School Movie Quiz: Answers

Posted on September 1, 2012 at 8:00 am

Thanks to all who tried!  Here are the answers:

1.  A tough cop goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher. “Kindergarten Cop”

2. This classic based on a true story is about an English woman who travels to the other side of the world to teach the many children of a king.  “The King and I”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zjf2DxGniwo

3. It’s Saturday, but these five kids have to spend the day in the library for detention. “The Breakfast Club”

4. In this touching documentary, a community with very few minorities finds an especially compelling way to teach their children about the Holocaust. “Paper Clips”

5. A book by Roald Dahl is the basis for this movie about a girl from an awful family who is befriended by a kind-hearted teacher. “Matilda”

6. A musician pretends to be a substitute teacher to make money and ends up turning his class into a rock group. “School of Rock”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AjjRZhiWHI

7. In this body-switching classic, a mother finds out what her daughter’s life is like when she has to spend a day in her daughter’s classes.  “Freaky Friday”

8. Undercover cops pretend to be high school students to catch drug dealers in this movie based on a television series. “21 Jump Street”

9. A high school drama teacher decides his class should put on musical sequel to “Hamlet.” “Hamlet 2”

10. Four high school girls form a witches’ coven and get revenge on the classmates who were mean to them. “The Craft”

 

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Back to School Movie Quiz

Posted on August 27, 2012 at 3:58 pm

As you get your school supplies ready and finish up those last assignments on the summer reading list, see if you can answer these questions about movies set in school.

1.  A tough cop goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher.

2. This classic based on a true story is about an English woman who travels to the other side of the world to teach the many children of a king.

3. It’s Saturday, but these five kids have to spend the day in the library for detention.

4. In this touching documentary, a community with very few minorities finds an especially compelling way to teach their children about the Holocaust.

5. A book by Roald Dahl is the basis for this movie about a girl from an awful family who is befriended by a kind-hearted teacher.

6. A musician pretends to be a substitute teacher to make money and ends up turning his class into a rock group.

7. In this body-switching classic, a mother finds out what her daughter’s life is like when she has to spend a day in her daughter’s classes.

8. Undercover cops pretend to be high school students to catch drug dealers in this movie based on a television series.

9. A high school drama teacher decides his class should put on musical sequel to “Hamlet.”

10. Four high school girls form a witches’ coven and get revenge on the classmates who were mean to them.

 

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“Magic Schoolbus: The Complete Series” — Contest for Teachers Only

Posted on August 19, 2012 at 3:55 pm

This year’s back-to-school contest for teachers only is really special — Magic School Bus: The Complete Series.  Join Ms. Frizzle and her students on field trips that go to outer space, inside the human body, back in time to see the dinosaurs, and learn about science, history, and the pleasures of curiosity.

To enter: send me an email at moviemom@moviemom.com with “Schoolbus” in the subject line and tell me the name of your school and the grade you teach.  Don’t forget your address!  I will pick a winner at random on August 26.

 

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