1911

10
  • Who is credited with Rotarys slogan He profits
    most who serves best?
  • Arthur Frederick Sheldon
  • Paul Harris
  • Joseph Alexander Means

11
  • What year was the 1000th club added to Rotary?
  • 1921
  • 1951
  • 1991

12
  • How many men were at the inaugural Rotary
    meeting?
  • 4
  • 8
  • 10

13
  • What is the name of the first Secretary for the
    National Association of Rotary Clubs of America?
  • David C. Forward
  • Herbert J. Taylor
  • Ches Perry

14
  • During the first 100 years of Rotary, how many
    women served as an RI President?
  • 0
  • 1
  • 2

15
  • How many years did the first Secretary of the
    National Association of Rotary Clubs serve?
  • 12 years
  • 22 years
  • 32 years

16
  • On the District level, there is a Governor, a
    Governor Elect and a Governor Nominee.
  • True
  • False

17
  • In what year was the second club formed?
  • 1906
  • 1908
  • 1909

18
  • In what year did Rotarian magazine become a
    monthly publication?
  • 1908
  • 1912
  • 1916

19
  • March 1911 is the official date of the first
    Rotary club in which European city?
  • London, England
  • Dublin, Ireland
  • Lisbon, Portugal

20
  • How old was Paul Harris when he wed?
  • 27
  • 42
  • 63

21
  • In which state did Paul Harris grow up with his
    grandparents?
  • Illinois
  • Vermont
  • Kentucky

22
  • After his second term as President of
    International Associations of Rotary Clubs ended
    in 1912 how long was Harris hiatus from Rotary?
  • 5 years
  • 10 years
  • 15 years

23
  • Jim Davidson who worked for the U.S., Japanese
    and Russian governments traveled for 2.5 years in
    the late 1920s as an International Rotary
    Ambassador, starting clubs all over the globe.
    Approximately, how many miles did he cover during
    that time?
  • 75,000
  • 150,000
  • 300,000

24
  • What is Jean Thomson Harris (Pauls wife) birth
    country?
  • Scotland
  • USA
  • England

25
  • What tradition did Paul and Jean Harris
    establish in honor of visiting Rotarians to their
    home in Morgan Park?
  • Held a luncheon
  • Planted a tree
  • Donated money to the crippled children fund in
    the name of the guest

26
  • In what city was Rotarys first National
    Conference?
  • Chicago
  • Manhattan
  • San Francisco

27
  • How old Was Paul Harris when he died?
  • 67
  • 78
  • 86

28
  • Which U.S. president was in office when Rotary
    began?
  • Theodore Roosevelt
  • William McKinley
  • William H. Taft

29
  • What Rotarian made this statement as part of a
    speech in 1923, If I could plant a Rotary in
    every community in the world, I wouldguarantee
    the tranquility and the forward march of the
    world. If you could plant the spirit of
    Rotaryand turn it into practical application,
    there would not be so much wrong with the human
    procession.?
  • Paul Harris
  • Ches Perry
  • Warren G. Harding

30
  • What are the two ideas that Paul Harris said
    were symbolized by using the wheel as the emblem?
  • Rotation and Hope
  • Unity and Globalization
  • Civilization and Movement

31
  • In 1909 which city was home to the first Rotary
    club to start on the east coast?
  • Portland
  • Boston
  • Manhattan

32
  • How many cogs or teeth are on the rotary wheel?
  • 19
  • 24
  • 30

33
  • When did Paul Harris die?
  • January 27, 1939
  • January 27, 1942
  • January 27, 1947

34
  • In what year was the current emblem made
    official?
  • 1912
  • 1919
  • 1929

35
  • Observance of the first Rotary months began in
    July 1983, when special weeks were designated as
    well as special months. What is special in
    January?
  • Rotary Fellowship month
  • Rotary Youth month
  • Rotary Awareness month

36
  • After about a year how many members were in the
    first club?
  • 30
  • 60
  • 80

37
  • The Rotary Flag has been flown at the South
    Pole, the North Pole, on a space flight to the
    moon and 6000 feet beneath the earths surface.
  • True
  • False

38
  • Where was the first international club
    established?
  • London, England
  • Dublin, Ireland
  • Winnipeg, Canada

39
  • After which war did clubs first sprout up
    everywhere internationally?
  • WWI
  • WWII
  • Spanish Civil War

40
  • Who is known as the Father of Community Service
    within Rotary and responsible for changing the
    direction of Rotary?
  • Phil Grossmeyer
  • Don Carter
  • Thomas Mann

41
  • J. C. Penney was a Rotarian. What does the C
    stand for in his name?
  • Cash
  • Carlton
  • Captain

