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100

Name the main sponsors of the first library in Takoma Park. 

Who is The Takoma Park Women's Club?
100

The age you must be to participate in the TKPK Senior Recreation program. 

What is 55+?

100

Every month, the Communications Department produces 7500 of this item.


What is the Newsletter?

A copy is delivered to each residence and extras are distributed around town so that people can pick them up as well.

100

The Takoma Park Police Department was formed in this year. 

What is 1927?

100

Number of years Roscoe the Rooster called Takoma Park "home"

What is Ten Years (1989-1999)

200

City Council supported the first library with this sized cash contribution, which helped purchase 200 books. 

What is $100?

200

The year in which the Heffner Park Community Center was built. 

What is 1959?

200

What is special about the Arts & Humanities Commission and Nerds Make Media collaboration "Whitewashing American History"? 

What is it's the City TV item that has the most views on YouTube? (125,000 views)

200

This is the color of the first TKPK police car.

What is black?

200

Motor Cat's name when she lived with a mechanic and before moving in with J. Catman

What is Greasy?

300

The Library re-opened to the public after the COVID-19 shut-down on this date. (Month and year please)

What is July 2021?

300

Name the first Recreation Director for TKPK. 

Who is Belle Ziegler?

300

Of the following list, which item has not been produced live by City TV? 

News, Sports, Music performances, Theatre, Children's programs, Poetry readings, Public Forums, Parades, Weather Reports

What is Weather Reports?

300

This is the name of the first female Police Chief in TKPK. She worked her way through the ranks from 1976 until becoming chief in 2002 and served in that capacity until 2006. 

Who is Cyndy Creamer?

300

Name the Michigan city that served as HQ to the Seventh Day Adventist Publishing House before it moved to Takoma Park in 1904

What is Battle Creek?

400

The approximate number of interactions at the Circulation Desk in FY23. 

What is 18,700?

400
Name the year the Recreation Department was created. 

What is 1967?

400

The Communications Team ensures timely information is provided to the Community 24/7 through 9 main methods: City TV, Radio, Newsletter, Electronic Newsletter, Website, 4 social media platforms, and many smaller methods as well. This monumental task is achieved with this many employees.  

What is 6.8 FTE (Full Time Equivalent) employees? (as of FY24)

400

This is the address of the first police station in Takoma Park. 

What is 8 Columbia Avenue?

400

Name of the first child born in Takoma Park, son of Fred Dudley, contractor for Ben Franklin Gilbert

Who is Wentworth Dudley?

500
From 1979 until 2005, a second library operated in Takoma Park and was known as this.

What is The Tool Library?

500

Name the general recreation camps that the Recreation Department operates each summer.

What are Camp Takoma and New Ave Adventure Camp?

500

City TV has produced shows in many different languages, which of the following have they not yet produced a complete show in? 

English, Spanish, Amharic, Haitian Creole, Mandarin, or French

What is Mandarin? 

However, they previously would show two hours of Chinese television not produced by City TV. 

500

The number of languages spoken within the TKPK PD. 

What is 7?

500

TKPK local, "Fox Guy" or "Fox Man", Walter Rave was known for his animal advocacy. Along with designing the first t-shirt for P.E.T.A, Mr. Rave suggested to members of F.A.R.M (Farm Animal Reform Movement) in January 1985 this international event, now celebrated every first day of Spring 

What is the Great American Meatout?