Thanksgiving
Are pumpkins technically a fruit or a vegetable?
Fruit
What type of community service activity collects food for a food pantry/community? (Rotary did it last year)
Food Drive
What is EHS Rotary's Instagram?
@ehs.rotary
What are our school colors?
Red and Gold
Who is our town named after and what did that person invent?
Thomas Edison invented the light bulb
In a tradition that is said to have started 2,400 years ago, which part of the turkey is saved and snapped as a good luck custom?
Wishbone
What national organization is a nonprofit that provides humanitarian relief, which was created by Clara Barton?
Red Cross
How much money did we raise with Class of 2025 for our Halloween Bakesale?
$80+
What are the Four R's of Eagle Pride?
Respect, Readiness, Responsibility, and Red & Gold
Who is the current mayor of Edison?
When was the first Thanksgiving feast held? (INCLUDE MONTH AND YEAR)
November 1621
What is community service? (2 KEYWORDS)
A person or group of people working to improve the local community, voluntary work without a physical reward
Where is our thank poster for the security guards currently hung up?
What is the name of our gymnasium (who is it named afterwards/dedicated to)?
Frank N. Cangelosi
106,000
Which U.S. Founding Father famously referred to turkeys as “a bird of courage”?
Benjamin Franklin
What month is the National Volunteer Month?
April
Last year, how many cans/non-perishable items were collected by Rotary for a food pantry? (there is an article about it.....)
700+
This week is Spirit Week! What day is it today (theme)?
Monday White-Out
What was the former name of Edison and what time period was it first settled upon?
Formerly known as Raritan Township
First settled in the late 1600's
What are the three ships that Christopher Columbus sailed on his first voyage to the Americas?
Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria
Which state has the highest rate of formal volunteering? (hint: it's not NJ and it's in the Western United States)
Utah
What beach does Rotary go to for our annual beach cleanup and what are the minimum hours required to attend?
Sandy Hook Beach --> Minimum: 25 Hours
What year was our school, Edison High School, built?
1956
Which town is considered an enclave of Edison?
Metuchen