42
  • Was Paul Harris ever a Freemason?
  • Yes
  • No

43
  • Did the Vatican ever ban Priests from joining
    Rotary?
  • Yes
  • No

44
  • Which Pope received the Rotary Award for World
    Understanding and Peace?
  • Pope Leo XVI
  • Pope Benedict XIII
  • Pope John Paul II

45
  • In what Sinclair Lewis novel does he poke fun at
    Rotary?
  • The Jungle Book
  • Babbit
  • Watership Down

46
  • What British playwright said, Where is Rotary
    going? It is going to lunch.?
  • Oscar Wilde
  • George Bernard Shaw
  • Ogden Nash

47
  • The Paul Harris Fellow was created in 1957. By
    1995 how many Paul Harris fellows were there?
  • 250,000
  • 500,000
  • 1,000,000

48
  • What is the worlds largest privately funded
    international scholarship program for university
    studies?
  • RI Ambassadorial Scholarships
  • Rhode Scholarships
  • Fulbright Scholarships

49
  • In which country was the first non-English
    speaking club chartered?
  • Havana, Cuba
  • Mexico City, Mexico
  • Barcelona, Spain

50
  • Rotary Foundation offers 3H grants. One H stands
    for Health, another for Hunger. What does the
    third H stand for?
  • Hope
  • Humanity
  • Helpfulness

51
  • Approximately how many Ambassadorial
    Scholarships have been granted?
  • 10,000
  • 27,000
  • 36,000

52
  • What is the approximate total value of
    Ambassadorial Scholarships?
  • 178,000,000
  • 299,000,000
  • 429,000,000

53
  • Approximately how many matching grants have been
    awarded?
  • 13,000
  • 18,000
  • 24,000

54
  • How many countries have received matching
    grants?
  • 95
  • 166
  • 403

55
  • A Rotary member has two weeks before and two
    weeks after a missed meeting to make up?
  • True
  • False

56
  • Initially the group charged
  • Dues
  • Fines
  • Both

57
  • Wearing your business name badge and greeting
    someone by title, Mr. Ms. Dr. during Rotary
    meetings is contrary to Rotary custom.
  • True
  • False

58
  • What was one of the first act of community
    service by the Chicago Rotary club?
  • Buying a horse for a rural preacher
  • Donating toys to a childrens hospital
  • Providing wood walkways on rainy days

59
  • Before the Four Way Test was created Rotary had
    a Code of Ethics.
  • True
  • False

60
  • From the beginning, in the teens when the
    National Society for Crippled Children was first
    being formed, which later became known as Easter
    Seals, it had ties to Rotary.
  • True
  • False

61
  • RYLA roots start in 1959 in Queensland,
    Australia. It is now an official Rotary youth
    program. What does it stand for?
  • Rotary Youth Learning Association
  • Rotary Youth Leadership Awards
  • Rotary Youth Language Articulation

62
  • Where was the first Interact club launched?
  • Queensland, Australia
  • Lima, Peru
  • Melbourne, FL, USA

63
  • Which group was formed first?
  • A. Interact
  • B. Rotaract

64
  • What age range does Rotaract serve?
  • 14-18
  • 18-30
  • 21-35

65
  • Approximately how many students are placed
    through RIs Youth Exchange annually?
  • 2500
  • 4900
  • 7000

66
  • In 1921 Women of the Rotary Club of Chicago
    established themselves as a nonprofit
    organization. It was comprised only of wives,
    daughters, sisters or mothers of Rotarians. How
    many were in the club?
  • 250
  • 350
  • 450

67
  • Early Rotary partners were endearingly called
    Rotary Marys.
  • True
  • False

68
  • Interact, a club modeled after Rotary is for
    14-18 year olds in secondary school. The name is
    a contraction of which two words?
  • Intelligence and Rotary
  • International and Action
  • Intercept and React

69
  • What is the event the Rotary Club of Duarte
    California is known for in 1978?
  • Having the first dinner club
  • Admitting the first African American
  • Admitting the first women

70
  • Who made the decision to admit women to Rotary?
  • U.N. Council
  • Rotary Board of Directors
  • U.S. Supreme Court

71
  • Approximately what of Rotarians worldwide are
    women?
  • 3-5
  • 10-15
  • 20-25

72
  • In what year did Rotary in the USA permit women
    membership?
  • 1978
  • 1987
  • 1989

73
  • Rotary Centers for International Studies in
    peace and conflict resolution are located in the
    following countries, plus which other one
    Australia, England, France, Japan, USA.
  • China
  • Guatemala
  • Argentina

