CCGS Scavenger Hunt

Monday, March 7, 2022

CCGS Scavenger Hunt Day 1: Thomas William Lawson McCall (1913-1983)

CCGS Scavenger Hunt Day 1: Thomas William Lawson McCall (1913-1983)

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This scavenger hunt focuses on the life and family of the 30th Governor of the State of Oregon. Serving from 1967 to 1975, Governor McCall is known for opening the government-sanctioned “Vortex” rock festival in 1970 at Milo McIver State Park in order to separate Vietnam War protesters from an American Legion convention, the 1971 “Bottle Bill” requiring deposits on soft drink containers, establishing safeguards for the state’s waterways and farmlands by curbing pollution and suburban sprawl, and dealing with the fuel and electricity shortages of 1973 and 1974.

QUESTION 1: Although born in Massachusetts, Tom McCall grew up in Crook County, Oregon. What made the choice easier for his parents, Henry and Dorothy (née Lawson) McCall, to select Prineville as their residence?

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QUESTION 2: Tom McCall’s future wife was born on 26 February 1915 in Spokane, Washington. Although she went by her middle name nearly all of her life, what was her first name?

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QUESTION 3: Tom McCall had twin siblings who were born in Massachusetts on 1 July 1919. What were their names?

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QUESTION 4: In February 1937 when Tom McCall went to work as sports editor for the News-Review in Moscow, Idaho, what was his salary?

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QUESTION 5: How long were Tom McCall and his wife engaged before their marriage on 20 May 1939, and why was the marriage kept confidential?

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QUESTION 6: While McCall was governor, in what community was his vacation home on the Oregon coast located?

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QUESTION 7: What time on January 8, 1983, did Tom McCall pass away at Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland?

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Scavenger Hunt Notes:

Scoring (Answer) 2 points – Correct answer
Scoring (URL where the answer was found) – Sliding scale:
3 points – URL of a digitized contemporary account of an event (Primary or Original source)
2 points – URL of a digitized record created later (Secondary or Derivative source)
1 point – URL of a digitized account further removed from the event (Tertiary source or Authored Work)
0 points – URL of overview, index, or similar document/webpage (a pointer to an actual source)
All players submitting the most correct answers for each quiz will be eligible for the daily prize drawing.
A player may only win one daily prize, but may still be eligible for the grand prize.
Players submitting the most correct answers (total throughout all daily quizzes) will be eligible for the grand prize drawing.
Players who submit answers after midnight on the day of a quiz will only be considered for the grand prize drawing.