Teacher Trivia
The average length of a teacher's workday in the USA. (1 hr range OK)
7.5hrs
Christa McAuliffe
180 days
The ratio of student to teachers at SMS.
8:1
The most popular color of Crayola crayon.
1) Blue 2) Red 3) Pink 4) Black
1) Blue
The most common subject area taught by high school teachers in the USA. (History, English, Math)
English
J.R.R. Tolkien
The year yellow became the official color of American school buses.
1) 1954 2) 1943 3) 1939 4) 1964
3) 1939
The number of parking spots on the East side of SMS. (not counting the new parking area)
4
The largest crayon in the world weighs this much.
1) 1,500lbs 2) 58lbs 3) 26lbs
1) 1,500lbs
In 2023, the most common reason for teacher turnover in the U.S. was due to: 1) Salary, 2) Student dynamics, 3) lack of admin support.
3) Lack of Administrative Support
A famous author/poet who was also a teacher at the University of Virginia & West Point Military Academy.
Edgar Allan Poe
The city with United State's oldest public school.
Boston
The number of soap dispensers in the SMS facility.
29
1) 1858 2) 1897 3) 1902
1) 1858
The country with the highest paid teachers.
1) Luxembourg
2) Switzerland
3) United Kingdom
1) Luxembourg (€80,602 starting salary; $87,533)
The famous scientist who was also a Swiss Federal Polytechnic School teacher in Zurich.
Albert Einstein
1) August 2) April 3) February 4) October
2) April
The total number of teachers that have taught and currently teach at SMS.
83
The length of a line each graphite pencil can draw.
1) 500 ft. 2) 1 mile 3) 18 miles 4) 35 miles
4) 35 miles
The country that has six school days a week.
1) South Africa 2) Denmark 3) Israel 4) China
3) Israel
Barack Obama
1) Sweden 2) Norway 3) Finland
3) Finland
The number of stage lights.
1) 12 2) 13 3) 15
2) 13
The standard distance between rings in a three-ring binder.
4.5 inches