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Sloat Trivia!

How much do you know about our school? Take the quiz and find out! Some of the answers are right here on the web site! Others require you to use your eyes and ears at school. Are you a Sloat expert?

Which teacher conducted a hunt for the gingerbread man each year?

A) Ms. Yazman
B) Mrs. Walsh          
C) Ms. Loia

Which is the western-most classroom at Sloat?

A) A-1
B) C-4          
C) D-4

Which Sloat teacher's great-grandfather was the Principal and only teacher in Sloat's original one-room school house in the 1870s?

A) Mr. Dwyer
B) Ms. Schock          
C) Ms. Copeland

Which is the most popular name at Commodore Sloat?

A) Emily
B) Brandon          
C) Alex

Where did Mrs. Walsh grow up?

A) Palo Alto
B) San Francisco          
C) Berkeley

Where does Ms. Dowd wear her nose ring?

A) The left
B) The center          
C) The right
D) She doesn't wear a nose ring

Who is the only teacher at Sloat who had a sibling who also taught here?

A) Ms. Loia
B) Mr. Dwyer          
C) Ms. Wong

Bonus Question: What was the name of that teacher?

A) Ms. O'Connell, D-3
B) Mr. Crocker, C-3          
C) Mrs. Murray, B-4

Which Sloat staffer did NOT run a marathon in the last year?

A) Ms. Denise
B) Mr. Celona         
C) Ms. Dowd
D) Ms. Erika

Which two Sloat teachers ride their bikes to and from school regularly?

A) Mr. Dwyer and Mr. Kenney
B) Mr. Kenney and Mrs. Siddle          
C) Mrs. Siddle and Ms. Mansir

What year was Commodore Sloat School built?

A) 1919
B) 1927         
C) 1922

Which Sloat teacher grew up on a dairy farm?

A) Mr. Privitelli
B) Mr. Dwyer          
C) Mrs. Reilly

True or false: In the 1950s during the McCarthy era, teachers had to swear a loyalty oath, or they would be fired.

A) True
B) False          

Which of the following is NOT a paraprofessional at Sloat?

A) Ms. Denise
B) Ms. Joan
C) Ms. Grace          
D) Ms. Jayne
E) Ms. Kylee

What was Commodore Sloat's full name (the guy, not the school)?

A) John Drake Sloat
B) William Chapman Sloat          
C) James Smith Sloat

A school event in the 1940s had to be cancelled due to:

A) The threat of an enemy air raid
B) A big storm, which caused damage to the school          
C) An outbreak of Polio in San Francisco

How much does our anchor weigh?

A) 1 ton
B) 5,000 pounds          
C) 3,000 pounds

What is the name of Ms. Dowd's dog?

A) Pootsie
B) Hoagie          
C) Mutt

What native plant do we have on our pollinator hillside garden that was used to make soap?

A) Lavendar
B) Rosemary          
C) Ceanothus

What did Ms. Schock dress as for Halloween last year?

A) Albert Einstein
B) Thomas Edison          
C) Sigmund Freud

What was the name of the one-room schoolhouse originally on the current site of Commodore Sloat School?

A) Sunset School
B) Ocean House School          
C) Sigmund Stern School

Which of our current Sloat teachers has taught at Sloat the longest?

A) Ms. Moore
B) Ms. Seiki          
C) Mrs. Wentworth

What part of the plant are we eating when we eat artichokes?

A) The root
B) The flower          
C) The flower bud

What grades did Commodore Sloat originally include?

A) K-8
B) K-6          
C) K-12

Which teacher has a rescued puppy from from Hurricane Katrina?

A) Mrs. Siddle
B) Ms. Wong          
C) Ms. Moore

Who is the tree in front of the school, to the right of the main entrance, dedicated to?

A) Former SF mayor Joe Alioto for driving the 1977 school remodel
B) The school's first principal, Miss Elvina Berard          
C) Beloved teacher Miss Dorothy Duff, who taught at Sloat for 40 years

Which teacher regularly takes the bus to and walks home from school?

A) Ms. Mansir
B) Mrs. Jaravata          
C) Mr. Dwyer

Who is the mosaic in the lobby dedicated to?

A) Edith Cochran, Sloat's second principal
B) The Sloat Mothers Club, for their war work in the 40s          
C) Kathy Wong, Sloat's principal just prior to Dr. Faigenbaum

Bonus question about the mosaic: What is its title?

A) City Beautiful
B) The Children of San Francisco          
C) Pretty City

What did our newsletter Soundings used to be called?

A) Sloat Notes
B) The Log          
C) The Anchor

What are the three main nutrients found in the soil that plants need for healthy growth?

A) Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Sodium
B) Nitrogen, Potassium, and Phosphorus          
C) Potassium, Oxygen, and Dilithium Crystals

True or false: Girls in the 1960s were not allowed to wear pants to school at Sloat

A) True
B) False          

What kind of car does Ms. Loia drive?

A) PT Cruiser
B) Corvette          
C) Pick-up truck

A brand new invention was tried out in the 4th and 5th grades in the 1950s. What was it?

A) Ballpoint pens
B) Three-ring binders          
C) Dry erase boards

What were Sloat's original "school colors?"

A) Orange and white
B) Blue and white          
C) Red and blue

How many sets of twins are there at Sloat?

A) 2
B) 1          
C) 3

True or false: Sloat sponsored a school for incorrigible boys in the 1940s

True
False          

Questions courtesy of current and past Sloat staff and parents Janet Mohle-Boetani, Chris Leishman, Dalika Tongue, Lisa Reece, Cindy Pacini, Leslie Vallee, Sue Pierce, Sarah Wentker, Jeanne Dowd, Colleen Wentworth, and Jim Dwyer.