Our Y
Y-USA Easy
Y-USA Hard(Double points)
Acronyms
100

Name at least 4 towns that the MetroWest YMCA serves

What are...

Ashland, Holliston Hopkinton, Framingham, Natick, Wayland, Sherborn, Sudbury, Wayland, and more

100

What SPORT was invented at the YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts? 

What is

Basketball?

100

In what YEAR did the YMCA in the USA Rebrand to "The Y" 

What is 

2010?

100

YMCA stands for...

What is Young Men's Christian Association?*

*The Y is the rebranded version.

200

Name the 3 Branches of the MetroWest YMCA

What are Education, Hopkinton, and  Framingham?

200

Approximately how many COUNTRIES can you find a YMCA in? 

What is...

120 countries? 

200

What American actress/comedian speaks about their YMCA experience prior to their rise to fame?

Who is...

Tina Fey? 

Tina Fey worked at the YMCA in Evanston Illinois as a front desk/membership staff when she was 23. 

200

OST stands for...

What is Out of School Time? 

300

The four YMCA core values

What are Caring, honesty, respect, & responsibility?

300

The YMCA is one of the oldest [blank] orgnizations in the world.

What is...

Nonprofit organization?

300

The First YMCA Serving African Americans was established in what year/where?

What is...

Washington D.C in 1853?

In 1853 in Washington, D.C., the first YMCA for African Americans was founded by Anthony Bowen, who had been freed from slavery.

300

EEC stands for

What is Department of Early Education and Care?

400

Who is the MetroWest YMCA's CEO? 

Who is

Rick MacPherson? 

400

The three areas of focus at each Y are...

What are Social Responsibility, Healthy Living and Youth Development?

400

Where was the first YMCA in the US? 

What is...

Old South Church, Boston MA


Thomas Valentine Sullivan, retired Boston Sea Captain, was inspired by the stories of the Y in Egland, and lead the formation of the first US YMCA in 1851

400

CACFP stands for...

What is Child and Adult Care Food Program?

500

Who is our EEC Licensor? (First name accepted) 

Who is 

Noelle McCullough?

500

What was used as equipment when a new sport was developed in Springfield, Massachusetts?

What are...

Two peach baskets and a "round ball" ?

500

True or False: 

YMCA Staff worked in U.S Internment Camps- organizing clubs and activities for the children and families. 

.What is 

TRUE. 

The YMCA worked inside Japanese American internment camps during World War II, providing youth programs, clubs, and recreational activities. Their work was approved and regulated by the War Relocation Authority (WRA) and often coordinated through the United Service Organizations (USO), which included the YMCA, YWCA, Salvation Army, and other nonprofits. Resources and support were extended following the closure of internment camps in 1945, helping families resettle and access opportunities. 

500

ELC stands for...

What is Early Learning Center?

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