Education Must Knows
What eight-letter “P” word is used most often to refer to the theory and practice of teaching and learning? The word comes from a Greek word meaning “an especially strict or pedantic teacher.”
Pedagogy
Thomas Edison is one of the inventors mentioned in “Mother Necessity,” a song from the 1970s educational animated series whose other famous songs include “Conjunction Junction”?
Schoolhouse Rock!
What organelle is known as the “powerhouse of the cell” because it produces energy through cellular respiration?
The mitochondria
What’s the ratio of undergraduate females to undergraduate males at Longwood University?
70:30
What U.S. city is known as the “Witchcraft Capital?”
Salem, Massachusetts
"Although the archival documents were damaged by fire, researchers managed to decipher the marginalia, and they published their findings in a peer-reviewed journal." What is the syntactic classification of this sentence?
Compound-Complex Sentence
The mean Miss Trunchbull and the kind Miss Honey are two educators who have a great influence on the life of the title character of what 1988 children’s classic by Roald Dahl?
Matilda
What is a traditional Japanese poem with three lines following a 5-7-5 syllable structure?
A haiku
There are three recognized secret societies on campus. What are their names?
Chi, Cahoots, and Princeps
Who wrote the classic 1818 book “Frankenstein?”
Mary Shelley
What amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees core civil liberties, including freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and the right to peaceably assemble?
First Amendment
2015’s Every Student Succeeds Act retained the annual standardized testing of No Child Left Behind. Testing begins in what grade, taught by Ms. Vaughn in “Billy Madison?”
Third Grade
Roughly how many U.S. states and territories utilize the Praxis assessments for educator licensure?
Over 40 states and U.S. territories
What is the full name of Longwood University's current President?
President Walter Taylor Reveley IV
What year was the song “Monster Mash” released?
1962
The No Child Left Behind Act was a U.S. Act of Congress that reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and was signed into law by what U.S. President?
George W. Bush
In the 2003 comedy School of Rock, what is the name of the fake substitute teacher alias that Dewey Finn (Jack Black) uses when he takes over the prep school class?
Mr. Schneebly
Which pair of rivers served as the geographic foundation and cradle for ancient Mesopotamian civilization?
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
What was the event that caused Longwood to build Sharp and Register Halls?
The Vice-Presidential Debate of 2016
On average, how many seeds are there in a pumpkin?
500
What does the acronym PLT stand for in the context of Praxis Subject and professional assessments?
Principles of Learning and Teaching
In Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), which economics teacher famously drones out "Bueller... Bueller... Bueller..." to a completely deadpan, sleeping classroom?
Mr. Stein
How many distinct phonemes are in the word "cat"? What are these specific phoneme segments?
3 phonemes: /k/ - /ae/ - /t/
What other school does Joan Perry Brock fund?
Randolph-Macon College
What are the names of the three kidnappers who abduct “Sandy Claws” in the movie “The Nightmare Before Christmas?”
Lock, Shock, and Barrel