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1. In what year did Paul P. Harris launch the first Rotary club?
(a) 1902
(b) 1903
(c) 1905
(d) 1906
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2. In what city?
(a) Dallas
(b) Las Vegas
(c) Boston
(d) Chicago
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3. Which of the following photos shows Rotary's founder, Paul Harris?
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4. Who were the other three original Rotarians?
(a) Gustavus Loehr, Silvester Schiele, and Hiram Shorey
(b) Larry Fine, Curley Howard & Moe Howard
(c) Emanuel Rosenfeld, Maurice Strauss & Moe Radivitz
(d) Harry Moses Horwitz, Louis Feinberg, and Jerome Lester Horwitz
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5. Which of the following photos shows the original founders of Rotary International?
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6. In what city was the second Rotary club chartered?
(a) Houston
(b) San Francisco
(c) New York
(d) Madison
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7. What is the approximate current worldwide membership of Rotary?
(a) 600,000
(b) 900,000
(c) 1,200,000
(d) 1,500,000
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8. What is the approximate number of Rotary clubs worldwide?
(a) 14,000
(b) 26,000
(c) 32,000
(d) 45,000
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9. Approximately how many countries are represented in Rotary International?
(a) 236
(b) 149
(c) 168
(d) 302
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10. Which of the following is the logo for Rotary fellowships?
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11. Who is the RI president for 2005-06?
(a) Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar
(b) Frank J. Devlyn
(c) Glenn E. Estess, Sr.
(d) Jonathan B. Majiyagbe
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12. The official definition of Rotary is an organization of business and professional persons united worldwide who:
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provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and help build goodwill and peace in the world
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encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise through the development of acquaintance as the opportunity for service, the promotion of high ethical standards in business and professions, through service in one's personal, business and community life, and the advancement of international understanding, goodwill and peace
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promote the object of Rotary through Club Service, Community Service, Vocational Service and International Service
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urge and practice a spirit of understanding of every other man's beliefs as a step toward international goodwill, recognizing that there are certain basic moral and spiritual standards which will ensure a richer, fuller life
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13. The Rotary friendship exchange encourages Rotarians to
(a) get together at RI conventions to swap Club banners
(b) become pen pals with Rotarians around the world
(c) share ideas and experiences that have helped improve their clubs
(d) to visit with Rotarian families in other parts of the world
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14. Which of the following logos represents the official RI theme for 2005-06?
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15. How does one earn Paul Harris Fellow Recognition?
(a) Make a contribution or $1,000 to District 7630
(b) Make a contribution of $100 per month to Rotary International
(c) Bribe your Foundation Chairman
(d) Make a contribution of $1,000 to the Rotary Foundation of RI
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16. What is the name of the official magazine of Rotary International?
(a) The Roto Rooter
(b) Rotary In An Hour
(c) The Rotarian
(d) Rotary Illustrated
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17. Where will the 2006 RI Convention be held?
(a) Barcelona, Spain
(b) Osaka, Japan
(c) New Orleans, USA
(d) Malmo, Sweden & Copenhagen, Denmark
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18. Which of the following is not a themed Rotary month?
(a) Literacy month
(b) Eradicate Polio month
(c) Foundation month
(d) Magazine month
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19. In which Canadian city was the first non-U.S. Rotary club chartered?
(a) Montreal
(b) Toronto
(c) Winnepeg
(d) Vancouver
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20. What is Interact?
(a) An RI program for young people who are of secondary school age
(b) An RI program for young people who are ages 18 to 30
(c) An RI program for people of any age who wish to interact with others
(d) An RI program for retired people who want to perform community service
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21. A missed meeting can be made up how many days before or after the missed meeting?
(a) 21 days
(b) 7 days
(c) 14 days
(d) none of the above
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22. What is Rotary Youth Exchange?
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(a) An RI program that enables disgruntled parents to exchange their children for others
(b) An RI program that introduces students to the New York Stock Exchange
(c) An RI program that teaches students about foreign rates of exchange
(d) An RI program that allows students to study abroad for up to one academic year
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23. RYLA is an acronym for
(a) Rotary Youth Leadership Awards
(b) Rotary Youth Leaders Association
(c) Rotary Youth Language Advocates
(d) Rotary Youth Living Abroad
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24. Where is the World Headquarters of Rotary International?
(a) Chicago
(b) Paris
(c) Evanston
(d) New York
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25. How many zones does Rotary International have?
(a) 20
(b) 5
(c) 16
(d) 34
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26. Where was the first Rotary Club established in a non-English speaking country ?
(a) Havana
(b) Tokyo
(c) Sao Paolo
(d) Paris
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27. The Bylaws of Rotary International require club members to attend, as a mininum, what percentage of their club's meetings?
