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History Quiz

ANSWERS

Q. Who was head chef from 1935 to 1950?
A. Arthur Mcoy.

Q. Which chef, famous for his pea soup, followed him?
A. Sol Cropper.

Q. Who led the Island kitchen in the 1960s?
A. Jack Roselle.

Q. In 1948 who was president of the: Seniors: Freshmen? Commandoes? Raiders?
A. Don Engel, Richard Elias, Richard Press, Billy Seltzer.

Q. Name the All-American collegiate football player from Auburn University who visited camp in 1950.
A. Travis Tidwell.

Q. How many veteran staff members can you name from 1951?
A. Jack Calishman, Morty Aronson, and Frank Bird.

Q. Name the director, costume designer and key members of the cast of the Island Playhouse's 1955 production of "Oklahoma."
A. Director: Ken Scollom. Costumes: Martha Bam. Cast: Joe Mark, Michael Heft, Peter Goodman, Michael Gellerman and Stuart Harris.

Q. In what year did Color War end in a tie? Who were the buff and blue leaders?
A. 1956. Buff-Peter Engel. Blue-Pete Hornstein.

Q. In 1957 we won both the invitational hardball and tennis tournaments. Who did we beat in the hardball final? Who were our pitchers and successful tennis players?
A. Granite Lake. Pitchers: Kenny Brodlieb and Arthur Kern. Tennis: Dick Travis, Steve Darwick and Bob Helperin.

Q. How many key staff can you name from the 1960s?
A. John Savidge, Paul and Lydia Repasy, George Spruell, Dennis Hennett, Hank Sredl, Gil Papp, Mirko Popovich, Stu Lansman, Ron Lovell, Phil "Spider" Whitacre, Charlie Seger, Nat Wolf and Rich Leickel.

Q. In 1964 who was the Island counselor who later became a line backer for the New York Giants?
A. Ken Avery.

Q. How many key staff members can you name from the 70s?
A. Bill Guy, George Spruell, Rich Leickel, Bob "Waldo" Waldman, Paul DeMesquita, Stefan Goldman, Bob Hastings, Gil Dunn, David Browdy, Gerald Tertzagian, Ed Belding, Al Simoes, Ron Shapiro, Russ Taylor, A.C. Vitter, Ray Alley, Danny Thiel and Doctor Vic Parsonett.

Q. Who arrived in camp in the later 70s and became famous for the phrase "Up and at'em, it's a beautiful morning!"?
A. John Hannum.

Q. In what year did George Spruell take over for Bill Guy as Island Director?
A. 1981.

Q. Name at least 10 popular staff members from the 80s.
A. Steve Coffey, Greg Hyde, Mario Watson, Mike Cates, Cleveland Harris, Shaun Robbins, Andrew Berrow, Jay Poag, Kyle Lawrence, Scott Robinson, Vince McGowan.