Rotary History
Club History
Know-tarians
Rotary Knowledge
Kansas City
100
Year Rotary was founded.
What is 1905?
100
Not referring to a "pre-imminent time keeper", this is where Shawnee Rotary had its first meeting.
What is First Watch?
100
We must need more Indians because we have these two Chiefs.
Who are Chief Rob Moser and Chief John Maddox?
100
You can put it on your face or do it to keep up your Rotary attendance.
What is make up?
100
The year the Chiefs won the Super Bowl.
What is 1969?
200
Most people "love" the month Rotary was founded.
What is February?
200
This Rod and his staff comforted us as the Charter President.
Who is Rod Wilson?
200
This retired Rotarian also had the same title as Sitting Bull.
Who is Chief Charlie Clark?
200
Not to go over your head, but this is Rotary's motto.
What is "Service Above Self"?
200
J.C. Nichols modeled the famed Country Club Plaza after this city.
What is Seville, Spain?
300
This was the year that Rotary started Polio Plus...and the Royals had a pretty good season.
What is 1985?
300
This one doesn't love Chachi but she was our second President.
Who is Joni Pflumm?
300
You could call him "Skippy" because he sure knows how to make nutritious peanut butter.
Who is Dr. Rick Randolph? Learn more about Plumpy Nut/Project Peanut butter.
300
This is the year Carl Peterson and Marty Schottenheimer came to KC...and RI reformed bylaws so that women were admitted to Rotary.
What is 1989? Influenced by a Supreme Court ruling.
300
This guy was the "Boss" in Kansas City long before there was a Bruce Springsteen.
Who is Mayor Tom Pendergast?
400
You will not find rest here but it was the first ever Rotary Club community project?
What was a restroom for Chicago Worlds Fair? A “comfort station” in downtown Chicago was needed for the Worlds Fair. Public restrooms were typically found only in saloons at that time, and unaccompanied women were not permitted to enter saloons.
400
Shawnee Rotary dedicated a sculpture to Rotary for it's 100th anniversary in this park.
What is Listowel Park at 71st and Quivira?
400
This Shawnee Rotarian knows the ins and outs of Sporting Park better than anyone.
Who is Michelle Land? She designed the mechanical systems at Sporting Park and gave us a pre-opening tour.
400
They were a lawyer, a mining engineer, a coal dealer and a printer.
What were the first 4 Rotarians Classifications?
400
This was the last year the Chiefs won a playoff game.
What is 1993?
500
The year of the Russian Revolution and the Rotary Foundation was founded.
What is 1917?
500
Shawnee Rotarians helped construct a school in this south of the border city.
What is Chacala, Mexico?
500
Paul Ridgway, Carol Prentice and Steve Beaumont all have this in common.
All are Past Presidents of the Shawnee Club.
500
I'm not sure if its on the dark side but this is where you will find the farthest away Rotary pin.
What is the moon? Astronaut Buzz Aldrin planted a Four-Way Test pin on the moon when he landed Apollo 11
500
Joyce Hall created his first greeting cards because he had too much of this left over after a holiday.
What is Christmas wrapping paper?
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