(a) 100%
(b) 55%
(c) 70%
(d) 60%
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28. What's the name of the annual publication that lists the names, chief officers, and meeting times and places of Rotary clubs?
(a) The Official Directory
(b) The Locator
(c) Where’s Waldo
(d) Rotarians Around the World
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29. What is the name of Rotary's first cyberclub?
(a) Rotary e-Club One of District 5450
(b) Rotary e-Club of District 7150 NY1
(c) Rotary e-Club of the Southwest
(d) Rotary e-Club of District 7890 Northern CT-Western MA
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30. According to RI, what is the largest public relations project of Rotary in the U.S. & Canada?
(a) Rotary’s efforts to eradicate polio worldwide
(b) the Rotary float at the annual tournament of roses parade
(c) the United nations’ annual salute to Rotary for its humanitarian efforts
(d) Rotary produced PSA’s (public service announcements)
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31. Who proposed the idea that led to the establishment of The Rotary Foundation of RI?
(a) Benjamin Franklin
(b) Paul Harris
(c) Eleanor Roosevelt
(d) Arch Klumpf
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32. Ann Brunier and Ann Gundaker were the first
(a) Women members of Rotary International
(b) Women Presidents of Rotary Clubs
(c) Rotaryanns
(d) Woman District Governors
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33. Who is the 2005-06 chairman of The Rotary Foundation Trustees?
(a) Andy Rooney
(b) Jonathan Majiyagbe
(c) Bhichai Rattakul
(d) Frank Devlyn
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34. In which year were women officially allowed to become members of Rotary?
(a) 1993
(b) 1991
(c) 1989
(d) 1987
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35. What are the official Rotary colors?
(a) blue & white
(b) red, white & blue
(c) blue & gold
(d) green & red
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36. What is the slogan of the Annual Programs Fund campaign?
(a) A Penny Saved Is A Penny Earned
(b) Every Rotarian, Every Year
(c) Give A Penny, Take A Penny
(d) Rotary International - Priceless
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37. How much does it cost to immunize one child against polio?
(a) $2.00
(b) $0.60 cents
(c) 3 Big Macs
(d) Depends on how big the child is
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38. What does the acronym NID stand for?
(a) No Immigrant Denied
(b) No I Don’t
(c) No Internet for Dick
(d) National Immunization Day
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39. Throughout the world, which Rotary club has the most members?
(a) Rotary Club Of San Antonio
(b) Rotary Club of Chicago
(c) Rotary Club of Kowloon Golden Mile
(d) Rotary Club Of Marcus Hook
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40. The first president of RI was:
(a) Chesley Perry
(b) Paul Harris
(c) Harry Ruggles
(d) Sylvester Schiele
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41. Rotarians with shared recreational, vocational, and health/medical-related interests have formed more than 75 groups. What are these groups called?
(a) Vocations R Us
(b) Friends of Rotary
(c) Rotary Fellowships
(d) United Rotarians
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42. What is the name of Rotary's weekly newsletter?
(a) The Rotary Weekly
(b) This Week In Rotary
(c) Rotary News Basket
(d) Rotarians In The News
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43. What is a "key way?"
(a) the center of the Rotary gear wheel
(b) the key to Chicago awarded annually to one Rotarian for service above self
(c) the name of the 1st Rotary Club in the Florida Keys
(d) none of the above
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44. The United Nations (UN) was Chartered in San Francisco in 1945. How many Rotarians were present?
(a) 7
(b) 15
(c) 49
(d) 64
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45. What is the primary motto of Rotary ?
(a) He Profits Most Who Serves Best
(b) Service Above Self
(c) Is it the truth ?
(d) Rotary Rocks
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46. How does one become a Rotary Foundation Sustaining Member?
(a) Promise to donate $1,000 before you resign
(b) Advance the Four Avenues of Service
(c) Make a gift of at least $100 in one year
(d) Swear allegiance to your club president
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47. The sum of $26.50 from the 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
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48. The 4-way test was created by
(a) Herbert Taylor
(b) Richard Simmons
(c) Tony Roberts
(d) Dale Carnegie
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49. A Rotary Foundation benefactor is someone who
(a) contributes $100, or in whose name a minimum of $100 is contributed, along with a commitment to contribute a total of $1,000 within a ten-year period
(b) donates $100 or more to be used to commission a statue of Paul Harris
(c) has made the Permanent Fund a beneficiary in his estate plans or has made an outright gift of $1,000 or more to the Permanent Fund
(d) donates at least $10,000 to the Permanent Fund over his lifetime
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50. The acronym GSE stands for
(a) give something extra
(b) great service everywhere
(c) generosity, service and equality
(d) group study exchange
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