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Georgia Southern Honors Back to School Trivia

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Before erasers were invented, ______ was commonly used to get rid of pencil marks.

a)

Cotton Swab

b)

Shaped Wax

c)

Rolled up Bread

d)

Dried glue

2.

It is estimated that 2 billion _____ are used in the U.S. a year.

a)

Paperclips

b)

Highlighters

c)

Pencils

d)

Pens

3.

It is recommended that a student's backpack should weigh no more than ____ of their total body weight.

a)

5%

b)

10%

c)

15%

d)

20%

4.

_________ is the fear of going to school effects between 2-5% of students.

a)

Astraphobia

b)

Didaskaleinophobia

c)

Megalophobia

d)

Ommetaphobia

5.

Only 50% of schools in the U.S. had internet access in ____.

a)

1990

b)

1995

c)

2000

d)

1985

6.

How many curves are on a standard paper clip?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

7.

Prior to the 1930's, how many years of school did most Americans complete?

a)

none

b)

6

c)

12

d)

8

8.

A Yale study ranked this school supply as #18 of one of the most recognizable scents.

a)

pencil shavings

b)

erasers

c)

crayons

d)

pencil lead

9.

The tradition of giving apples to teachers dates back to the 16th century when parents paid teachers with food. What country did this originate?

a)

Denmark

b)

Ireland

c)

America

d)

Brittan

10.

Didaskaleinophobia is a fear of what?

a)

Eating cafeteria food

b)

Going to school

c)

Riding the Bus

d)

School bathrooms

11.

The average pencil can write how many words?

a)

1,000

b)

45,000

c)

9,000

d)

100,000

12.

What does Charlie Brown's teacher say?

a)

Charlie!

b)

Do your work!

c)

Go to detention.

d)

Wah wah woh wah wah

13.

Girls were usually taught how to read and write in early America.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The first schools in the 13 colonies opened in the ____ century.

a)

14th

b)

15th

c)

16th

d)

17th

15.

Public Schooling in the South was not widespread until the

a)

French and Indian War

b)

American Revolution

c)

Reconstruction Era

d)

Civil War

16.

Oldest University in America?

a)

Yale University

b)

Harvard University

c)

Georgia Southern

d)

Brown University

17.

Who introduced science into schools in America?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Isaac Newton

18.

The first public library was found in ____.

a)

1690

b)

1801

c)

1731

d)

1790

19.

The Statesboro campus was founded in____

a)

1906

b)

1890

c)

1970

d)

1957

20.

Who founded the Armstrong campus?

a)

William Stephens

b)

Steven Engel

c)

Kyle Marrero

d)

Thomas Gamble

21.

When was the first public school founded in the United States?

a)

1776

b)

1635

c)

1592

d)

1610

22.

Why did summer breaks start?

a)

So teachers could get a break

b)

So students could build new houses around their towns

c)

So teachers could have another career

d)

So students could help around on their farms