School
Subjects 1
Subjects 1
What was the traditional material used to make chalkboards?
Slate.
What is the name of the organization comprising parents, teachers, and school staff that is designed to promote parental participation in schools?
Parent-Teacher Association (aka the PTA).
What is the name of the traditional event in American high schools and colleges that typically features a football game, pep rally, dance, and alumni events?
Homecoming.
What is the name of the dance where the girl invites the boy to be their date?
Sadie Hawkins Dance.
What class promotes fitness, health, and well-being through activity?
Physical education, or “gym.”
The main educational philosophy of the “three Rs” was emphasized in 19th-century schools. What did the three Rs stand for?
Reading, wRiting, and aRithmetic.
What is the term for a list of all the subjects and topics covered in a course?
Syllabus.
The song “Be True to Your School” was performed by what famous band?
The Beach Boys.
What is the term for the vehicle commonly used to transport students to and from school?
School bus.
Which U.S. president was known as an advocate for physical education classes?
John F. Kennedy.
What is the term for the document issued at the end of a grading period that details a student’s performance in their classes?
Report card.
What school subject involves the study of numbers and equations?
Mathematics.
What type of schoolhouse was typically found in rural areas from the early 1800s to the mid-20th century?
One-room schoolhouse.
Which 1972 rock anthem by Alice Cooper became a quintessential end-of-school-year anthem?
“School’s Out.”
First introduced in 1926, what standardized test do U.S. high school students take to demonstrate their readiness for college admissions?
The SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test).
What was the name of the landmark case wherein the Supreme Court ruled that separating children in public schools based on race was unconstitutional?
Brown vs. Board of Education.
What educational tool, introduced in the 19th century, revolutionized the way students learned to read by using phonics and repetition?
The McGuffey Readers.
. What 1985 coming-of-age movie tells the story of five high school teens serving Saturday detention together?
The Breakfast Club.
What is the name of the portable electronic device that allows students to solve both basic arithmetic and complex equations?
Calculator.
What 1989 film starring Robin Williams depicts an English teacher at an all-boys preparatory school who encourages his students to embrace poetry and “seize the day”?
Dead Poets Society.
What was the nickname given to the group of Black students in Arkansas who enrolled in a formerly all-white high school?
Little Rock Nine.
What term is used to describe the person responsible for maintaining discipline and handling administrative tasks in a school?
Principal.
What phrase is often used to describe the primary years of schooling, typically from kindergarten through fifth grade?
Elementary school.
What school subject underwent a major shift during the Cold War and the launch of Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, by the Soviet Union?
Science.
Who was the dedicated teacher known as the “Miracle Worker” who taught Helen Keller, a deaf-blind child, to communicate?
Anne Sullivan.