| THE FOUNDING FAMILY |
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Hugh Grant, the husband of our Foundress, served as the 88th Mayor of New York City for two 2-year terms. He remains the youngest mayor in city history and one of the earliest Catholic mayors of the city. His four years in office spanned what time period?
1889-1892 | 1893-1896 | 1898-1901 | 1902-1905 |
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Edward Murphy, the father of the Foundress of Regis, was born in Troy, New York where he served as mayor early in his political career. Later in his career he was elected to what important political position? |
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In 1912, just before a mass began in the Church of Saint Ignatius Loyola across the street, the Foundress was welcomed by the pastor, the Reverend David Hearn of the Society of Jesus. As they exchanged greetings, she discreetly slipped him an envelope. A witness to the exchange would have thought that the envelope contained a small offering. But the envelope actually contained an initial gift of $1.5 million for the founding of Regis High School. This exchange took place before a mass celebrating what Holy Day of Obligation? |
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The origins of the animal depitcted in the Regis seal could have been lost to history, had it not been for the diligent research of Fr. Eugene Culhane, S.J., Regis class of 1932. Fr. Culhane was researching the origins of the seal back in the late 1950's and found himself in contact with a Jesuit priest in France by the name of Georges Guitton, S.J. Fr. Guitton was able to confirm that the animal in the seal—originally designed in 1918—was a tribute to the animal that appears in the coat of arms of the family from which St. John Francis Regis descended. What creature or animal is depicted in the official Regis school seal? |
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For a long period of time, the Founding Family provided 100% of Regis's financial needs, and requested that no donations be solicited from alumni or their families. Eventually, financial dependency on the Founding Family became impossible and the prohibition on raising funds from donations was lifted. In which decade did Regis begin fundraising efforts?
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| THE REGIS BUILDING |
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In the 1960's, the Regis High School building was designated as a historic landmark in New York City by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. In what year was the building added to the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior?
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The Regis Quadrangle has evolved in various ways over the course of the last 100 years. From the founding years up until the early 1980's, Regis students enjoyed playing two specific sports in the Quadrangle. What were the two sports? |
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In 1914, while the Regis High School building was being constructed, the Foundress and her family visited Franz Xavier Wernz, S.J., the twenty-fifth Superior General of the Society of Jesus, in Rome. The steel construction for the Regis building began in 1914 on the feast day of what Saint? |
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There are many theories as to why the Regis mascot is an owl. Rev. Raymond J. Swords, S.J., President of Regis from 1976-1980, discovered the answer in the September 22, 1914 diary entry of the first Regis headmaster, Rev. James M. Kilroy, S.J. Why is the Regis mascot an owl? |
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In the early morning hours of Saturday, May 14, 2011, the Regis Gym and Faculty Lounge were severely damaged in a two-alarm fire. The fire was started due to a faulty electrical cord being used for the setup for what type of event scheduled to take place in the gym that weekend? |
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| STUDENTS & FACULTY |
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Today's students help fundraise for Regis through a Tuition Raffle. Prior to the raffle, the student body would participate in an annual walkathon fundraiser. In what decade was the first Regis Walkathon?
1960's | 1970's | 1980's | 1990's |
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A Phys Ed class-favorite among current Regis students, What indoor team sport developed in the 1970's by Swiss biologist Hermann Brandt requires a rubber ball, two launch-pads, and no defense? |
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Designed as an educational and leadership program, Regis High School's REACH Program prepares middle school students to compete for scholarships at Regis, as well as at other top Catholic high schools in New York City. Under the leadership of Fr. Chris Devron, S.J., in what year did the first-ever fifth grade class begin the REACH Program?
