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School Daze Trivia Quiz

What did YOU learn in school? Check out a day in elementary school and if you have trouble with any of these questions, ask a kid.

A multiple-choice quiz by nutmeglad. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
nutmeglad

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
184,646

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2269

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Recess time (U.S. rules): how many spaces are there on a playground-legal hopscotch court? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. From Mrs. Miller's music class: "Oh, Susan Blue, how do you do, down in the meadow where _________ grow". Which word fills the blank? Hint

daisies

tulips

hedgerows

cowslips

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Question 3 of 10

3. Snack time (U.S. schools): which of the following is the traditional snack for pre-schoolers and kindergarteners? Hint

Graham crackers and milk

hockey pucks

creme brulee

beef wellington

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Question 4 of 10

4. Gym class: as you're jumping rope, the twirlers suddenly pick up the pace. What is this quick-time jumping called? Hint

pepper

salt

turbo

spice

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Question 5 of 10

5. Lunch time: there's some kind of meat-like material on the plate. What is this preformed, pre-cooked, flash-frozen, and reheated delicacy called? Hint

SOS

grub

glop

mystery meat

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Question 6 of 10

6. Show and Tell Time: the weird kid who smells like sauerkraut shows his dad's whirly-gig. What's a whirly-gig? Hint

a toy top

a German good luck doll

a wood-working tool

a lawn ornament

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Question 7 of 10

7. Science time: Mr. Huduka uses a prism to show how light can be turned into a rainbow. What color does NOT appear in Mr. H's demonstration? Hint

orange

pink

violet

indigo

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Question 8 of 10

8. Darn, a pop spelling quiz. What is the correct spelling of KUR-tah-see? Hint

curtsy

courtesy

curtesy

courtasy

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Question 9 of 10

9. Art class with Miss Spellman during Thanksgiving. All the kids trace their hands and create an animal from the tracing. What is the animal? Hint

octopus

turkey

kitty cat

monkey

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Question 10 of 10

10. Finally, at the end of the day, Mr. Hollibird, school custodian, brings to class the kickball that landed on the school roof at recess. Traditionally, what color(s) is/are a kickball? Hint

rust red

white and red

white and black

lime green

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Recess time (U.S. rules): how many spaces are there on a playground-legal hopscotch court?

Answer: 10

Spaces 1-3 are in a single row, 4-5 next to each other, 6 a single, 7 and 8 next to each other, 9 a single and 10 is home, a rounded safe area in which to turn around and make your way back to square 1.

2. From Mrs. Miller's music class: "Oh, Susan Blue, how do you do, down in the meadow where _________ grow". Which word fills the blank?

Answer: cowslips

A childhood favorite, but just who is this Susan Blue and what's she doing down in that meadow?

3. Snack time (U.S. schools): which of the following is the traditional snack for pre-schoolers and kindergarteners?

Answer: Graham crackers and milk

And the milk has to be at room temperature for some reason.

4. Gym class: as you're jumping rope, the twirlers suddenly pick up the pace. What is this quick-time jumping called?

Answer: pepper

Pepper usually comes at the end of the primitive, rhythmic chants of the twirlers.

5. Lunch time: there's some kind of meat-like material on the plate. What is this preformed, pre-cooked, flash-frozen, and reheated delicacy called?

Answer: mystery meat

According to US Dept. of Agriculture guidelines, meat that can not be identified by taste, smell or color is placed in the official category of mystery meat. Mmmmm, mystery meat.

6. Show and Tell Time: the weird kid who smells like sauerkraut shows his dad's whirly-gig. What's a whirly-gig?

Answer: a lawn ornament

Whirly-gigs are those wind-powered lawn ornaments - the flying bird, sawing man and so on, designed to keep birds away and provide hours of watching fun.

7. Science time: Mr. Huduka uses a prism to show how light can be turned into a rainbow. What color does NOT appear in Mr. H's demonstration?

Answer: pink

Remember Roy G. Biv - red, orange, yellow, green. blue, indigo and violet make up the colors of the spectrum.

8. Darn, a pop spelling quiz. What is the correct spelling of KUR-tah-see?

Answer: courtesy

Memo to all teachers: pop quizzes just make you a stinky head.

9. Art class with Miss Spellman during Thanksgiving. All the kids trace their hands and create an animal from the tracing. What is the animal?

Answer: turkey

Seen on refrigerator doors everywhere in the US during the Thanksgiving holiday season.

10. Finally, at the end of the day, Mr. Hollibird, school custodian, brings to class the kickball that landed on the school roof at recess. Traditionally, what color(s) is/are a kickball?

Answer: rust red

Kind of the color of the mystery meat served at lunch. Makes you wonder.

Source: Author nutmeglad

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