How much do the students and staff members of Hayesville High School know about the

world? Thankgoodness the Common Knowledge Quiz is here to answer that question.
This month we asked students:

- What is the name of the United States national passenger railroad system?
- Name any three teachers from the Harry Potter book series.
-Who wrote Around the World in Eighty Days ?
-What is the point on an American pencil made of?
-What is the profession of James Horner?
-Who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird ?
-How many people serve in the United States House of Representatives and Senate?
-In what year did the first American enter outer space?

*HHS boys got an average of 30.9% correct compared to 17.5% for the girls.
*The HHS men staff members got an average of 10% compared to 13.6% for the
women.
*Students got 22.9 % while staff members got 24.5% correct.
*Freshmen win since they got an average of 40.9% correct.
*Juniors came in second with 20.9%.
*The sophomores got 19.32% correct.
*The seniors come in last with 18.2%.
*The highest score made by a student was 63.6% by Marcus Keely.
*The top score made by a staff member was 54.5% and that was made by Dr. Criss.

Just so you know, the answers are:

-Amtrak
-Trelawney, Snape, Hagrid, Lupin, Dumbledore, McGonagall, Moody...
-Jules Verne
-A soundtrack composer with credits such as: Bicentenial Man, Deep Impact, A
Beautiful Mind, and most notably, Titanic.
-Harper Lee
-House:435/ Senate: 100
- 1961