The Simsbury-Granby Rotary held a fun and fact-filled Granby Trivia Quiz on Jan. 25 at the Cambridge House Brew Pub in Granby. The 35 attendees had a great time competing in teams to be the winners. With their excellent knowledge of Granby, the team of Mark Deming, Linda Schofield and Prasad and Sree Menon won the competition and received prizes of gift certificates to Cambridge House Brew Pub.
How well would you do on a Granby Trivia Quiz? You can test yourself on this sampling of the trivia questions (answers at bottom of article).
1) Between 1890 and 1920, a large group of European immigrants from what country settled in Granby?
2) In 1936, what famous event occurred in Granby? (a) Hindenburg flew over, (b) Rotary held its first meeting, (c) an antiwar rally, (d) UFO sighting
3) The highest elevation in Granby, at 1,100 feet, is located in what forest?
4) Name the 210-acre wildlife preserve with great trails for birding and hiking that was acquired in 2020 by the Granby Land Trust.
5) How many students will graduate from Granby high school this year? (a) less than 100, (b) 101-150, (c) 151-200, (d) over 201
6) What is depicted on the Granby town seal?
There were many interesting and fun Granby facts covered in this quiz—including the fact that Simsbury-Granby Rotary proudly supports the Granby Community Gardens located on Hungary Road. This is just one example of great community service opportunities you can get involved in through Rotary.
This coming club year is filled with wonderful camaraderie, meetings with inspiring speakers and lots of fun! The club has its general meeting, with breakfast, on Thursdays from 7:15 to 8:30 a.m. at Hop Meadow Country Club, except on the last Thursday of each month, when we meet 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at different venues, such as Red Stone Pub or the Cambridge House Brew Pub.
Here are just a few examples of some of the upcoming speakers:
On March 7, Sara Adanti will be speaking about The Village Second Chance Shops. These shops are run by more than 500 Auxiliary volunteers, with all proceeds benefiting The Village for Families and Children. The Village’s mission is to provide a full range of behavioral health, early childhood and youth development, substance use treatment and support services for children, adults and families in the Greater Hartford region.
On March 21, representatives from the Horizons program at Westminster School will discuss how this program provides a free, academic and enrichment summer program that leverages a unique public-private school partnership to close opportunity gaps for students from Hartford.
On April 4, Bill Ross and Martha Miller of Salmon Brook Historical Society will speak about this Society of volunteers that is dedicated to procuring, preserving, presenting and celebrating the history of Granby.
To attend one of the Club meetings or for more information, please contact Karen Young at karenyoung@cox.net.
Quiz answers—1: Sweden; 2: a; 3: Enders State Forest; 4: Dismal Brook; 5: b; 6: Dewey Oak