Scenic Drive Keep Scottsdale Beautiful Quiz

Posted By Les Conklin on Apr 11, 2016

By Desert Les

“Divine Desert Drive” by Chad Weaver, Carefree – Winner Scenic Drive Category, 2015 Summer Fun Photo Contest

Howdie, pardner. It’s good to see you again. Pardner, the dang editor has ordered Desert Les to test your knowledge of adopt-a-road litter programs and Scottsdale’s Scenic Drive. Don’t worry none. If you’re nervous about failing this here quiz, watch the Seinfeld show video clip about Kramer’s adoption of a one-mile stretch of highway. At least you’ll be smiling when you try to answer the first question. Watch Video

Now pardner, just answer the questions. Then scroll down, careful like, and you’ll find the correct answers at the end of this here quiz. You’ll also be able to use the Desert Les’ Handy Scorer to find out if you are a Cleanup Champ, Chimp, or Chump.

Pardner, just a gentle reminder. No sore-loser hate mail, nasty online comments, Googlin’ or using Wikipedia. Take a deep breath, relax. And remember, we hang cheaters in these parts. Yup.

Desert Les’ Quiz

#1. The 2016 Keep Scottsdale Beautiful Day will be held on Saturday, April 16th. True: ____ False: ____ For information http://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/neighborhoods/adopt-a-road

On April 4, 1992 more than 100 persons volunteered to pick up litter on main roads in the Pinnacle Peak area, Pima Road, Pinnacle Peak Road, and Scottsdale Road. The event was sponsored jointly by the Citadel’s Director’s Circle and GPPHA. Don Schoenau headed GPPHA’s effort. Scottsdale’s Volunteer Maintenance Program furnished litter bags and safety vests. Courtesy of A Peek at the Peak magazine.

#2. All volunteer groups are invited to participate in a city-wide litter clean-up on Keep Scottsdale Beautiful Day. True: ___ False: ___

#3. A group that is not currently participating in Scottsdale’s Adopt-a-Road program can participate in Keep Scottsdale Beautiful Day. True: ___ False: ____

#4. GPPA-Friends of the Scenic Drive will be conducting a cleanup on the northern part of Scottsdale Road on Keep Scottsdale Beautiful Day. True: ____ False: ____ For information Next Scenic Drive Roadside Cleanup is April 16, Volunteers Needed

#5. Before the City of Scottsdale annexed the area through which the Desert Foothills Scenic Drive passes on Scottsdale Road, roadside litter was cleaned up by volunteers from the Cave Creek Improvement Association, Maricopa County, and Maricopa County residents. True: ____ False: ____

#5. In April 1992, The Greater Pinnacle Peak Association (GPPA), then known as the Greater Pinnacle Peak Home Owners Association (GPPHA), organized a litter cleanup in support of Scottsdale’s new Adopt a Mile program. True: _____ False: _____

#6. A group of concerned residents officially launched Scottsdale’s current Adopt-a-Road program in 1993. True: __ False: ___

Scenic Drive plant exhibits have always been maintained by volunteers. Notice that Scottsdale Road is two lanes in this picture.

#7. Friends of the Scenic Drive was formed by Scottsdale residents in 1994 and adopted Scottsdale’s section of the Desert Foothills Scenic Drive. True: ____ False: _____

#8. This year, more than 100 groups participate in Scottsdale’s Adopt-a-Road program. True: ___ False: ___

#9. In 1963, James R. Evans, an engineer in Texas, was assigned to show an educational film to civic organizations and schools, which illustrated the harms of littering the area’s highways. The message, which resonated with Evans, eventually led to the first Adopt-a-Highway program. Coincidentally, the Desert Foothills Scenic Drive was established in 1963 by the residents of Maricopa County, Arizona. True: ____ False: ____

#10. On March 9, 1985 the first Adopt-a-Highway sign in the United States was posted in Tyler, Texas. Coincidentally, the City of Scottsdale annexed the area containing the Scottsdale Road section of the Desert Foothills Scenic Drive in the mid-1980s. True: ____ False: ____

Author’s Note. Trash flying off the back of a pickup truck led Evans to initiate the effort that led to the creation of Tyler’s litter pickup program. Because of intense residential development, it was not unusual in the early and mid-1990s to see litter flying off the back of contractor’s trucks driving along the Desert Foothills Scenic Drive.