• All entries must be sent by e-mail to Rockaway Beach Trivia Contest # 1
• Only 1 entry per person will be accepted, the first one received!
• Winners will be selected on the basis of most correct answers and the date and time they were received. (Sorry, problems with e-mail delivery cannot be taken into consideration.)
• 3 winners will be selected each month and receive a Far Rockaway High School 100th Anniversary T-Shirts...courtesy of the Far Rockaway High School Alumni Association.
• Names of the winners and the answers to the questions will be posted at the end of the contest period.
• Contest #1 will begin on March 17th and end on March 24th.

1. Rockaway had three movie theatres in town and one of them changed names. Name all three movie theatres and give the "other name" one of them used. Strand, Columbia, Pix (Gem)

2. What former FRHS graduate played on the olympic basketball team? Nancy Leiberman

3. There was a very famous appetizing store in Far Rockaway where everyone lined up for the lox and other goodies. What was the name of this store? Toddys

4. What were the names of the 3 beach clubs in Far Rockaway? Which one had a pool? Roches, Sea Breeze, Ostends (Ostends had a pool)

5. What year did the Far Rockaway library burn down? 1962

6. What was the full name of Benny the cop? Benny Boland

7. When was the "new wing" added to Far Rockaway High School? 1957

8. Which distinguished English teacher insisted on reading all parts from Romeo and Juliet - including Juliet in high-pitched tones? Mr. Silberstein and Mr. Jagust were good answers to this one. They both did it.

9. Where did the original boardwalk end before it was extended to Beach 9th street? Beach 19th Street

10. What were the names of the two Bar and Grills directly across from Playland? Hickeys / Borgiannos and Mc Walters

11. What was the name of the Far Rockaway High School newspaper? The Chat

12. What does "G.O." stand for? General Organization

13. Every Thanksgiving, Far Rockockaway High School played football with this rival high school. What is the name of that high school? Brooklyn Tech.

14. What was the name of the bowling center located on Central Avenue? Arcade Lanes

15. What was the name of the PAL baseball commisioner? Mal Bodenlos

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