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100

The average length of a teacher's workday in the USA. (1 hr range OK)

7.5hrs

100
The first teacher in space. (first name is OK)

Christa McAuliffe

100
The average number of school days for US public schools in a year.

180 days

100

The ratio of student to teachers at SMS.

8:1

100

The most popular color of Crayola crayon.

1) Blue  2) Red  3) Pink  4) Black

1) Blue

200

The most common subject area taught by high school teachers in the USA. (History, English, Math)

English

200
A famous author who was also a teacher at the Canterbury College in New Zealand.

J.R.R. Tolkien

200

The year yellow became the official color of American school buses.

1) 1954  2) 1943  3) 1939  4) 1964

3) 1939

200

The number of parking spots on the East side of SMS. (not counting the new parking area)

4

200

The largest crayon in the world weighs this much.

1) 1,500lbs   2) 58lbs   3) 26lbs

1) 1,500lbs

300

In 2023, the most common reason for teacher turnover in the U.S. was due to: 1) Salary, 2) Student dynamics, 3) lack of admin support.

3) Lack of Administrative Support

300

A famous author/poet who was also a teacher at the University of Virginia & West Point Military Academy.

Edgar Allan Poe

300

The city with United State's oldest public school.

Boston

300

The number of soap dispensers in the SMS facility.

29

300
The year erasers were added to pencils.

1) 1858  2) 1897  3) 1902

1) 1858

400

The country with the highest paid teachers.

1) Luxembourg

2) Switzerland

3) United Kingdom

1) Luxembourg  (€80,602 starting salary; $87,533)

400

The famous scientist who was also a Swiss Federal Polytechnic School teacher in Zurich.

Albert Einstein

400
The month students in Japan go back to school.

1) August  2) April  3) February  4) October

2) April

400

The total number of teachers that have taught and currently teach at SMS.

83

400

The length of a line each graphite pencil can draw.

1) 500 ft.  2) 1 mile  3) 18 miles  4) 35 miles

4) 35 miles

500

The country that has six school days a week.

1) South Africa  2) Denmark  3) Israel  4) China

3) Israel

500
A famous politician and US President who was also a University of Chicago Law School teacher.

Barack Obama

500
The country with the shortest average school day.

1) Sweden  2) Norway  3) Finland

3) Finland

500

The number of stage lights.

1) 12    2) 13     3) 15  

2) 13

500

The standard distance between rings in a three-ring binder. 

4.5 inches