You Think You Know Rotaract !!

A Rotaract Trivia Prepared by P. Bassem El Sawy

Rotaract Cairo Royal

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WHATEVER ROTARY MAY MEAN TO US, TO THE WORLD IT WILL BE KNOWN BY THE

RESULTS IT ACHIEVES

Paul P. Harris

Rules and Regulations

• Please act keeping in mind the four way test.

• Each question will stay on the screen for 5-40 seconds for you to answer. Depending on the question.

• Bonus questions are not counted unless there is a deadlock.

• When all questions are covered please hand the answer sheet to the team next to you (Clockwise) to mark your answers.

• HAVE FUN !!

Trivia Categories

• Rotary’s History

• Rotary’s Founder

• Rotary International

• Rotary Four Way Test & Rotary Theme

• Rotaract

• District 2451

Let’s Start !!

Rotary’s History First Category

Q1: Who is the man in the picture ?

Q2: When and where did Rotary start?

Q3:How many members formed the first Rotary Club?

Q4:What are the professions of the founding members?

Q5: Who was the first president of a Rotary Club?

Q6: What was the first Rotary Club community project?

Q7: When did Council on Legislation (Parliament of Rotary) officially open the doors for women

in Rotary?

Q8: Where and when did RYLA begin?

Q9:Youth Exchange is one of Rotary’s most popular and successful programs. When and

where was the first exchange?

Q10: $26.50 from Rotary Club of Kansas City in 1917 started the…

A.World War I relief fund

B.Rotary staff retirement program

C.First District conference budget

D.The Rotary Foundation

Q11:Who is the first RI president from Africa and what is his/her home country?

BONUS: What is the greatest distance from Chicago that a Rotary Club banner has been

displayed?

Rotary’s FounderSecond Category

Q1: What was the first job Paul Harris got?

Q2: What is the title of Paul Harris’ biography?

Q3: Did Paul Harris and Jean Harris have any children?

Rotary InternationalThird Category

Q1: Rotary is represented in how many countries?

Q2: What is the current number of Rotary members around the world?

Q3: How many zones and districts form Rotary International?

Q4: Name the principal motto of Rotary.

Q5: Name the 5 Avenues of Service

Q6: What are the six areas of focus?

Q7: What is the largest program of our Rotary Foundation?

Q8: What are the building blocks of Rotary?

Q9: The name “Rotary” is derived from what?

Q10: Who is the current RI President and what is their home country?

Q11: Name the countries where Polio is still endemic.

Q12: Rotary has two types of grants, what are they?

Q13: For how many years does the Rotary International Foundation hold contributions

before spending them?

BONUS: What are the official names of the colors of Rotary?

Rotary’s Four Way Test and Rotary Theme

Fourth Category

Q1:What is the 4-Way Test of the things we think, say or do and how many words does it

contain?

Q2: Who set up the 4-Way Test?

Q3: When was the first Rotary Theme set?

Q4: What is the Theme of the Centennial Year and when was it?

Q5:This is our RI Theme Logo for the current Rotary Year 2015/2016. What

is the Theme that goes with this logo?

RotaractFifth Category

Q1: When and where was Rotaract established?

Q2: What is the purpose of Rotaract?

Q3: According to the handbook, do online meetings count as official Rotaract meetings?

Q4: How often do Rotaract club presidents need to submit membership data to RI?

Q5: What is one way the handbook suggests that Rotaractors can mentor Rotarians?

Q6: Can a Rotaract club be sponsored by a Rotary club in another district ?

Q7: What does the handbook recommend that you avoid when taking photos of your service

projects?

Q8: How many Rotaract clubs does RI recognize each year for their noteworthy service projects?

Q9: What is the basic requirement for a Rotaractor to be a District Rotaract

Representative?

Q10: What is an MDIO and which MDIO is D2451 a part of?

District 2451Sixth Category

Q1: Name our current District Governor and what is his/her Home Club?

Q2: Name our current DRR. What is their Home Club?

Q3: What is the Rotaract District 2451 Theme for 2015-16?

Q4: Which year did Egypt form a separate district?

Q5: D2451 belongs to which Rotary zone?

Q6: Which Rotary club was the first in Egypt and when was it chartered?

Q7: D2450 used to consist of 10 countries, located in 3 continents, and speaks 6

languages. Can you name the 10 countries and their continents?

Q8: Who’s the first DRR for D2451 and what is their Home club?

Q9: Which Rotaract club received a Matching Grant in D2451?

Q10: Which Rotaract club from D2451 was awarded an outstanding award for the Africa

region?

BONUS: What is our District Rotaract website address?

Time to Count!!

