Student vs. Teacher: Kick & Nguyen battle it out
Richard Kick, computer science and math teacher
vs.
Allison Nguyen, senior
1. Who created an average of one patent every 3 weeks of his life?
Kick: Henry Ford
Nguyen: … I don’t even know
Answer: Thomas Edison
Even though Henry Ford had a multitude of patents on automotive parts, it was nowhere near Thomas Edison’s 2,332 patents.
Score: Kick, 0 – Nguyen, 0
2. What is the top selling spice in the world?
Kick: Cinnamon
Nguyen: I’m going to go with cinnamon too
Answer: Pepper
Kick and Nguyen need to spice up these answers.
Score: Kick, 0 – Nguyen, 0
3. What is the diameter of the Earth?
Kick: 23,000
Nguyen: 700,000 miles?
Answer: 8000 miles
The Earth is smaller than it seems, especially since over 7 billion people live on it. But, since Mr. Kick is closer, he gets the point.
Score: Kick, 1 – Nguyen, 0
4. What record label did Michael Jackson first record on?
Kick: Oh, I know this one … Is it Motown?
Nguyen: I don’t know any record labels!
Answer: Motown
I guess Nguyen needs to brush up on mo’ record labels.
Score: Kick, 2 – Nguyen, 0
5. According to Thomas Edison genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent what?
Kick: Perspiration
Nguyen: Um… sweat?
Answer: Perspiration
Don’t sweat it, Kick and Nguyen both got the point.
Score: Kick, 3 – Nguyen, 1
6. In which season do most burglaries take place?
Kick: I agree with Allison; and it gets darker at night.
Nguyen: Christmastime! With all the presents.
Answer: Winter
‘Tis the season to be stealing!
Score: Kick, 4 – Nguyen, 2
7. Which planet spins the slowest?
Kick: I’m going to go with the biggest planet, Jupiter.
Nguyen: Mercury, because it is the closest to the sun.
Answer: Venus
Venus actually spins in the opposite direction of the other planets causing it rotate slower than the other planets.
Score: Kick, 4 – Nguyen, 2
8. How many eyelids do camels have to protect them from the sand?
Kick: Two.
Nguyen: You can never go wrong with three…
Answer: Three
Third time’s the charm!
Score: Kick, 4 – Nguyen, 3
9. What bone in your body is stronger than concrete?
Kick: The femur.
Nguyen: The thigh bone?
Answer: The femur, also known as the thigh bone
Sorry, I don’t have any humerus jokes about the femur.
Score: Kick, 5 – Nguyen, 4
10. How long does the average American spend watching commercials in their lifetime?
Kick: *Does calculations on his paper for 5 minutes* Five years.
Nguyen: I’m just going to say 20 years.
Answer: A year and a half
Why watch television with commercials when you can watch Netflix? Mr. Kick is closer, so he takes the point.
Score: Kick, 6 – Nguyen, 4
