QuizQuizHow Assumptions Shape How Assumptions Shape Perspectives: A Teaching Perspectives: A Teaching

DemonstrationDemonstrationBarney C. BeinsBarney C. Beins

Ithaca College - Ithaca, NYIthaca College - Ithaca, NY

1. Whose face appears on the penny?1. Whose face appears on the penny?

2. What is the minimum voting age in a 2. What is the minimum voting age in a national election?national election?

3. On what month, day, and year will the 3. On what month, day, and year will the next century begin?next century begin?

4. Is the earth closer to the sun during the 4. Is the earth closer to the sun during the winter or during the summer?winter or during the summer?

5. What are loonies good for?5. What are loonies good for?

6. Who hit more home runs in a career than 6. Who hit more home runs in a career than any other professional baseball player?any other professional baseball player?

7. Is it possible for a football game that is 7. Is it possible for a football game that is played to completion to end with a 1 – 0 played to completion to end with a 1 – 0 score?score?

8. Who stole the greatest number of bases in 8. Who stole the greatest number of bases in a single season in professional baseball?a single season in professional baseball?

9. Can you transform the item below into a 9. Can you transform the item below into a perfect square, drawing just one straight perfect square, drawing just one straight

line?line?

AnswersAnswers 1. It depends on the 1. It depends on the

country minting the country minting the coin. In the U.S., it coin. In the U.S., it will be Abraham will be Abraham Lincoln, although Lincoln, although some students may be some students may be aware of the old aware of the old Indian-head pennies. Indian-head pennies. In Canada, the queen In Canada, the queen of England appears on of England appears on the penny.the penny.

2. The students original 2. The students original answer will be 18, the answer will be 18, the minimum age in the minimum age in the U.S. During the U.S. During the discussion, they will discussion, they will not know that they not know that they should not assume that should not assume that the answer involves the answer involves American law. The American law. The correct answer (as far correct answer (as far as I can ascertain) is as I can ascertain) is 16. In Canada, military 16. In Canada, military personnel 16 may vote personnel 16 may vote in national elections.in national elections.

3. Referring to the 3. Referring to the Western calendar the Western calendar the next century will begin next century will begin on Jan. 1, 2100. (There on Jan. 1, 2100. (There are valid arguments are valid arguments that the next century that the next century will begin on 2101, will begin on 2101, since there is no year since there is no year 0) At the same time, 0) At the same time, there are other there are other calendars that may calendars that may mark centuries mark centuries differently.differently.

4. The answer depends 4. The answer depends on your hemisphere. In on your hemisphere. In the northern the northern hemisphere, the earth hemisphere, the earth is closer to the sun in is closer to the sun in winter. In the winter. In the southern, it is in southern, it is in summer. The degree summer. The degree of warmth is not of warmth is not associated with associated with distance from the sun, distance from the sun, rather with the tilt of rather with the tilt of the earth.the earth.

5. “Loonies” are crazy 5. “Loonies” are crazy people in popular people in popular parlance, at least in parlance, at least in the U.S. In Canada, the U.S. In Canada, however, loonies are however, loonies are dollar coins. One dollar coins. One reason is the loons are reason is the loons are depicted on the depicted on the reverse side of the reverse side of the coin.coin.

6. The person is 6. The person is Sadduharo Oh, a Sadduharo Oh, a Japanese player who Japanese player who hit over 800 home hit over 800 home runs in his career. runs in his career. There’s more than There’s more than American baseball.American baseball.

7. Yes. Soccer is 7. Yes. Soccer is football in England. In football in England. In Canadian football, Canadian football, when a punter kicks when a punter kicks the ball out of the the ball out of the back of the end zone, back of the end zone, the team is awarded the team is awarded one point. There’s one point. There’s more than American more than American football.football.

8. Sophie Kurys, who 8. Sophie Kurys, who played for the Racine played for the Racine Belles in the Women’s Belles in the Women’s Professional Baseball Professional Baseball League. In 1946, she League. In 1946, she stole 202 bases.stole 202 bases.

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