ANSWERS(Rotary’s History)

1. Paul P. Harris, Founder of Rotary International.

2. Evening of February 23rd 1905 in Chicago, USA.

3. Four.

4. A lawyer, Coal Dealer, Mining Engineer, and Merchant Tailor.

5. Sylvester Schiele. Paul Harris nominated Silvester Schiele because Paul preferred to work behind the scenes to attract new members.

6. A “comfort station” in downtown Chicago. Public restrooms were typically found only in saloons at that time, and unaccompanied women were not permitted to enter saloons

7. 1989

8. RYLA, the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, began in 1959 by Rotarians from Queensland, Australia, organized a weeklong conference for outstanding young people. In 1971, the RI Board officially adopted RYLA as a youth program.

9. The first youth exchange was when the Rotary Club of Copenhagen (Denmark) arranged to host several American boys in 1921.

10.(D) The Rotary Foundation

11.Jonathan B. Majiyagbe 2003/2004, Nigeria. Theme “Lend a hand”. He’s also the first chair of the Rotary Foundation from Africa 2008/2009

BONUS: Astronaut Frank Borman, of the Rotary Club of Space Center Houston, took a club banner on his orbit around the moon in Apollo 8.

ANSWERS(Rotary’s Founder)

1.His first job was a News Paper Reporter.

2.“My Road to Rotary”

3.The couple had no children. They devoted their life to Rotary.

ANSWERS(Rotary International)

1.200 countries and geographical areas.

2.1.2 million members

3.34 zones and 530 districts.

4.“Service above self !!”

5.Club service, International understanding and peace promotion, Community service, Vocational service (PD), and New Generations.

6.Prevention and treatment of diseases, Prevention/Resolution of conflicts and promotion of peace, Water cleanliness, Mother and Child’s health, Basic education and literacy, and Economic and community development.

7.PolioPlus Eradication Program, 1985

ANSWERS(Rotary International)

8.Rotary Internationl, Rotary Foundation and Rotary Clubs.

9.The early practice of rotating meetings among members' offices.

10.K.R. Ravindran, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

11.Only Pakistan and Afghanistan are left in our fight against polio.

12.Global Grants and District Grants.

13.Three years.

BONUS: Royal Blue and Gold

ANSWERS(Rotary’s four way test and Rotary

theme)1. 24 Words

A. Is it the TRUTH?

B. Is it FAIR to all concerned?

C. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

D. Is it beneficial to all concerend?

2. Herbert J. Taylor

3. “Develop our Resources to Serve” in 1955, President A. Z Baker announced a Theme for the first time.

4. ‘Celebrate Rotary’ 2004-2005

5. “Be a gift to the world”

ANSWERS(Rotaract)

1. In 1967-68, Charlotte, North Carolina - USA .

2. The purpose of Rotaract is to provide opportunity for young men and women between 18 years of age to enhance the knowledge and skills that will assist them in personal development to address physical and social needs of the community.

3. Yes, with your sponsor club’s approval, you can meet in person, online, or whatever works for your members.

4. Every 6 months, club presidents must submit data by 30 Sep & 31 Mar each year.

5. Share successful fundraising projects, Offer social networking support to help Rotary clubs promote their service projects and signature events, Host discussion forums about club diversity, global citizenship, or innovative service projects.

6. False, Rotaract clubs shall be sponsored only by Rotary clubs within the boundaries of the district in which they are located.

7. Show club members actively involved in a project or event. Avoid posed group shots.

8. Rotaract Outstanding Project Awards recognize 7 exceptional projects each year.

9. You must have been a Club President.

10.Rotaract multidistrict information organizations (MDIOs) function as regional resource centers for Rotaractors. They comprise Rotaract clubs in two or more districts, within a country or across several countries. D2451 is part of the MED-MDIO.

ANSWERS(D2451)

1. DG. Mohamed Adel Hafez, RC El Obour.

2. Moataz Abdullah, RAC Alexandria Ramleh, “Back to the Basics”

3. Rotarian year 2013/2014, D2451

4. D2451 & D2452

5. Zone 20B

6. Rotary Club of Cairo, 11 March 1929

7. Armenia, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Sudan and UAE. Africa, Asia, and Europe.

8. PDDR Ashraf Abaza, Rotaract Club of Alexandria El Nozha.

9. Rotaract Club of Alexandria Cosmopolitan. Grants can no longer be applied for by Rotaract clubs.

10.Rotaract Club of Cairo Royal for their Project “Tanweer El Heiz” 2012-2013

BONUS: www.rotaractd2451.org

Resources

• www.rotary.org

• Rotaract Handbook

• www.rotaractd2451.org

• www.endpolionow.org

• www.rotaryfirst100.org

• www.clubrunner.ca

• www.rotaryd2451.org

Thank you !!