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August 2026 Trivia Q&A

8/1/2026

Sometimes the best stories begin with a dad joke. Every family seems to have at least one. This was mine.

When my children were young, whenever we drove along Duarte Road near Live Oak Cemetery, I would ask, "Hey, want to see the best grave in the cemetery?"

Meanwhile, Jim Wigton, Monrovia Historical Preservation Group president, has a similar line: He claims he lives in the best house in Monrovia!

What’s the connection between these two jokes? Read more and all will be revealed!

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July 2026 Trivia Q&A

7/5/2026

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Q: What’s the deal with those graves in Canyon Park? Have you been to Monrovia’s beautiful Canyon Park recently? Did you happen to come upon the graves of Polly, Estella and Albert Rankins? Who were the Rankins and why are three children buried in the park?

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June 2026 Trivia Q&A

6/1/2026

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Q: Have you been to (or at least driven by) Living Spaces at the corner of Huntington Drive and Mayflower Avenue? You may remember that before it became Living Spaces, the site was an Expo Design Center. And before that, it was a Home Depot store. But let’s go back a bit further--back to the 1930s. What was located there?

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April-May 2026 Trivia Q&A

4/1/2026

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Q: "Yesterday, December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan." (President Franklin Roosevelt address to Congress on December 8, 1941.) So what does this have to do with Monrovia?
The surprise attack on Pearl Harbor was devastating to the United States Pacific Fleet. More than 2,400 Americans were killed and around 1,200 wounded. 19 naval ships were sunk or damaged. 300 warplanes were destroyed or damaged.
The United States was desperate to strike back. Just 4 months after Pearl Harbor, on April 18, 1942, the United States sent 16 B-25 Mitchell bombers to attack Japan. The bombers launched from the aircraft carrier Hornet, which was unprecedented because the bombers were designed to be land-based.

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March 2026 Trivia Q&A

3/1/2026

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Q: Monrovia was founded in 1886 and incorporated one year later. The original townsite was 120 acres. The streets were dirt. Around 1900, the first motorcar putted through Monrovia. The roads were often muddy and rutted. Where was the first paved road in Monrovia?

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February 2026 Trivia Q&A

2/1/2026

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Q: Ever been to a Monrovia Day Parade? If you've lived in Monrovia for even a short time, chances are you have, it often feels like half the town is in the parade and the other half is watching! The City describes Monrovia Day as "our annual community birthday party where all Monrovians gather together to celebrate." Today, Monrovia Day has become 'Monrovia Days,' with festivities stretching across three days--plus the parade. When is the actual Monrovia Day?

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