Education
Longwood
Halloween
100

Derived from Latin meaning “the course of a race,” which term is used to refer to the subjects studied in a school or college?

Curriculum

100

What year was Longwood founded?

1839

100

According to folklore, what celestial event transforms a person into a werewolf?

 A full moon

200

If a school buys 4 boxes of pencils with 12 pencils in each box, and then gives away 15 pencils, how many pencils remain?

33 pencils

200

Although Longwood is an NCAA Division I school, what sport do we not offer?

Football

200

Halloween originates from which ancient Celtic festival?

Samhain

300

Which major private educational testing and measurement organization develops and administers the Praxis suite of assessments?

Educational Testing Service (ETS)

300

What year did the Joan Perry Brock Center (JPB) open?

2023

300

Before pumpkins, what root vegetable did people traditionally carve into Jack-o'-lanterns?

Turnips

400

Before the Praxis tests were introduced in 1994, what specific teacher certification examination was predominantly used across the United States?

The National Teacher Examinations (NTE)

400

Longwood is the birthplace of four national sororities. What are their names?

KD - Kappa Delta

SSS - Sigma Sigma Sigma

ZTA - Zeta Tau Alpha

ASA - Alpha Sigma Alpha

400

What classic tri-colored Halloween candy was originally called "Chicken Feed"?

Candy Corn

500

What is the square root of 196?

14

500

What year did Longwood become fully coeducational?

1976

500

Which US state produces the most pumpkins?

Illinois

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