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Gwinnett - History of Education

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year did organized education start in Gwinnett County?

a)

1785

b)

1821

c)

1901

d)

1920

2.

 At the end of the 1800s, how many public school houses did Gwinnett County have?

a)

12

b)

43

c)

60

d)

85

3.

What decade did some of the schools add indoor restrooms and cafeterias in Gwinnett County Schools?

a)

1930s

b)

1940s

c)

1950s

d)

1960s

4.

 What decade was Gwinnett County in the top 5 school districts in the nation for the fastest growing enrollment?

a)

1950s

b)

1960s

c)

1970s

d)

1980s

5.

Gwinnett is the two time winner for what award given to the top urban school district in the nation?

a)

Hannafy Award

b)

Broad Prize

c)

National School of Excellence

d)

Wilbanks Hall of Fame

6.

What Gwinnett County school is the #1 high school in Georgia and is also ranked high nationally?

a)

Parkview High School

b)

Brookwood High School

c)

Mill Creek High School

d)

GSMST

7.

Who founded the first public library in the United States and established it as a center for lifelong learning?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Dewey

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

George Washington

8.

What was the highest grade level in the US for most schoolhouses in the 1800s?

a)

6th grade

b)

7th grade

c)

8th grade

d)

9th grade

9.

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

a)

1635

b)

1741

c)

1785

d)

1801

10.

Which Ivy League university is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest higher education institutions in the United States?

a)

Yale

b)

Princeton

c)

Harvard

d)

Columbia