Classroom Cinema
In the Harry Potter series, this transformative professor teaches Transfiguration and eventually becomes the Headmistress of Hogwarts.
Who is Minerva McGonagall?
If a student says your pop quiz is "sus," they are shortening this word.
What is Suspicious
This theoretical physicist failed his first entrance exam to the Zurich Polytechnic, though he later revolutionized our understanding of time and space.
Who is Albert Einstein?
This stimulating chemical compound, formula C8H10N4O2, is the primary reason the faculty room coffee pot is always empty.
What is Caffeine?
In the solar system, this is the only planet that rotates on its side.
What is Uranus?
In Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, the economics teacher repeatedly drones this last name while taking attendance.
What is "Bueller... Bueller...?"
If a student says "No Cap" after making an excuse for missing homework, they are claiming to be telling this.
What is The Truth?
This NBA legend was famously cut from his high school varsity basketball team during his sophomore year.
Who is Michael Jordan?
Derived from the Latin for "nourishing mother," this phrase refers to the school, college, or university one formerly attended.
What is Alma Mater?
This element, number 6 on the periodic table, is the basis for all known life on Earth.
What is Carbon?
Robin Williams plays John Keating, an English teacher who inspires his students to seize the day, in this 1989 drama.
What is Dead Poets Society?
Short for "charisma," this term refers to someone’s ability to attract a romantic partner or charm others.
What is Rizz?
This author’s manuscript about a boy wizard was rejected by 12 different publishers before finally being accepted by Bloomsbury.
Who is J.K. Rowling?
This psychological hierarchy suggests students cannot learn calculus if they are hungry or don't feel safe.
What is Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs?
The battle of Hastings, which changed the course of English history and language, took place in this year.
What is 1066?
This 2003 film features Jack Black posing as a substitute teacher named Ned Schneebly to turn his class into a rock band.
What is School of Rock?
If a student says "Bet" in response to a request, they are essentially saying this standard affirmation.
What is Yes / Okay
A newspaper editor once fired this animator and theme park creator because he "lacked imagination and had no good ideas."
Who is Walt Disney?
This classification system, often depicted as a pyramid, categorizes learning objectives from "Remembering" at the bottom to "Creating" at the top.
What is Bloom’s Taxonomy?
This dystopian novel by George Orwell introduced terms like "Doublethink" and "Big Brother."
What is 1984?
Based on a true story, this 1988 film stars Edward James Olmos as Jaime Escalante, a teacher who helps students excel at AP Calculus against all odds.
What is Stand and Deliver?
If a student says you "Ate" or "Left no crumbs" regarding your lecture, it means you did this.
What is Did a great job / Performed perfectly
Before founding his automotive company, this man’s first two car companies failed and left him bankrupt.
Who is Henry Ford?
From the Hebrew word for "rest," this term refers to a period of paid leave granted to a university teacher for study or travel.
What is a Sabbatical?
This mathematical constant is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, approximately equal to 3.14159.
What is Pi?