74
  • In what town is RI headquarters located at One
    Rotary Center?
  • Chicago, Ill
  • Evanston, Ill
  • Lake Forest, Ill

75
  • Approximately how many people work at RI
    headquarters?
  • 150
  • 300
  • 500

76
  • During the first 100 years how many General
    Secretaries served?
  • 10
  • 30
  • 60

77
  • At RI headquarters in Illinois, how many
    countries are represented by staff?
  • 41
  • 79
  • 103

78
  • At RI headquarters how many languages are spoken
    by staff?
  • 14
  • 33
  • 56

79
  • The Rotary year runs from when to when?
  • Jan 1-Dec 31
  • Jun 1-May 31
  • July 1- Jun 30

80
  • Why are there 4 directors as part of the club
    officers?
  • One for each of the 4 way test
  • One for each of the 4 Avenues of Service
  • One for each of the 4 Global Regions

81
  • One Rotary district covers 6.5 million square
    miles. Which countries does it cover?
  • USA, Canada and Russia
  • China and Russia
  • Brazil, Venezuela, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay,
    Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina and Peru

82
  • A District typically has how many clubs?
  • 10-25
  • 25-45
  • 45-60

83
  • An Assistant Governor is a liaison between the
    Governor and local clubs. How many clubs does an
    assistant usually cover?
  • 6
  • 15
  • 27

84
  • At least four Rotarians all from the same club
    have served as Prime Minister for their country.
    Which is?
  • India
  • Korea
  • Haiti

85
  • Name the doctor who first developed and licensed
    the polio vaccine.
  • Dr. Spock
  • Dr. Salk
  • Dr. Brazelton

86
  • Name the doctor who developed the oral polio
    vaccine.
  • Dr. Albert Sabin
  • Dr. Albert Schweitzer
  • Dr. Albert Zuckar

87
  • Rotary International was the first organization
    to be awarded UNICEFs Audrey Hepburn Child
    Advocate Award in 1995.
  • True
  • False

88
  • What program was the catalyst after 80 years for
    Rotary to solicit major gifts?
  • Ambassadorial Scholarships
  • Polio Plus
  • Youth Exchange

89
  • In 1985 RI set a fundraising goal of US120
    million for Polio Plus. On May 24, 1988 at RI
    convention in Philadelphia, the results were
    tallied. What was the approximate total?
  • 98,000,000
  • 164,000,000
  • 219,000,000

90
  • During the Polio Plus campaign there were
    National Immunization Days and Days of
    Tranquility. What is a Day of Tranquility?
  • Cease fire for safety of traversing children
  • The day after immunization for reflection
  • The third Tuesday of the month

91
  • Before PolioPlus in 1988, how many new global
    cases were diagnosed each year?
  • 147,000
  • 350,000
  • 483,000

92
  • By the end of 2002 what was the world wide
    decline of new Polio cases?
  • 65
  • 87
  • 99

93
  • It is estimated that if PolioPlus had not
    started in 1985, then by Rotarys 100th birthday
    there would have been how many more afflicted
    children?
  • 1.5 million
  • 4.5 million
  • 9 million

94
  • If you are a pilot you might know what IFFR
    stands for.
  • International Fellowship of Flying Rotarians
  • Interact First Flight Rotaract
  • Ingenious, Fearless Fliers of Rotary

95
  • An RI team went to Manila, Philippines for the
    kick off of Polio Inoculations. Approval had to
    be granted by the Interior Minister who stood
    them up for the first appointment and finally,
    yet reluctantly gave her consent. Whats her
    name?
  • Charissa Fernandez
  • Imelda Marcos
  • Elena Caparas

96
  • What are the four Avenues of Service?
  • Club, Vocational, Community International
  • Youth, Education, Medical Fellowship
  • Scholarship, Leadership, Peacemaking, Hope

97
  • Name the first African RI President. He served
    from 2003-04 and is from Nigeria.
  • Nitish C. Laharry
  • Jonathan B. Majiyagbe
  • Arthur Lagueux

98
  • Before taking office, District Governors are
    required to spend a week in Anaheim, California
    at which Rotary training and leadership program?
  • The Leadership Retreat
  • The Elected Councils College
  • The International Assembly

99
  • In what year did Rotary membership reach 1
    million?
  • 1979
  • 1985
  • 1993

100
  • Warren G. Harding, a Rotarian was the first head
    of state to address a Rotary convention in 1923
    in St. Louis MO with 6779 registered attendees.
  • True
  • False

101
  • All of the following were Rotarians or honorary
    Rotarians.
  • Prince Ranier III of Monaco
  • Prince Frederick of Denmark
  • King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
  • Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh
  • True
  • False

