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100
This Swiss psychologist proposed a series of cognitive developmental stages including formal operations.
Who is Jean Piaget?
100
NCLB was established by President Bush in 2001.
What is No Chid Left Behind?
100
A statute of this mascot of UMBC stands proudly watching over the administration building.
What is a Chesapeake Bay Retriever? His name is True Grit.
100
This agency is headed by the State Superintendent of Schools, current Carey M. Wright (interim).
What is the Maryland State Department of Education?
100
This musical featured songs line My Shot, Ten Duel Commandments and Guns and Ships.
What is Hamilton?
100
In this classic 1986 movie, the title character missed this class despite the teacher repeatedly calling his name.
What is Ferris Buellers Day Off?
200
This man is primarily responsible for creating a taxonomy of cognitive levels of knowledge.
Who is Benjamin Bloom?
200
An IEP is helpful for students who have disabilities.
What is an Individualized Education Plan?
200
This road goes around all of UMBC.
What is Hilltop Circle?
200
This is the starting salary for a teacher in Baltimore City Schools for those with a bachelors degree (within $3,000).
What is $52,712?
200
Jean Valjean is the protagonist in this musical.
What is Les Miserable?
200
In this movie, the English teacher inspired his students to CARPE DIEM - "seize the day"?
What is Dead Poet's Society?
300
This psychologist proposed a series of psychosocial stages of development including Identity versus Role Confusion.
Who is Erik Erikson?
300
There has been an increased focus on SEL to support student wellbeing.
What is Socioemotional Learning
300
This man was president of UMBC for thirty years - retiring in 2022.
Who is President Freeman Hrabowski?
300
This is the general name for the series of tests that teachers must take for licensure.
What are the Praxis tests?
300
This Tony Award-winning musical included the song "Seasons of Love".
What is Rent?
300
This TV series, premiered in 1989, featured Bayside High School and Principal Richard Belding (Mr. Belding).
What is Saved By the Bell?
400
This behaviorist, most associated with operant conditioning, was influential in many aspects of education.
Who is B. F. Skinner?
400
Regarding breakfast and lunch, FARM is based on family income.
What is Free and Reduced Meals?
400
The President of the our university.
Who is Valerie Sheares Ashby, the first woman to serve in this role?
400
These two actors, famous for their love story during World War II, were immortalized in the film "Casablanca.
Who was Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart?
400
This musical, set during the Vietnam War, includes songs like "I Still Believe" and "Bui-Doi".
What is Miss Saigon?
400
Quinta Brunsun stars in this this series about a school in Philadelphia.
What is Abbott Elementary?
500
This Harvard professor proposed that there are multiple intelligences.
Who is Howard Gardner?
500
This may be foreign to some, but ESOL is an important service to some students.
What is English for Speakers of Other Languages?
500
The name of our library honors this first president of UMBC.
What is Albin O. Kuhn.
500
This British monarch had a famously stormy marriage to King Henry VIII, which led to the English Reformation
Who is Catherine of Aragon?
500
This winner of the Tony for Best musical in 2023 tells the story of a lonely teenage girl who suffers from a condition similar to progeria that causes her to age rapidly.
What is Kimberly Akimbo?
500
In this TV series, a group of ambitious misfits try to escape the harsh realities of high school by singing and dancing in an after school group headed by a passionate Spanish teacher.
What is Glee?
600
Bonus Jeopardy
Decomposing Composers
600
This composer of "The Four Seasons" is known for his contributions to the Baroque era of music.
Who is Antonio Vivaldi?
