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Wonders of
Modesto
For your pleasure and enjoyment on this
Friday night date, we (whoever you want to
blame) bring you QUIZ time. You have heard
of IQ; well, this test measures MKQ –
Modesto Knowledge Quotient. You will be
tested on your familiarity with Modesto
landmarks and people who have lived in
Modesto. Take the test seriously as you will
be graded and rewarded or punished
accordingly.
What is the Modesto
connection?
Perhaps Modesto's most famous native
son and 2005 AFI Lifetime Achievement
recipient, George Lucas, was born in
Modesto on May 14, 1944 and attended
John Muir Elementary School, Roosevelt
Junior High School and Thomas Downey
High School and MJC. He is, of course,
best known for the "Star Wars" films and
his special effects house, Industrial Light
and Magic.
What is this famous Modesto landmark?
The McHenry Mansion is a restored historic residence built in the VictorianItalianate style and located in the historic downtown of Modesto, California.
Robert McHenry (July 23, 1827 – June 24, 1890) who built the home at the expense
of $10,000 in 1882-83, was a prominent local rancher and banker. The luxurious
mansion was converted to apartments from 1923 to 1972.[2] The Gallo Brothers,
Julio and Ernest, saved the house from demolition and donated it to the City of
Modesto on April 14, 1976. The house has been restored to look like it did at the
turn of the century. Admittance is free of charge and tour guides are present.
Who is this
and what is
her Modesto
connection?
Carol Elaine Channing (born January 31, 1921) is an American singer, actress, and
comedienne. She is the recipient of three Tony Awards (including one for lifetime
achievement), a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination. Channing is best
remembered for originating, on Broadway, the musical-comedy roles of bombshell
Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and matchmaking widow Dolly
Gallagher Levi in Hello, Dolly! On May 10, 2003, she married Harry Kullijian
(December 27, 1919 – December 26, 2011), her junior high school sweetheart, who
reunited with her after she mentioned him fondly in her memoir. She and Kullijian
were active in promoting arts education in California schools through their Dr.
Carol Channing and Harry Kullijian Foundation. The couple resided in Modesto,
California. Kullijian died on December 26, 2011, the eve of his 92nd birthday.
Who is this and what
is his Modesto connection?
Mark Spitz was born the first of three
children in Modesto, California to parents
Arnold and Lenore Spitz. At age two, his
family moved to Hawaii . Mark Spitz is
remembered for his astonishing win of
seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympic
Games in Munich.
He is better known as the second cousin of a MAPS committee member.
What is this famous Modesto landmark
and where is it located?
Lions at the Gate
Here's a photo of one of the four lions that guards the
Lion's Gate Bridge (7th Street Bridge) in Modesto, CA
Bette Belle Smith was known to many
as "Mrs. Modesto" for a lifetime of
contributions to her hometown in
California. When Bette Belle Smith died
at 88 in November, 2009, Modesto no
doubt lost its greatest booster,
humanitarian and most tireless advocate.
Who was
“Mrs. Modesto”?
Modesto is famous for its production
of fruit, wine and ______?
Cyrus J. "Cy" Young, Jr.
Height: 6'5" (195 cm)
Weight: 205 lbs (93 kg)
Born: July 23, 1928 in Modesto
Young competed in the javelin
throw for the U.S. at the 1952
Summer Olympic Games in
Helsinki, Finland where he won
the gold medal; no other
American male athlete had ever
won the Olympic javelin event.
Cy Young set an Olympic record in
1952, breaking the long
dominance by Finland in that
event.
Who is
this?
Who is this?
Jeremy Lee Renner, son of Valerie
and Lee, was born in Modesto,
California. Renner graduated from
Beyer High School and attended
Modesto Junior College. He
explored several areas of study,
including computer science,
criminology, and psychology, before
the theater department, with its
freedom of emotional expression,
drew him in.
Known for his starring roles in The
Hurt Locker (2008), which garnered
him an Academy Award nomination
for Best Actor, Mission: Impossible –
Ghost Protocol (2011), Marvel's The
Avengers (2012), and The Bourne
Legacy (2012). He turned out a
much-praised performance in The
Town (2010), for which he received
an Academy Award nomination for
Best Supporting Actor.
