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What state has the highest number of college students?
What percentage of students in the US wear school uniforms?
In what month do students in Japan go back to school?
What country has the shortest school year, at 36 weeks?
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When do students in the Netherlands start school?
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What term describes the fear of going to school?
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How many teachers are there teaching in the US?
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In what country are all students age six and up taught Chess as a part of their curriculum?
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What was the average SAT score in 2019?
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When were erasers added to pencils?
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What is the most popular major studied in US colleges?
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What is the most difficult year of high school?
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What percent of a student’s body does the average backpack weigh?
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Study Notes
School-Related Trivia Facts
- Didaskaleniophobia refers to the fear of going to school.
- A graphite pencil can draw a line approximately 35 miles long.
- The U.S. has around 8 million teachers in its educational system.
- Blue is the most popular color of Crayola crayons.
- In Armenia, all students aged six and up are taught Chess as part of their curriculum.
- The average family spends about $700 annually on school supplies.
- Yellow was established as the official color of American school buses in 1939.
- About 50% of back-to-school shopping is conducted online.
- Finland boasts the shortest average school day globally.
- Boston is home to the United States’ oldest public school.
- Erasers were introduced to pencils in 1858.
- The weight of an average backpack accounts for approximately 20% of a student's body weight.
- The largest crayon in the world weighs about 1,500 pounds.
- The 1930s marked the decade when the majority of U.S. teenagers began attending high school.
- The average SAT score in 2019 was 1050.
- Harvard is recognized as the most selective college in the U.S.
- Business and Management is the most popular major in U.S. colleges.
- Mathematics is the most liked subject in elementary schools worldwide.
- Junior year is often considered the most challenging year of high school.
- Most children start school at the age of five.
- Japanese students return to school in April.
- Approximately 20% of U.S. students wear school uniforms.
- The University of Central Florida is the largest college in the U.S.
- California has the highest number of college students in the United States.
- The average classroom size in the U.S. consists of about 21 students.
- Homework is a primary concern for elementary school students when starting school.
- All published schools in the U.S. have internet access.
- The tradition of giving apples to teachers originated in Denmark.
- Israel has a school week that spans six days.
- About 66.7% of school-age children report enjoying school.
- The largest school in the world is located in India.
- In the Netherlands, students begin school on their fourth birthday.
- France has the shortest school year, lasting just 36 weeks.
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