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Rev. Philip G. Judge, S.J., Regis class of 1980, will leave his post as President of Regis at the end of the 2014-2015 academic year after 10 years of service. At 12 years, who holds the record for longest serving President of Regis? |
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Mr. John Connelly, Regis class of 1956, retired from the Regis faculty this spring after an astonishing 52 years of service. The record for years on the Regis faculty, however, is held by a Jesuit who passed away in 2005. Having served 56 years on the staff at Regis, earning the nickname "Father Regis", name the Jesuit. |
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| ALUMNI |
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During this 2014 Winter Olympics season, we wondered if any Regis alums had ever competed in an Olympic event. Our searching led us to John Nonna, Regis class of 1966, who represented the United States in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich in what sport? |
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Patrick J. Fitzgerald, Regis class of 1978, is a former Federal Prosecutor for the U.S. Department of Justice. He was the federal prosecutor in charge of the investigation of the Valerie Plame Affair, which led to the prosecution and conviction in 2007 of Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff Scooter Libby. As a federal prosecutor, Fitzgerald led a number of high-profile investigations, including one that led to conviction of which infamous Illinois Governor?
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The following 3 Jesuit alumni of Regis—Rev. James C. Finlay, S.J. (Regis class of 1940), Rev. Joseph A. O'Hare, S.J. (Regis class of 1948), and Rev. Joseph M. McShane, S.J. (Regis class of 1967)—have served as consecutive Presidents of what University that heralds itself as "The Jesuit University of New York"? Bonus (1 point): which of the three has also served as President of Regis? |
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Anthony Fauci, Regis class of 1958, is an immunologist heading the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). He is known most notably for his research combatting what infectious disease? |
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Approximately how many men have graduated from Regis in our 100 year history?
(1 point awarded for being with 1,000 | 2 points if within 100) |
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| CELEBRITY |
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Earlier this year, the Regis Centennial Film Festival showcased 1962's The Manchurian Candidate, which—alongside Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, and Janet Leigh—starred John McGiver, Regis class of 1932, as New York Senator Thomas Jordan. McGiver also starred alongside Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard in what 1961 blockbuster movie? |
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Tom Kelly, Regis class of 1941, is the only known Regian to play professional basketball in the NBA. In the 1949 season, Kelly had a career highlight, scoring 26 points in a single game, the most by any player on his team that year. Drafted into the league in 1948, which NBA team did Kelly play for? |
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In the early 1960's, a famous New York Yankee made his way to 84th Street for the filming of a commercial for Puss ‘n Boots cat food. The commercial's final cut featured a cat exercising in the Upper Gym. The cat then proceeded to have a "conversation" with which famous Yankee? Bonus (1 point): which other famous Yankee provided the voice of the cat? |
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Frank Nugent, Regis class of 1925, wrote the screenplay for the 1956 hit The Searchers, a popular John Wayne movie that was regularly viewed by Regians in film class. 4 years earlier, Nugent earned an Academy Award Nomination for writing the screenplay for another famous John Wayne movie: this time a romantic comedy-drama that also featured Maureen O'Hara. Name the film. |
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Stefani Germanotta, who attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart in the early 2000's, often performed in Regis Repertory productions. Now a 5-time Grammy award winner, Germanotta is better known by what stage name? |
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| BONUS ROUND |
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The Founding Family
How many children did the Foundress have? |
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The Regis Building
After renovation work in the Regis Quad in 1983, replicas of the original Regis owl statue were created, with the original now residing in the Regis archives. How many owl statues currently watch over the quad? |
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Students & Faculty
Student attrition used to be very high. As older alumni will attest, entering Freshmen were asked on their first day to look to their left and to their right, and be assured that—chances were—one of those two students would not graduate from Regis. Today, Regis has lots of support in place to help students stay on top of their academic work; most prominently is the Alumni Mentor Program. In what decade was the AMP program started?
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Alumni
There are a number of alumni who will serve as faculty and staff members at Regis during the upcoming 2014-2015 academic year (not counting AMP teachers). Name as many as you can. (1/2 point each) |
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Celebrity
A year ago this July, which famed movie, television, and Broadway actor filmed a commercial inside a Regis classroom? Hint: there were no Viking sightings. |
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