School Playlist
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
6th Grade
U.S. History (Preparing you for next year)
Mr. Marchant's Classroom
100

Kurtis Blow raps about this sport in his most popular song:

Basketball

100

If you have $100 in pennies, how many pennies would you have?

10,000

100

T or F: At BPS, 6th grade is at the elementary schools

False

100

In 1803, Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana territory from what country?

France

100

What do I keep in the bottom drawer of the filing cabinet?

Snacks

200

How many songs about ships sinking are on Mr. Marchant's school playlist?

2

Sink the Bismarck

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

200

What phrase makes up the last 4 words of the U.S. national anthem?

"Home of the brave"

200

How old would a typical 6th grader be in South Korea? (Hint: It's not the same age as you)

13 or 14

200

Who is one U.S. president that has been assassinated?

Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley, John F. Kennedy

200

What saint do I have on the filing cabinet by my desk?

(He's hiding rn)

St. Maximilian Kolbe

300

This 1970's song by The Foundations asks the listener to "Build me up, ________________________"

Buttercup

300

What is the numerical value of the Roman numeral L?

50

300

What percentage of American adults read at or below a 6th grade reading level? +-2

54%

300
The first 10 Amendments to the U.S. constitution are called what?

The Bill of Rights

300

How many drawers/cabinets are in Mr. Marchant's room?

26

400

The band Earth, Wind, & Fire sings a song about what month?

September

400

If Mr. Marchant threw a paper airplane 132 inches, Mrs. Balo threw hers 4 yards, and Mrs. Glatt threw hers 10 feet, who threw their airplane the furthest?

Mrs. Balo

400

About how many students are in 6th grade each year in the U.S.? (Answer is in the millions)

+- .3 million

3.7-4 million

400

How many presidents has the U.S. had?

47

400

What item has Mr. Marchant not had for many months? (Hint: There is one for the guys and one for the girls)

Bathroom pass

500

Which artist is has the most songs on Mr. Marchant's school playlist?

A. Lynyrd Skynyrd

B. Creedence Clearwater Revival

C. Kansas

D. Johnny Cash

E. Coldplay

B. Creedence Clearwater Revival

500

How many justices serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?

9

500
What is the average amount of screen time per day for a middle schooler in the U.S.?

7-9 hours

500

One our money, the Latin phrase "E pluribus unum" is seen. What does that mean?

Out of many, one.

OR

One out of many.

500

How many posters are up on the wall? (You have 15 seconds to answer)

34

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