I like to throw goofy extra credit questions on my exams. Usually they will draw on something I've said in class that students probably didn't write down, but was just goofy enough that it might have clung to their brains. For example, President Polk once had gall bladder surgery without anesthesia. Just for variety, I might add a university question, such as the name of the Dean of Students or that year's commencement speaker. My favorite question thus far? "The 'W' in George W. Bushis name is short for --?"
Few very students know the answer, but I do get some hilarious guesses.
Ralph (his real name) is proving very elusive as a research topic
Words Written: lots of books thrown around the room
Lessons Graded: fifteen
5 comments:
I didn't think that 'Dubya' started with a 'W'
Walker, isn't it?
His dad was George Herbert Walker Bush.
I actually took a beat trying to figure out how Ralph could start with a W.
I'm not getting the extra credit points, am I?
I suppose "wanker" wouldn't get me much, would it?
Regards,
tommyspoon
I can think of a few suggestions for that "W". I'm too polite though. I wonder how many people here in Britain know what Tony Blair's middle names are though. Or even know that they begin with C and L.
Steven
Well, er, the possibiliies are endless... but...
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