What is the most famous bowling place in Modesto?
a. McHenry Bowl
b. Yosemite Lanes
c. None of the above
c. (don’t hiss too loud) None of the above.
The answer is
Mancini Bowl in Graceada Park
Who is this?
Suzanne ("Suzy") Powell-Roos (born September 3, 1976 in Modesto,
California and attended Downey High) is a female discus thrower
from the United States., who represented her native country in the
women's discus throw event at three Summer Olympics, 1996
(Atlanta, Georgia), 2000 (Sydney, Australia) and 2008 (Beijing, China).
She is the current American record holder in the Discus Throw, that
record of 222 ft 0 in / 67.67 m was set March 14, 2007 in Wailuku,
Maui, Hawaii at the "Big Wind" Discus Challenge.
What are the two downtown centers for
entertainment and culture in Modesto?
Who is
this?
Timothy David Olyphant (born in Hawaii on May 20, 1968,
raised in Modesto and graduated from Beyer High) is an
American actor whose notable roles in television drama
series include Deadwood as Seth Bullock, Justified as
Raylan Givens, and Damages as Wes Krulik. He has also
starred in the films Scream 2, Gone in 60 Seconds,
Dreamcatcher, Live Free or Die Hard, A Perfect Getaway,
The Crazies and Hitman.
What is the name of the most
original Modesto festival?
AMERICAN GRAFFITI FESTIVAL
Probably the most famous person
currently in Stanislaus County.
Colin Rand Kaepernick is an
American football quarterback for
the San Francisco 49ers of the
National Football League. He
played college football for the
University of Nevada Wolf Pack.
He was a three-sport star at John
H. Pitman High School in Turlock.
A contest was run in 1911 to determine the slogan
that would be placed on the Modesto arch.
What was the winning slogan?
“NOBODY’S GOT MODESTO’S GOAT.”
For reasons that you can decide, the winning slogan
was not chosen and the second place winner was
selected. What was the slogan that placed second?
Who is the plant geneticist responsible for developing
many wonderful new types of fruits such as pluots?
Floyd Zaiger leads a weekly tour for farmers at his
Zaiger Genetics nursery in Modesto, Calif. on
Wednesday, May 18, 2011. As one of the nation's
top fruit geneticists for the past several decades,
Zaiger and his team has cross-bred varieties of
stone fruits, to come up with the pluot, aprium,
white peach, and many others.
Who is
this?
Dorothy-Marie "Dot" Jones is
an athlete and actress who
portrays football a coach on
the TV series Glee. She
attended Modesto Junior
College and California State
University, Fresno, where she
set records for the shot put.
Jones is also a 15-time world
arm wrestling champion.
What is the name of this singing group that has
been delighting Modesto audiences for 41 years?
HOMEGROWN
Michael Lingg,
Bruce Johnson
and Patrick Durr
Who is this
character?
William Scott "Jack" Elam (November 13, 1920[1] – October 20, 2003) Jack
Elam (1919-2003). No matter how tenuous his link to Modesto, Jack
Elam was first, and foremost, the perfect bad guy in many western films
and television shows. Elam, the cockeyed cowboy character actor once
attended Modesto Junior College and had a brother who taught there for
many years. In movies and television, Jack often played a gun-slinging
villain. But he also had roles as a lovable comic. His most distinguishing
physical quality was that his left eye iris was skewed to the outside, making
him look unnaturally "wide eyed" (the opposite of cross eyed). The actor's
trademark cockeye was the result of a childhood fight in Phoenix after a
fellow Boy Scout stabbed him in the left eye with a pencil during a scrape
at a troop meeting.
Who is this?
Tisha VenturiniHoch is a former American
soccer player and current
National Spokesperson for
Produce for Better Health. She
was a gold medalist in 1996
Atlanta Olympics, and a world
champion in 1999 FIFA Women's
World Cup held in the U.S.
Scored the U.S.'s first goals in both the 1995
Women's World Cup and the 1996 Olympics.
