Teachers Who Never Really Were, 3rd period Quiz

Answer: Remus John Lupin

Lupin is a married male half-blood who was Professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts. Lupin became a werewolf during childhood, attended Hogwarts living in Gryffindor House, was a member of the original Order of the Phoenix and fought in the First Wizarding War. He taught Harry Potter but resigned after Severus Snape disclosed his lycanthropy. Harry was Lupin's son's godfather.

Answer: Mister Peepers

"Mister Peepers" (1952-1955) was an early sit-com success for NBC-TV. Cox was well-cast as the somewhat bumbling science teacher who was constantly getting into physical trouble. Tony Randall played a handsome and popular fellow teacher; Jack Warden played a coach. Cox was a regular contestant on "Hollywood Squares" from 1966 until 1977, the year of his death.

Answer: The Breakfast Club

"The Breakfast Club" (1985) is a John Hughes movie with a catalogue of types ("A brain, a beauty, a jock, a rebel and a recluse") thrown together as an unlikely group in detention. The film starred Emilio Estevez, Paul Gleason, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy. Paul Gleason was well cast as Assistant Principal Vernon.

When sassed by one of the students, he imposed additional detention and said, "Don't mess with the bull, young man - you'll get the horns."

Answer: To Sir with Love

The British pop singer Lulu both sang the theme song ("To Sir with Love") and acted in this 1967 British high-school drama. James Clavell's screenplay moves issues of race and inner-city poverty to the forefront; the script was based on a 1959 novel ("To Sir with Love") by E. R. Braithwaite. Sydney Poitier starred as the challenged teacher. He reprised his role in the made-for-TV movie "To Sir, with Love II" in 1996, which was not nearly as successful.

Answer: Mister Feeny

The show begins in middle school where the gang are sixth graders. William Daniels plays Mister George Feeny, their longtime teacher. The programme progresses through seven seasons (1993-2000); Mister Feeny becomes their high school principal and, when they move on to Pennbrook University, he becomes a professor there. The show was followed by a three-season sequel, "Girl Meets World" (2014-2017), in which Daniels reprised his role. Daniels also played the voice of KITT on "Knight Rider" and Dr. Mark Craig on "Saint Elsewhere."

Answer: Ballroom dancing

The 1941 American comedy motion picture "Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga" is only loosely based on the 1941 song of the same name. In the original song, she ran a dance studio "on Maine Street over Tony's Clothing Store" with her four daughters. In the movie, she owned a nightclub in Havana, Cuba. The song was made popular by singer Helen O'Connell and the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra. The movie was directed by John Rawlins and starred Lupe Vélez. The film is zany; the song isn't all that staid.

Answer: Miss Jean Brodie

Muriel Spark's novel "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" was first published in The New Yorker Magazine. Macmillan then published it in book form in 1961. Vanessa Redgrave played Jean Brodie in a London stage version in 1966. She turned down the chance to reprise her role on Broadway in 1968; Zoe Caldwell won the Tony Award for the part. Redgrave again turned down the role in the 1969 film; Maggie Smith won the Academy Award for Best Actress for the part. Scottish TV produced a seven-part mini-series in 1978; Geraldine McEwan won the Times of London award for Best TV Actress.

Answer: Loves Labour Lost

Although Holofernes (and his counterpart, the curate Nathaniel) don't appear until Act IV, they epitomize the worst of education and learning. Holofernes is talkative; he uses a string of synonyms where one word would suffice, e.g. "'Welkin, the heaven; and anon falleth like a crab on the face of terra, the soil, the land, the earth." (Act IV, ii, 3-7) The King of Navarre declares a period of study for his kingdom for three years' time, to the exclusion of all physical pleasures. Holofernes and Nathaniel delight in their prominence in such an arrangement, insisting on enlightening all manner of people uninterested in being enlightened.

Answer: Miss Honey

Roald Dahl's 1988 novel "Matilda" won the British Children's Book Award in 1999. In it, precocious young Matilda Wormwood is abandoned by her parents (who flee town to avoid arrest for auto theft) and is happily taken in by her favourite teacher Miss Honey. Miss Agatha Trunchbull is the evil headmistress at Matilda's school.

The book has been widely adapted. Kate Winslet recorded a four-hour reading of it. Danny DeVito directed, narrated and appeared in a motion picture version in 1996. BBC Radio produced a two-part version, narrated by Lenny Henry. "Matilda the Musical" was produced in London in 2011 and went on to travel the world for many years.

Answer: Mister Belding

Richard Belding first appeared in the pilot for "Good Morning, Miss Bliss" (1988-1989) which was the forerunner to "Saved by the Bell" (1989-1992). He was both antagonist to the young ensemble and friend-confidante to them. He reprised his role in "Saved by the Bell: The New Class" (1993-2000); he was the only cast member to appear in all 143 episodes of the sequel.