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What renaissance artist painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling?
a) Michaelangelo Simoni
b) Leonardo DaVinci
c) Raffaello Urbino
d) Donato Bardi
a) Michaelangelo Simoni
Evaporation
Trigonometry
In poetry, what is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things, suggesting they are alike in some way, without using "like" or "as"?
A metaphor
In what country did the tradition of giving apples to teachers originate?
a) Denmark
b) Ireland
c) Japan
a) Denmark
Which famous historical document begins with the words "We hold these truths to be self-evident"?
a) The U.S. Constitution
b) The Bill of Rights
c) The Declaration of Independence
d) The Emancipation Proclamation
c) The Declaration of Independence
Which is the only body part that is fully grown at birth?
Eyes
What is the name for an angle that is less than 90 degrees?
Acute
William Shakespeare
When a teacher notices a student is not being challenged by the grade-level curriculum, they might recommend that they take an _______ placement (AP) class or two.
Advanced
What significant legal battle in 1954 declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional?
a) Plessy v. Ferguson
b) Brown v. Board of Education
c) Roe v. Wade
b) Brown v. Board of Education
What is the process by which plants convert sunlight into energy?
Photosynthesis
What geometric shape is the official name for the government building in Washington D.C.?
Pentagon
What is the term for the repetition of the initial consonant sounds in a series of words, such as in "Sally sells seashells"?
Alliteration
For many teachers, gone are the days of chalk dusted hands. What type of technologically enhanced white boards can educators use to display interactive lessons to the class?
SMART boards
Thomas Jefferson argued that public education was:
a) necessary to prevent tyranny
b) a good idea for the future
c) the way society could progress
d) the great equalizer
What is the smallest unit of matter?
Atom
In the order of operations, what does the E stand for in PEMDAS?
Exponents
What famous poet wrote "The Raven"?
a)Edgar Allen Poe
b) Oscar Wilde
c) Shakespeare
a) Edgar Allen Poe
This piece of technology and calculating tool used beans or stones moved in grooves of sand to perform calculations. Although computers have mostly replaced it, this tool is still in use for teaching arithmetic to children in many parts of the world. What is it called?
Abacus
Often called the "Father of American Public Schools," what 19th-century education reformer advocated for universal public education and the establishment of "normal schools" to train teachers?
a) Maria Montessori
b) John Amos
c) Horace Mann
c) Horace Mann
Where is the strongest human muscle located?
Jaw
What is the term for a fraction where the numerator is larger than the denominator?
An improper fraction
In the English language, what letter does not appear in any U.S. state name?
Q