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Extra Credit Quiz 1 March Madness! Duke won the Final Four in 1991 and 1992. What team won consecutive Final Four titles prior to the Devils, setting the record for most consecu- tive championships? 2 Bonus: What team did UCLA defeat for their 1995 NCAA title? 3 What educators know as due process was known as a "continuing contract law" when it was first passed by the California Legislature in what year? [ A ] 1900 [ B ] 1906 [ C ] 1912 [ D ] 1921 4 Which is bigger, a bit or a byte? 5 March was originally the first month of the Roman calendar and was named after Mars, the god of war. What is the birthstone for March? [ A ] Sapphire [ B ] Emerald [ C ] Aquamarine [ D ] Topaz 6 Ads for the first iPod boasted how many "songs in your pocket"? [ A ] 500 [ B ] 1,000 [ C ] 10,000 [ D ] 50,000 7 The March of Dimes Foundation pro- motes general health for pregnant women and babies. Who founded it and when? A N S W E R S : 1. UCLA won seven consecutive titles from 1967 to 1973 (10 titles altogether between 1964 and 1975). 2. Arkansas. 3. C 4. A byte is bigger. A bit is a binary digit (0 or 1) of data or information. A byte is eight bits. 5. C 6. B. The 5GB device went on sale in the fall of 2001. 7. Then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt founded it in 1938 to combat polio. 8. C. Actually, it's National "Joe" Day. 9. After in- venting the integrated circuit, Jack Kilby invented the handheld calculator and the thermal printer. 10. Proposed in 1895 by George Vernon Hudson, daylight saving time was first implemented by Germany and Austria-Hungary in April 1916 during World War I. 11. Beware the ides of March. 12. The Education Task Force of the Sonoma County Commission on the Status of Women initiated a "Women's History Week" celebration in 1978. Congress recognized the week in 1981, and National Women's History Month became a reality in 1987. 13. A 8 March has some fun awareness holidays. Which is not a real March holiday? [ A ] Extraterrestrial Abductions Day [ B ] National Chocolate-Covered Raisin Day [ C ] National "Jane" Day [ D ] Something on a Stick Day [ E ] I Am In Control Day 9 What important device did Jack Kilby invent? 10 March 9 is the beginning of daylight saving time, which has been observed in the U.S. since the 1970s. Who first proposed daylight saving time? 11 March 15, 44 B.C., Julius Caesar ignored a warning by soothsayers. His murder gave rise to what phrase? 12 March is National Women's History Month, and this year's theme is "Celebrating Women of Character, Courage, and Commit- ment." When did this recognition begin? 13 When did Saint Patrick's Day become an official holiday in Ireland? [ A ] 1903 [ B ] 1917 [ C ] 1931 [ D ] 1970 Good Luck! 56 M A R C H 2 0 1 4 Educator 03 Mar 2014 v2.0 int.indd 56 3/6/14 10:53 AM

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