My questions - as a teacher - are: 1. exactly how long have you known about the school project questions (I bet you've had them for at least a few weeks) and 2. did you only start working on the project when you asked your question here?

As a teacher and an ex-librarian I thoroughly endorse WYSIWYG's statement: "Failure to plan on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part."

As a dyed in the wool sceptic, I also suspect that this is a wind-up (i.e we are being wound up).

Helen