U.S. National Team: The second-highest scoring
midfielder in U.S. team history, she also has the
sixth highest point total in U.S. history. Attended
Grace Davis High School in Modesto, Calif., where
she was a four-year starter at center-midfield and
a 1990 NSCAA All-America selection ... Led Davis
to a four-year conference record of 54-0-2,
scoring 107 goals and adding 37 assists.
What and where is the building in Modesto that
attracts families with many offerings of educational
experiences and joins the Gallo Center for the Arts
as one of the hot spots in town?
The MJC Science Center is on the West Campus and
houses not only an exciting new Great Valley
Museum but many interactive features including one
of the world’s best planetariums, observatory,
science sphere, Foucault pendulum, an outdoor
education facility and an interactive periodic table.
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OIC! These are images of the
Modesto zoo and art museum!!!!!!
But do not fret because Modesto is near
what famous landmarks pictured below?
Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe
Yosemite
Sequoia tree
Golden Gate Bridge
S.F. cable car
Newest U.S. National Park (1/10/13)
Pinnacles
Calif. Coast near Big Sur
What is the most colorful thing about Modesto?
Fall colors in Modesto.
What direction does
traffic go on G Street?
a. Both directions
b. North
c. East
d. South
e. West
f. Northeast
g. Northwest
h. Southeast
i. Southwest
j. None of the above
If you picked South,
you will run over Elvis at the A&W.
If you picked Southwest, you will
crash and get a ticket.
Traffic on G St. goes
one way to the Northeast.
Which one of these people is currently the mayor of Modesto?
Clint Eastwood,
former mayor of Carmel
Carol Whiteside, Jim Ridenour, Carmen Sabatino
all are former mayors of Modesto
Calif. Senator
Diane Feinstein
Jason Alexander in movie
For Better or Worse said he X
had a degree in art history
Garrard Marsh Jerry Brown
From MJC
current mayor of Modesto Governor of Calif.
Have you ever taken a test that you
#3 = ABCDEFGHIJKLM
considered to be absolutely fair? In
NOPQSTUVWXYZ
keeping with a goal of unfairness on
this test, the next two questions are
Constituents
#3 Atmospheric
(excluding water)
science related.
0.93%
What are the three most abundant
gases in Modesto air (not counting
water which varies from 0 to 4%
and is often number 3)?
#2 = O2
oxygen
20.95%
Hopefully you noticed that #3 is
not the alphabet as it is missing
an R or the R is gone thus #3 is
#1 = N2
argon. Many of you probably
nitrogen
placed carbon dioxide in the top 3
78.08%
but it is actually a distant 4th.
You would have to count 10,000
air molecules to find 4 CO2s.
Because CO2 is so low,
combustion of fossil fuels has
#4 = CO2
increased the atmospheric CO2
0.039%
concentration by almost 40%
More on next slide
(from 0.028% to 0.039%).
As indicated and you can see below, the carbon dioxide
concentration in the atmosphere is increasing rapidly. The
graph also shows a strong correlation exists between carbon
dioxide concentration and global temperatures. 97% of
scientists consider this to be a part of the extremely strong
evidence supporting the serious threat of human caused global
warming.
For a directory of climate change resources, please visit:
http://murov.info/climatechange.htm
What is Modesto’s best attended regularly
scheduled lecture series (and it is free!)?
MAPS Modesto Area Partners in Science
For schedule of events, please visit:
http://maps.events.mjc.edu/
GREAT VALLEY MUSEUM
OF NATURAL HISTORY
MJC West Campus
Sacramento
Oakland, CA
Name at least five
California Academy of Sciences
science centers or
museums that are within
In Lodi
100 miles of Modesto.
Fresno
MKQ Test scores
Missed
%
0
100
1-3
4-6
7-9
>9
Conclusions
You probably cheated by talking to others.
If so, deduct 5% for each question
discussed. If you scored 100% on your own,
you are a Modesto expert but this means
you might need to get a life.
89-97 Like those at Lake Wobegon, you are above
average but still need improvement.
You must visit the McHenry Museum,
Mansion and Great Valley Museum.
78-86 This is an average score that requires
serious work. In addition to the above, you
must visit 5 of the regional science
museums.
67-75 No more TV or video games for you until you
increase your score.
<65
You are to be deported to Stockton.
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