California Mini-Corps History Trivia

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Explore fascinating facts about the California Mini-Corps program, including its initiation year, founding campus, directors, participants, and more. Test your knowledge on this unique educational initiative that has made a significant impact over the years.

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Jeopardy CMC History CMC Wild Card Summer Programs Coordinator Trivia CA Trivia! $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 Final Jeopardy Final Jeopardy

1 - $100 In what year was CA Mini-Corps initiated? 1967 Home button

1 - $200 In what campus was CA Mini-Corps first established? CSU, Chico (Formerly Chico State College) Home button

1 - $300 Name the five people that have served as CA Mini-Corps directors. Herb White, Jesse Camacho, Maria Avila, Ernesto Ruiz and Juana Zamora Home button

1 - $400 How many corpsmen where recruited and hired to participate in the program its first year (summer)? 14 Home button

1 - $500 Where did the original corpsmen lived and worked that first year (summer) the program started? Gridley Farm Labor Camp Home button

2 - $100 Where will the CA Mini-Corps 50th Anniversary Celebration take place? At the CABE (California Association of Bilingual Education) Conference, in Anaheim, CA Home button

2 - $200 Recently the CMC program was recognized as a National Bright Spot in Hispanic Education by the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, which, was bestowed upon which particular program sites? CSU, Fresno 1 and 2 Home button

2 - $300 Name the central office staff Cecilia Torres, Lorene Martinez, Liliana Alanis, Yvette Medina and Juana Zamora Home button

2 - $400 What are the name of our CDE monitoring consultants? John Oses and Flori Huitt Home button

2 - $500 Name at least 5 prominent program CMC Alumni Answers will vary. Home button

3 - $100 What are the three current summer program options for our tutors? Outdoor Education, Puppetry and Indoor Home button

3 - $200 Where did the 2016 Outdoor Institute take place? At Camp KEEP Ocean Home button

3 - $300 Name three items/equipment a puppetry team is provided with during their participation Stage, PA System, Rolling Cart, Music CD s, lamps, lightbulbs, boombox, power strip, extension cord, puppets Home button

3 - $400 An Outdoor Education team is staffed with: 1 Team Leader 1 Camp Assistant 1 Health Practioner Approx. 13 Instructors (tutors) Home button

3 - $500 Name two keynote speakers from our 2016 Summer Institute. Dr. Yolanda Valdez, Andres Lara (the Cuban Guy), Dr. Blanca Cavazos Home button

4 - $100 According to our contract, what is the required minimum number of tutors that need to be working per month? 18 tutors Home button

4 - $200 What is the maximum number of hours a tutor slot can have for the 2016-2017 fiscal year? 531 hours Home button

4 - $300 Name 5 documents to submit when hiring a new tutor application. PAR, I-9, transcripts, CODESP, W4, tech form, CALPERS form, interview, narrative, class schedule, photo ID s, emergency contact form, fingerprints, TB clearance, CMC contract, etc. Home button

4 - $400 In a typical monthly workshop, how many hours should be allocated to content and how many hours for local needs? Content 4.5 hours Local Needs 1-2 hours Home button

4 - $500 Name three characteristics of a complete/balanced tutor CER 0 remaining hours at the end of the June line Workshop days are entered/accounted for The Summer Institute is accounted for (2.5 days) Tutor name/s are entered Coverage is provided from July 1st - June 30th Etc. Home button

5 - $100 One of the hottest places in the United States and also the one with the lowest elevation (several hundred feet below sea level) can be found in Southern California. What is the name of this region? Death Valley Is located in the heart of the Californian desert and is one of the most unforgiving areas of the country. With summer temperatures reaching 120+ degrees Fahrenheit and the lowest elevation of any other spot in the state, Death Valley is a harsh environment. However, it is also not without its tourist spots and interesting environmental features. Home button

5 - $200 Starting on Highway 99, heading north from Bakersfield, we hit a large city known for its raisins and home to a Cal State University where quarterback David Carr spent his college days. What is the name of this city? Fresno Home button

5 - $300 What s the name of the Victorian mansion that is so complex and huge that even its owner needed a map to find her way around? Winchester Mystery House Home button

5 - $400 Modesto is the birthplace of which famous writer and movie director? George Lucas Home button

5 - $500 California s motto is Eureka! . What is it connected to? In Greek, Eureka means "I have found it!" It became the California motto in 1849 after god was found in Sutter Creek near Coloma in 1848. The gold rush made some people wealthy but mainly just increased the population of the territory. California became a state in 1850. Home button