Sports
What sport is dubbed the ‘king of sports’?
Soccer or Futbol
What was the first theme park in CA?
Disneyland in 1955
What is the motto of Rotary?
Service above self
What was the original name of Hollywood?
Hollywoodland
Who was the first US President?
Geroge Washington
The silhouette on the NBA Logo is Hall of Famer Laker...?
Jerry West
Which burger chain was the 2nd drive-thru in the US, the 1st drive-thru in CA, but specific to CA until 1992 its first location outside of CA?
In-N-Out, that is specific to California. The first one opened in 1948 which was California’s first drive-through burger stand. No stores were opened outside California until 1992.
How many people attended the first Rotary meeting on Thursday evening, February 23, 1905?
Four: Paul Harris, Silvester Schiele and Hiram Shorey met in Gustavus Loehr’s office.
The head of what kind of animal is front-and-center in an infamous scene from The Godfather?
A Horse
What is the largest city in the US with the most inhabitants?
New York with roughly 8.4 Million. Next is Los Angeles with 4 million inhabitants.
This canceled athletic event was set to be hosted in Tokyo
What is the 2020 Summer Olympics
What is the state animal?
Grizzly Bear
Originally, Rotary was primarily a friendship and business reciprocity the organization, what was the 3rd objective of the club to be added?
The third objective of the organization was added two years into its existence which was to perform civic service!
What does Hakuna Matata mean?
No worries
What is the National Bird?
Bald Eagle
Who has won more tennis grand slam titles, Venus Williams or Serena Williams?
Serena Williams
Which city is the avocado capital of the world?
Fallbrook, CA
In how many countries today does the Poliovirus exist in?
2! Afghanistan and Pakistan. Since 1988, we've seen a worldwide reduction in polio cases of 99.9%. Historic 2020 officially declaring Africa free of the Poliovirus. The fight doesn't stop there, the initiative continues to deliver vaccinations to remote locations around the world.
Emperor Kuzco turns into what animal in The Emperor’s New Groove?
Llama
Who was the first woman to ever run for president of the United States?
Victoria Woodhull Martin in the 1872 election. Woodhull and her sister were the first female brokers on Wall Street.
What is the only sport to ever be played on the moon?
Golf
The highest points of mainland US are both in California, which point is the highest and the lowest parts of CA?
The highest and lowest points in mainland U.S. are both in California – Mount Whitney stands at 14,495 feet, and less than 100 miles away is Death Valley which is 282 feet below sea level.
The first five Rotary Clubs were Chicago, San Francisco, Oakland, Seattle and Los Angeles. What were the first five clubs in this district 5280?
Los Angeles (1909), Santa Monica (1922), San Pedro (1922), Inglewood (1923) and Downey (1924).
What Martin Scorsese movie holds the all-time record for F-bombs?
The Wolf of Wall Street
Who created the 50-star American flag?
Bob Heft designed the current United States flag as a school project in Lancaster, Ohio when he was 17 years old. He got a B- for his project from his teacher, Stanley Pratt. After talking about the project, he made an agreement with his teacher that if the flag was made the official flag by the United States Congress, he would get a better grade for the project. Heft's design was chosen out of more than 1,500 designs that were given to United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower, and his teacher changed his grade to an A.