My latest quiz on Sploofus just received the Editor's Award!

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frogman042 · #1 Post by **frogman042** » Sun Aug 31, 2008 2:16 pm

Two new quizes made it into Sploofus today and the Buster Keaton one recieved the Editor's Award. They didn't say why, but I think that is pretty neat.

The other one was my math quiz - which was so upset about not getting the Editor's Award as well ended up canabalizing itself with the result that 7 8 9 (sorry about that - really these quizes are 100% bad puns/bad jokes free).

To try my Editor Award Wining Buster Keaton quiz click here:
http://www.sploofus.com/triviaquiz/bust ... ovies.html

To try my Math Quiz, click here:
http://www.sploofus.com/triviaquiz/your ... _math.html

Or you can take advantage of my limited time offer of trying 2 for the price of one.

Enjoy!

---Jay (This number is the sixth Sophie Germain prime. It is also the sum of three consecutive squares, since my youngest daughter is Sophie as well - I went with this hint - if you know the number that meets this criteria then you will know the number of days to my scheduled air date - and no, Sophie Germain Primes are not part of my sploofus math quiz)

gotribego26 · #2 Post by **gotribego26** » Sun Aug 31, 2008 2:28 pm

Don't know much about Buster Keaton, but you hit my wheelhouse with the math quiz. Good job - I've been studying up for a second career as a high school math teacher - it's nice to know the refreshers have worked some.

My first career as an actuary will likely end in the next 6-24 months.

peacock2121 · #3 Post by **peacock2121** » Sun Aug 31, 2008 3:11 pm

gotribego26 wrote:Don't know much about Buster Keaton, but you hit my wheelhouse with the math quiz. Good job - I've been studying up for a second career as a high school math teacher - it's nice to know the refreshers have worked some.

My first career as an actuary will likely end in the next 6-24 months.

Wow, tribe!

Changes are happening.

Are you pleased about it?

Estonut · #4 Post by **Estonut** » Sun Aug 31, 2008 3:14 pm

In the absence of the CFS:

7 8 9
by Barenaked Ladies
(from the children's album "Snacktime")

1, 2, 3 and 4 more makes 7
And 6 is afraid of 7 ... cause 7 ate 9!

Nine was minding his business
Talking to 10 about Gordie Howe's clothes
Why 7 ate 9? Nobody knows.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10
What about 9?
Seven ate nine!

Oh the cat'll have to live with eight lives now
Ronaldo will have to make do
Ever since seven ate 9 it seems
I've got an extra finger and an extra toe too

Seven ate nine!

Once upon a time in our solar system
We couldn't make do without 9
But Pluto's not a planet now, so eight'll do fine.

Oh the cat'll have to live with 8 lives now
And the Chinese will be out of luck
And the vampires will have to think of some other method
Cause without their K-9's, how will they suck?

Seven ate nine!

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10

What about nine?

Seven ate nine!

frogman042 · #5 Post by **frogman042** » Sun Aug 31, 2008 3:30 pm

Estonut wrote:In the absence of the CFS:

7 8 9
by Barenaked Ladies
(from the children's album "Snacktime")

1, 2, 3 and 4 more makes 7
And 6 is afraid of 7 ... cause 7 ate 9!

Nine was minding his business
Talking to 10 about Gordie Howe's clothes
Why 7 ate 9? Nobody knows.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10
What about 9?
Seven ate nine!

Oh the cat'll have to live with eight lives now
Ronaldo will have to make do
Ever since seven ate 9 it seems
I've got an extra finger and an extra toe too

Seven ate nine!

Once upon a time in our solar system
We couldn't make do without 9
But Pluto's not a planet now, so eight'll do fine.

Oh the cat'll have to live with 8 lives now
And the Chinese will be out of luck
And the vampires will have to think of some other method
Cause without their K-9's, how will they suck?

Seven ate nine!

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10

What about nine?

Seven ate nine!

Go BNL - who, of course, wrote the perfect theme song for our favorite game show of shows!

---Jay (If you know how old Yoko Ono (would you be my?) was when she divorced composer Toshi Ichiyanagi and that same year married American Anthony Cox - then you know the number of days....)

gotribego26 · #6 Post by **gotribego26** » Sun Aug 31, 2008 3:55 pm

peacock2121 wrote:
gotribego26 wrote:Don't know much about Buster Keaton, but you hit my wheelhouse with the math quiz. Good job - I've been studying up for a second career as a high school math teacher - it's nice to know the refreshers have worked some.

My first career as an actuary will likely end in the next 6-24 months.
Wow, tribe!

Changes are happening.

Are you pleased about it?

