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TRIVIA QUESTIONS

Freshman Year

What earth shaking event happened (Oct. 4, 1957) soon after we started at Friendly Fairview? HINT: America went into panic orbit.

What was the score of the first Fairview-Colonel White football game? HINT: We didn’t allow any extra points.

Who was the Homecoming Queen in 1957? Name our classmate that was the freshman attendant to the queen. HINT: Same first name as legendary English teacher. One of the majorettes.

The varsity basketball team went on an unexpected tear, reaching the regional finals in Cincinnati before losing to a powerhouse squad led by a high school, and later college, All American. What was the team that finally beat FHS that year and who was their 6’8 center? HINT: The town was named for its position about halfway between Dayton and Cincinnati. You can’t forget their superstar who later wrote books on improving memory.

We all spent plenty of time at the Mascot, the store across the street from the school building. What were the names of the owners of the Mascot? How much did a soft pretzel cost? HINT: Both of their names began with the letter D. Extra salt today would likely cost more than the whole pretzel did then.

Sophomore Year

Fairview got a new football coach in 1958, a good looking guy who had played college ball at Miami University. Who was he? HINT: No ordinary Joe.

Who was the President of our Sophomore Class? HINT: Number 1 on the tennis team, later graduated from Oakwood High School.

Every year there was a variety show undertaken by the 10th grade class at FHS. What was it called? HINT: The name refers to messing around, which we all did lots of.

The Seniors that graduated in 1959 were the first of two classes at Fairview that had a “split identity.” In what sense was their class and the following one split? HINT: Our class wasn’t split this way, but the two that followed us were.

FHS usually was strong in baseball. In what major league stadium did the 1959 team play its state regional game? HINT: The outfields sloped upward on the way to the fences, particularly in the left field.

Junior Year

Fairview finally scored against Colonel White our junior year. Actually, that was our only touchdown against them the first six years the teams played. What was the final score of the 1959 game? HINT: We didn’t get any extra points.

Where was the Prom held our junior year? HINT: This location was out of town, off of Route 49 (Salem Avenue.)

Who was the Junior Class Faculty Advisor? HINT: She taught American history. When no dates were to be asked on one of her exams, she described the test as “going stag.”

South Pacific was, as Ed Sullivan would say, “the really big show” our junior year and featured two of our classmates. One played the American airman who fell into forbidden love with a native girl and sang about it in “You’ve Got To Be Carefully Taught.” The other was the colorful character called Bloody Mary (the girl that I love). Who were these stars of South Pacific? HINT: His dad was President of the Board of Education. She’s on the 50th Reunion Committee.

What service club was launched our junior year to attract popular guys away from the bad boys in Excalibur? HINT: You had to work up a sweat to get in.

Senior Year

What big political event occurred on November 8, 1960? HINT: The beginning of Camelot on the Potomac.

Who was the Vice President of our Senior Class? HINT: He hasn’t surfaced for many years.

Another year, another new football coach. Who was it our Senior year? HINT: Played on high school teams in Hamilton, Ohio with the old lefthander, Joe Nuxhall.

Who was elected May Queen in 1961? HINT: A girl with two first names.

There were three 3 sport lettermen in our class. Name them. HINT: All three of these guys played basketball and baseball.

The Thrill of Victory Against Belmont

How long had it been since FHS had won a football game going into the last one of the 1960 season? HINT: Way two long.

What stunt did the coach come up with “to fire the boys up” to begin the game? HINT: Several seniors almost fainted.

Belmont had a halfback who scored three touchdowns that night. What was his name? HINT: Flatten that ____.

Who scored the winning touchdown for FHS? HINT: He played end.

Which of our classmates started at quarterback against Belmont but finished the game at linebacker? HINT: If his middle name was Harold, his initials would be FHS.

Teachers We Knew and Loved

What faculty members replaced Mr. Longnecker and Miss Folger as Principal and Vice Principal after we left? HINT: These guys were both coaches.

Who ran the study halls in rooms 211 and 212? HINT: He also taught Industrial Arts.

Who taught Driver’s Ed? HINT: Her last name rhymes with what you’d get for making a false move behind the wheel.

What science teacher always wore his skull and crossbones necktie the days he gave exams? HINT: Could have been a double for Boris Karloff.

Who never stopped bringing up “the three balloons” that we were supposed to answer to? HINT: WFHS studio was in the room she taught.

Who was the guy everyone called “Pop?” HINT: There was a famous college football coach with the same name.

Another science teacher was widely referred to as “Mouse.” What was his other name? HINT: Best lab trick was demonstrating the effect of helium on one’s voice.

Who was the FHS librarian? HINT: Same name as teen idol of the time.

What faculty member taught English, Latin, French, and German? HINT: Still lives in the same house he did when he taught at Fairview.

Who was the only minority member on the faculty? HINT: We weren’t sure how to pronounce her last name.

Miscellaneous Questions

What were the seven public elementary schools that were the source of most of the FHS student body? HINT: Think about who your basketball team played against in the 8th grade.

In its later years, our building became a magnet middle school for students from all over town. What was its focus? HINT: It could hardly have been larger.

Each year we were at FHS a new high school opened in Dayton. Name them. HINT: Without any seniors playing in their first years of existence, three of these four schools defeated us in football.

Three baseball players who made the major leagues graduated from Fairview during the mid 1950s-mid 1960s era. Who were they? HINT: Two of these guys pitched for the Detroit Tigers and the third is in the Hall of Fame.

A world class track star graduated from FHS in the 70s and later went undefeated in his specialty for 12 years. Who was he? HINT: A major boulevard in Dayton near our 50th Reunion sites is named after him.

During the 1970s, Fairview was possibly the best all around sports high school in town. What event goes a long way towards explaining the transformation from our days there? HINT: A demographic shift.

Where was the first Fairview High School building located? HINT: That’s where the name came from.

Many of our classmates were born in the hospital just down the street from FHS. What was it called? HINT: A Good place to start.

One popular hangout, the Davue Theatre, closed before we graduated and was barely older than we were at the time. Guess when it opened. HINT: When we started going to movies there it cost 25 cents for a double feature which changed on Sundays - you could see four films over the weekend for a half a dollar, not counting refreshments.

For a fancy night out there were three restaurants near each other on North Main Street in Colonel White territory that might impress your date. Name them.

HINT : Back then three could have been described as supper clubs.

Besides Campus Club, what was the largest student organization at FHS? HINT: This organization had its own table in the cafeteria.

What was the exact date that Fairview first defeated Colonel White in basketball? HINT: We heard about this a lot even before it happened.

Hasty Tasty and Parkmoor both featured fried chicken but the latter restaurant had a major advantage in its next door neighbor. What was it? HINT: It was where you could turn off your ignition and try your clutch.

Where was the prom our Senior year? HINT: Closed soon afterwards.

One member of our class scored 800 (perfect) on his Math college boards but only 787 in English. Who was he? HINT: His family owned the Miami Hardware Store on Salem Avenue.

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