Download Rock Springs 4H Center Trivia KEY - Kansas 4

Key Rock Springs 4-H Center Trivia
1. What year was -Rock Springs purchased? ____1946____________________
2. What major retail company provided $25,000 to use toward a camping facility (not land) in
Kansas?
_______Sears Roebuck Foundation____________________________________________
3. What was the purchasing price for the 348 acres of Rock Springs Ranch?
$22,500__________
4. How long did it take 4-H members and sponsors to earn money to purchase Rock Springs?
__less than 5 months______________
4. What year the first 4-H Camp held? __1946_____________________________
5. Who was the State 4-H Leader when Rock Springs was purchased?_J. Harold Johnson______
6. What was the first permanent structure requested for Rock Springs?_Swimming Pool___
7. What breed are the horses at Rock Springs?__Palomino________________________
8. What donor provided the gift for the Sundeck and Snack Bar at the swimming pool?
______Raymond Frye_______________________________________________
9. Where was the first dining hall located at Rock Springs? Arts and Craft Center
10. Which cottage was dedicated the same day astronauts landed on the moon and honors a
prominent singer and radio personality?____Weatherwax Cottage____________________
11. Stoneybrook was the original boys’ tent area...where were the tents originally located?
________Where Flint Hills Building is located
12. Hilltop was the original girls’ tent area...what became the official name after renovation was
completed in 1995?__Earl W. Parson’s Hilltop Housing_______________________
13. What year did a tornado strike Rock Springs destroying trees?_1969___________________
14. Name two executive directors of the Kansas 4-H Foundation?
_J. Harold Johnson, Merle Eyestone, Bill Riley, Gordon Hibbard
15. Name two directors of Rocks Springs 4-H Center?
Merle Eyestone, Bill Riley, Les Harrod, Chris Knobel, Doug Munsell, Bob Pinkall, Lyle
Bracken, Gordon Hibbard, Jamie Farr