I'm excited, except when I'm terrified. I still have doubts this can work, but I've met two math dept chairs who tell me they'll call in the spring if they have something next fall. NC has a lateral entry program which allows me 3 years to finalize my certification while teaching - if I had been rrady last fall one would have probably hired me then. I thought I wasn't ready in a financial sense - but now I'm confident. I am very ready to get out of the corporate world. I'm ready for a diferetn set of challenges.

I hope I can be as excited about teaching as doc always seem to be.

SportsFan68 · #7 Post by **SportsFan68** » Sun Aug 31, 2008 5:29 pm

gotribego26 wrote:
peacock2121 wrote:
gotribego26 wrote:Don't know much about Buster Keaton, but you hit my wheelhouse with the math quiz. Good job - I've been studying up for a second career as a high school math teacher - it's nice to know the refreshers have worked some.

My first career as an actuary will likely end in the next 6-24 months.
Wow, tribe!

Changes are happening.

Are you pleased about it?
I'm excited, except when I'm terrified. I still have doubts this can work, but I've met two math dept chairs who tell me they'll call in the spring if they have something next fall. NC has a lateral entry program which allows me 3 years to finalize my certification while teaching - if I had been rrady last fall one would have probably hired me then. I thought I wasn't ready in a financial sense - but now I'm confident. I am very ready to get out of the corporate world. I'm ready for a diferetn set of challenges.

I hope I can be as excited about teaching as doc always seem to be.

I'm excited for you! If I had kids, I would want you to be their math teacher!

Well done!

Ritterskoop · #8 Post by **Ritterskoop** » Sun Aug 31, 2008 6:06 pm

gotribego26 wrote:
peacock2121 wrote:
gotribego26 wrote:Don't know much about Buster Keaton, but you hit my wheelhouse with the math quiz. Good job - I've been studying up for a second career as a high school math teacher - it's nice to know the refreshers have worked some.

My first career as an actuary will likely end in the next 6-24 months.
Wow, tribe!

Changes are happening.

Are you pleased about it?
I'm excited, except when I'm terrified. I still have doubts this can work, but I've met two math dept chairs who tell me they'll call in the spring if they have something next fall. NC has a lateral entry program which allows me 3 years to finalize my certification while teaching - if I had been rrady last fall one would have probably hired me then. I thought I wasn't ready in a financial sense - but now I'm confident. I am very ready to get out of the corporate world. I'm ready for a diferetn set of challenges.

I hope I can be as excited about teaching as doc always seem to be.

Awesome. Please holler if you need ideas. Mom teaches math to fifth-graders now, and loves it even though she does not like math. She can sing the Pythagorean Theorem, though that has never been as handy a talent as we'd hoped.

I am looking at Teach For America for next summer's 5-week session, then assignment to a low-income school (we have enough here, so I would not have to move). But you being in math, they will be thrilled to have you right away.

hermillion · #9 Post by **hermillion** » Sun Aug 31, 2008 11:19 pm

Ritterskoop wrote:Mom teaches math to fifth-graders now, and loves it even though she does not like math. She can sing the Pythagorean Theorem, though that has never been as handy a talent as we'd hoped.

Ooh, ooh! I need this for my Academic Bowl kids. I have a tune for the Quadratic Formula (Pop Goes the Weasel), and they love it. I'm always looking for new mnemonic stuff.

Estonut · #10 Post by **Estonut** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 12:09 am

frogman042 wrote:Go BNL - who, of course, wrote the perfect theme song for our favorite game show of shows!

I've got to admit you had this bonehead scratching his head for a few minutes. To my knowledge, the only theme song they've written was for "The Big Bang Theory". What did they write for a game show? And our favorite game show is WWTBAM. Oh - Millionaire - "If I had a million dollars...". D'oh! You said it's the perfect them song, not that they use it.

peacock2121 · #11 Post by **peacock2121** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 5:03 am

gotribego26 wrote:
peacock2121 wrote:
gotribego26 wrote:Don't know much about Buster Keaton, but you hit my wheelhouse with the math quiz. Good job - I've been studying up for a second career as a high school math teacher - it's nice to know the refreshers have worked some.

My first career as an actuary will likely end in the next 6-24 months.
Wow, tribe!

Changes are happening.

Are you pleased about it?
I'm excited, except when I'm terrified. I still have doubts this can work, but I've met two math dept chairs who tell me they'll call in the spring if they have something next fall. NC has a lateral entry program which allows me 3 years to finalize my certification while teaching - if I had been rrady last fall one would have probably hired me then. I thought I wasn't ready in a financial sense - but now I'm confident. I am very ready to get out of the corporate world. I'm ready for a diferetn set of challenges.

I hope I can be as excited about teaching as doc always seem to be.

It has been my experience that when I am excited and terrified, I am doing the right thing. You will have growth and discover things about you that you would not have without the terror.

I tip my hat to you for being interested in education and for wanting it to be a contribution, not just a way to make a living.