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Fsf September 2009 Competition


AnonyMouse_64

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Very simply, this months quiz is a back to school one. All of the questions relate to schools in some way, however loosely! I will be posting up 5 questions today and over the next couple of weeks there will be 15 more questions to come, making 20 in total. Just send me a private message (pm) with your answers once all 20 questions are available to enter the quiz.

 

The winner will get to choose 2 of the following as well as getting one of our wonderful mugs, badges or pens.

The person in 2nd place will get whichever prize is left plus a mug, badge or pen.

The person in 3rd place will get a mug, badge or pen.

 

The EYFS Inspection in Practice, published by Practical Pre-school

 

DVD: Come Outside, BBC Active (not sure which one but one of these!!)

 

Set of 3 "Baby & Beyond" books (The Natural World, Tell Me a Story, & Food and Cooking), by Featherstone Education (This is one of them)

 

Rules:

1. Only one entry per member is allowed

2. Moderators can join in with the fun and answer questions but are not eligible to win

3. Closing date for entries will be Thursday 1st October

4. The winner will be the person who has answered the most questions correctly

5. In the event of a tie for first place, these names will be drawn at random to determine the winner

6. Any complaints can be sent to Steve and any praise to me!

7. The rules may change at any time as or when I think of something I haven’t already covered.

 

Good luck! :o (Questions to follow soon!)

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First five questions!

 

1. Alice Cooper released the single 'Schools Out' in 1972, but what is Alice Coopers real name?

 

2. The National Curriculum was introduced into England, Wales and Northern Ireland as a nationwide curriculum for primary and secondary state schools following the Education Reform Act in which year?

 

3. What are the names of the 2 boys bullied by ‘Flashman’ in a famous novel by Thomas Hughes?

 

4. Edward Michael Grylls was appointed the youngest ever Chief Scout at the age of 35. What school did he attend and what is his nickname?

 

5. Lenny Henry starred in a BBC television drama about a school in special measures. What was the name of the drama?

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Next 5 questions! :o

 

6. Which football referee is a house master at Harrow?

 

7. Which film characters found love at Rydell High?

 

8. What are the four types of learning styles in Fleming's VARK model?

 

9. What is Scotland’s new curriculum guidance called?

 

10. Which schools choir was used in Pink Floyd’s Another Brick in the Wall?

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Question 7: there are many answers - do I assume you just want the obvious one?

 

Actually the obvious one is incorrect if you know the story.

I'm not trying to be smart or get myself kicked off the competition...honest!

 

Think I'll just put down lots of options.

 

Gulp!

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Question 7: there are many answers - do I assume you just want the obvious one?

 

Actually the obvious one is incorrect if you know the story.

I'm not trying to be smart or get myself kicked off the competition...honest!

 

Think I'll just put down lots of options.

 

Gulp!

 

 

well PP and Sue - you both have lost me! :o - dosnt take much though xD:(

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Enjoying this too Beau, thank you. Bringing back lots of memories.

 

Peggy

 

p.s. Is there extra points for getting the surnames in question 7 ?

 

You need the surnames to get full points. :o

 

Question 7: there are many answers - do I assume you just want the obvious one?

 

Actually the obvious one is incorrect if you know the story.

I'm not trying to be smart or get myself kicked off the competition...honest!

 

Think I'll just put down lots of options.

 

Gulp!

 

I'm not trying to trick anyone! Just go for the obvious. xD:(

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Next 5 questions!

 

11. To Sir, With Love is a 1959 autobiographical novel by written by which author?

 

12. Teacher Gordon Sumner became the lead singer of which top band and under what name?

 

13. Which politician was nicknamed "the milk snatcher" after stopping free milk in schools?

 

14. Shermer High School is a fictitious school which features in which three John Hughes films?

 

15. What type of school did actress Jennifer Aniston attend?

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16. John Alderton played a young teacher fresh out of training college in the situation comedy Please Sir! What was his characters name and what was the name of the school?

 

17. Which politician said, “The most important thing about education is appetite"?

 

18. Harvard University is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Where can it be found?

 

19. The rhyme ‘Mary had a Little Lamb’ is supposedly based upon a true story. What is the name of the little girl who took her pet lamb to school?

 

20. Which academic year were the first SATs introduced for 7 year olds?

 

The last 5 questions and sorry about the delay! Please get your answers to me by 1st October. :o

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