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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 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
What is one of Mrs. Walsh's favorite activites when she's not teaching at Sloat?
A) Biking
B) Hiking          
C) Scrapbooking
A teacher dressed as a Bay Area mountain for Halloween last year. What is the name of the mountain?
A) Mt. Diablo
B) Mt. Tamalpais          
C) Mt. Davidson
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
What is Ms. Lee's dog's name?
A) Buster
B) Bing          
C) Buddy
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) Ms. Meehan
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 Sloat teacher can be seen most mornings holding a cup of coffee at line-up in the lower yard?
A) Ms. Schock
B) Mr. Privitelli          
C) Ms. Tam
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 walks to 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 is Ms. Yazman's husband's job?
A) A police officer
B) A fire fighter          
C) A social worker
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) 3
B) 1          
C) 2
True or false: Sloat sponsored a school for incorrigible boys in the 1940s
True
False          

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