Rotary Insights!
At our December 10 meeting, Bob Solis' program provided insights into Rotary history. Jim Hargrave scored the most points with 16 out of 47 correct answers. You could only answer the second part of a question IF you answered the first part correctly. For the education of those who did not attend, the answers follow in bold.
Hodge Podge
1. The first Rotary Club was in Chicago. Within 2 years, when did it start? 1905. What month was its first meeting?
February 23
2. Within 3 years, when was "Service Above Self" adopted as the official motto of Rotary? 1989, Council on Legislation What was first motto which was adopted in 1911? He profits most who serves best
3. What was the first Club to admit women in 1978? Duarte, CA What was RI's reaction to the Duarte Club? Kicked them out (Went all way to Supreme Court in 1987)
4. True or false. The first Rotary Club was a singing club. True Was it led by by Brendan McSorty or Harry Ruggles?
5. Was the first Rotary exchange started by a Club in Europe, US or Canada? 1927: Nice France The Youth Exchange started on large scale in 1929 between California and what area? Latin America
6. What percent of Rotarians are women in the US within 5%? 53% What percent are women worldwide, within 10%? 16%
The People of Rotary
7. Who was the President of the first Rotary Club? Silvester Schiele, Chicago 1905 What was Paul Harris' first official job in Rotary: 1st RI President for 1910-12
8. Which astronaut was the first to carry the Rotary banner to orbit the moon? Frank Borman What Apollo mission? Apollo 8, December 1968
9. Who wrote the ABC's of Rotary? Dr. Cliff Docheterman Who proceeded Jim Green as DG? Jeanie Morgan
10. Which one of these US Presidents was not a Rotarian - Gerald Ford, JFK, Woodrow Wilson, FDR, or Reagan?
What club was JFK a member of? Hyannis, MA
Acronyms:
11. What is PETS: President Elect Training Session What is GETS: Governor Elect Training Session
12. What is DDF: District Designated Funds What is IA: International Assembly
Odds and Ends
13. Has the RI Convention every been held in Africa? no Where is the first one going to be? Durban, 2019
14. What color is the body of the official Rotary flag adopted by Rotary International? White -- adopted at the 1929 International Convention. Where was the convention? Dallas
15. Rotary has a presence in what parade every single year? Rose Parade Cost of the float within $10,000? $150,000
16. According to Rotary bylaws, what is the minimum percentage of meetings members are expected to attend? 50%
17. What was first service project of the first Rotary Club in Chicago? installing public toilets
Where in the World?
18. What city held the first regularly scheduled Rotary Club meetings? Oakland, CA Within 5 years, when did they start? 1909
19. What city in Asia had the first Rotary Club on that continent? Manila Within 5 years, when did they start? 1919
20. This Rotary Club is the highest in the world. Where? El Aguilar, Argentina Within 2,000 feet, how high? 16,062
21. US has most Rotarians with 355,000. Who is 2nd? India Within 10,000, how many in India? 110,000
22. This club is now the largest in the world. Downtown Rotary, Oklahoma City, 622 members What is the 2nd largest, also in the US? Seattle, 610 members
Rotary Geography True or False
23. The Rotary Club of Los Angeles is West of the Rotary Club of Reno? False Reno longitude 119 vs LA longitude 118
24. The Rotary Club of Pensacola FL is east of the Rotary Club of Detroit MI False Detroit 83 West vs Pensacola 87 W
25. The Rotary Club of Honolulu meets west of the Rotary Club on Nome, Alaska. False Alaska is farthest state west
26. The Santiago, Chile club is east of the Philadelphia PA club. True Santiago is 70 West and Philly is 75 West27. The Toronto Canada club is south of the London, England club True 43 degrees North vs. 51 degrees north for London