A trivia contest that tests knowledge of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s history is now in its second day with a chance for students, faculty and staff to win gift cards to local businesses. Read this story to learn more and to qualify for a gift card prize from the Student Government Association.
Question: After ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ College was chartered, many places including Burlington, Graham, Gibsonville and Greensboro offered land to the school. None of those locations were selected. What was the current location known as before it became the Town of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ College and later, the Town of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ?
Daily prize: $30 gift card to Barnes and Noble
Founders Day Trivia Competition
Each weekday from March 5-11, 2008, a new question will be posted on
E-Net before 10 a.m. All ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ students, faculty and staff are welcome
to submit one answer to foundersday@elon.edu, and at the end of each
day, all correct answers will be pooled and a winner chosen at random.
For help finding the
answers to the trivia questions, check Durward T. Stokes’ book, “ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ
College: Its History and Traditions.” Answers may be submitted until 6 p.m.
Participants may only win one prize during the daily contests but are
eligible to win a grand prize drawn on Founders Day – provided they
have answered all five trivia questions correctly.
Prize winners will be announced at College Coffee on Tuesday, March 11. The trivia contest is sponsored by SGA.
In celebration of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s 119th birthday, Founders Day will honor
William S. Long, who founded what was then ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ College in 1889 and
served as its first president until 1894.
A special chapel program will be held Thursday, March 13, 2008.