Education Trivia Question
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- 1.What type of education funding has government give families money for a school of their choice?
- A.
Centrally-Managed System
- B.
Direct-Funding Plan
- C.
Scrip System
- D.
Voucher System
- 2.What term for an institution of higher learning comes from a Latin word meaning "the whole"?
- A.
Academy
- B.
University
- C.
Seminary
- D.
College
- 3.The National Teachers Association founded in 1857 became what modern institution?
- A.
Department Of Education
- B.
Board Of Regents
- C.
Educational Testing Systems
- D.
National Education Association
- 4.
- A.
First Boost
- B.
Project One
- C.
Project Head Start
- D.
Helping Hand Program
- 5.What early U.S. patriot and inventor founded the school which became the University of Pennsylvania?
- A.
George Washington
- B.
Thomas Jefferson
- C.
Abe Lincoln
- D.
Benjamin Franklin
- 6.Of how many numbered grades is a typical American school system made up?
- A.
12
- B.
10
- C.
15
- D.
14
- 7.John Holt's book "Teach Your Own" added strength to what U.S. education movement?
- A.
Homeschooling
- B.
Montessori Method
- C.
Gap Year
- D.
Student-Guided Education
- 8.
- A.
Ersteschulejahr
- B.
Einsjahr
- C.
Kindergarten
- D.
Einschule
- 9.What U.S. court case led to school desegregation?
- A.
Jones v. City Of Chicago
- B.
Plessy v. Ferguson
- C.
Brown v. Board Of Education
- D.
Mapp v. Ohio
- 10.At what Ohio college did the first women to earn bachelor's degrees in the U.S. study?
- A.
Antioch College
- B.
Oberlin College
- C.
Miami University
- D.
Ashland University
- 11.The Servicemen's Readjustment Act which helped many WWII veterans go to college has what nickname?
- A.
Lifetime Learning
- B.
The Military Education Act
- C.
The G. I. Bill
- D.
Hero Education Bill
- 12.What U.S. act, signed into law in 2002, holds schools accountable for meeting defined goals?
- A.
Lieberman-Kennedy Act
- B.
Children Are Our Future Act
- C.
No Child Left Behind Act
- D.
Education Reform Act of 2001
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