Our History Questions

Read-only quiz
1.

Who becomes the first female Rotary club president?

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Sylvia Whitlock - Correct
Mimi Altman
Gilda Chirafisi
Anne Robertson
2.

The Forgotten Founder
The first Rotary meeting took place in whose office?

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Paul P. Harris
Gustavus Loehr - Correct
Silvester Schiele
Hiram Shorey
3.

Why “Rotary”?
Why did the founders choose the name “Rotary”?

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Leadership rotated every year
Members rotated between professions
Meetings rotated among members' places of business - Correct
The Rotary wheel was already their emblem
4.

The Second Rotary Club
Which city became the second city to have a Rotary club?

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San Francisco - Correct
Winnipeg
New York
Oakland
5.

Rotary Goes International
Which event in 1912 was particularly important in transforming Rotary into an international organization?

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Formation of The Rotary Foundation
Chartering of the Rotary Club of Winnipeg - Correct
First publication of The Rotarian
Adoption of the Four-Way Test
6.

The Father of the Foundation

Who proposed the creation of an endowment “for the purpose of doing good in the world” in 1917?

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Paul P. Harris
Hiram Shorey
Silvester Schiele
Arch C. Klumph - Correct
7.

How many US Dollars TRF made first gift to the International Society for cripples Children in 1930?

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US$50.00
US$ 300 - Correct
US$100.00
US$26.50
8.

The Rotary Wheel Mystery

Why was a keyway incorporated into the Rotary wheel design?

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To represent Rotary's six areas of service
To represent international expansion
To make the wheel mechanically functional - Correct
To distinguish Rotary from other service clubs
9.

Rotary's Two Mottoes

In which year were “Service Above Self” and “He Profits Most Who Serves Best” formally approved as Rotary's official mottoes?

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1917
1927
1950 - Correct
1965
10.

Which sequence best describes Rotary's broad historical evolution?

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Fellowship → vocational connections → community service → international humanitarian service - Correct
. Community service → political advocacy → fellowship → humanitarian service
Vocational training → political action → fellowship → international service
Humanitarian service → fellowship → vocational connections → community service