102
  • Aside from the 57 USA RI Presidents in the first
    100 years, which countrys boast the most?
  • England, Canada, Mexico
  • Brazil, Mexico, Canada
  • Canada, Australia, England

103
  • Which US state produced the most RI Presidents
    in the first 100 years?
  • Illinois
  • California
  • Ohio

104
  • During the first 100 years of RI, how many US
    states produced an RI president?
  • 23
  • 27
  • 50

105
  • In 1978, Rotary International convention
    registration ballooned to 39,834. What city
    hosted the convention?
  • Chicago
  • Rome
  • Tokyo

106
  • What former US President received the Rotary
    Award for Understanding and peace?
  • John F. Kennedy
  • Richard M. Nixon
  • Jimmy Carter

107
  • In what nationally televised parade has Rotary
    had a themed float entered more than 25 times?
  • Carnivale, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade, NYC
  • Rose Parade, Pasadena, CA

108
  • Of the 95 RI Presidents in the first 100 years,
    how many served more than one term?
  • 0
  • 1
  • 2

109
  • Which of the following was not a Rotarian or an
    honorary Rotarian?
  • Neil Armstrong
  • Thomas A. Edison
  • Douglas MacArthur
  • Victor Borge

110
  • Which of the following was not a Rotarian or
    honorary Rotarian?
  • John F. Kennedy
  • Jimmy Carter
  • Warren G. Harding
  • Woodrow Wilson

111
  • The following were all members of Rotary or
    honorary Rotarians
  • Margaret Thatcher
  • Sir Winston Churchill
  • Churcri Kouatly, President of Syria
  • Walt Disney
  • True
  • False

112
  • How many districts does Ireland have?
  • One
  • Twelve
  • Fifty

113
  • In 1912 approximately how many members were in
    the Los Angeles club?
  • 300
  • 500
  • 700

114
  • The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International
    was initially called the Rotary Endowment Fund.
    How much money was initially deposited?
  • 1.00
  • 26.50
  • 100.00

115
  • What U.S. President honorary Rotarian said
    thinking of Rotary, I visualize a series of
    concentric circles, which starting with the
    smallest and going to the largest, I denominate
    as community, national and international
    influence. I see Rotary International as a
    generating force of incalculable value.?
  • Franklin D Roosevelt
  • Dwight D Eisenhower
  • Gerald Ford

116
  • What nickname is district 6970 known by?
  • A. Floridas First District
  • B. Floridas Sunrise District
  • C. Floridas Crown District

117
  • When was Edwin W. Peck, Sr., a Rotary member of
    Daytona Beach, District Governor?
  • 1943-1944
  • 1959-1960
  • 1966-1967

118
  • As of July 2006, how many Rotary members are in
    District 6970?
  • 1,200
  • 3,600
  • 10,000

119
  • How many spokes are on the Rotary wheel?
  • 6
  • 8
  • 10

120
  • How many Rotary Districts are there in Florida?
  • 8
  • 12
  • 16

121
  • Approximately how much money has Rotary Club of
    Daytona Beach donated to Easter Seals through
    2005?
  • 400,000
  • 600,000
  • 1,000,000

122
  • Which Rotary Club sponsored the Daytona Beach
    Rotary Club?
  • Jacksonville
  • Gainesville
  • St. Augustine

123
  • What is the Rotary club number assigned to the
    Rotary Club of Daytona Beach?
  • 6970
  • 3131
  • 4354

124
  • How many women have been president of the Rotary
    Club of Daytona Beach?
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3

125
  • What is the Rotary Club of Daytona Beachs web
    site address?
  • www.rotarydaytona.org
  • www.daytonabeachrotary.com
  • www.dbrotary.org

126
  • The following members of Rotary Club of Daytona
    Beach have been awarded Rotarian of the Year.
  • Rhoda Goodson Gordon Whitley
  • Peter Brooker
  • True
  • False

127
  • Where does Rotary Club Daytona Beach store the
    name tags?
  • In Bill Seitzs trunk
  • The hall closet
  • Back stage

128
  • What is the name the Rotary Club of Daytona
    Beachs centennial project pre-school?
  • Miss Emmas Pre School
  • Wonderland Day Care Center
  • Wee People Pre School

129
  • The Rotary District 6970 conference was most
    recently held in Daytona Beach in which year?
  • 1999
  • 2002
  • 2003

130
  • In what year did the Daytona Beach Rotary Club
    receive its charter?
  • 1921
  • 1925
  • 1931

131
  • How many counties are in Rotary District 6970?
  • 7
  • 9
  • 12

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