Vocabulary Bingo
Sports Trivia
True/False
Weird Medical Facts!
Tech Wiz
100
What word means lively, determined and courageous?
A. Mantra
B. Feisty
C. Roam
B. Feisty
100
What sport did Kobe Bryant play?
Basketball - He was a shooting guard and spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers.
100
T/F
Bullying and teasing are the same thing.
False
Good-natured teasing is a way for people to communicate with each other.
Bullying is done to embarrass the victim and make the bully look better and stronger.
Do you agree/disagree?
100
T/F
Human teeth are just as strong as shark teeth.
True! Despite being made of different materials. Both have similar outer enamel and protein structures, making their hardness nearly identical.
100
What is the best-selling video game of all time?
Minecraft!
200
What does gripe mean?
A. to be restless or fidgety
B. to bounce off at an angle
C. to complain with grumbling
C. to complain with grumbling
200
What does NBA stand for?
National Basketball Association
200
T/F
In the US, 1 in 5 students ages 12-18 has been bullied during the school year.
True
200
Your blood is approximately what percentage of your body weight?
A. 26%
B. 8%
C. 36%
D. 11%
B. 8% - In a human body, blood typically constitutes around 7-8% of total body weight. This means that for a 150-pound person, about 10-12 pounds would be blood.
200
Book Question: What is Marco's Zippa?
His rolling backpack.
300
Which word means a barrier usually made in a hurry for protection against attack or for blocking the way.
A. Barricade
B. Acute
C. Sluggish
A. Barricade
300
Book Question: Who is Muggsy Bogues?
Shortest player in NBA history at 5'3". Marco gets his nickname from him!
300
T/F
6th grade students experience the least amount of bullying.
False - Studies show that 6th grade students experience the most bullying among all other grades.
300
What is the world record for the tallest person ever?
A. 10 feet
B. 7 feet 3 inches
C. 6 feet 11 inches
D. 8 feet 11 inches
D - 8 feet and 11 inches!
300
What video game character was recently made into a movie?
Hint: The third movie just came out in 2024.
Sonic the Hedgehog
400
What does momentum mean?
A. to go from place to place without direction
B. the force or speed of an object in motion
C. bouncing off at an angle
B. the force or speed of an object in motion
400
What is the nickname of the college basketball playoff tournament?
Hint: It has to do with a month.
March Madness
400
T/F
Students who reported that they were frequently bullied scored lower in reading, mathematics, and science than their peers who reported that they were never or rarely bullied.
True - what are your thoughts on that?
400
Book Question: In the book, Marco gets injured - how is he injured?
He jams his finger and can't use that hand to handle a basketball.
400
Which of these are coding languages?
A. Java
B. Python
C. C++
D. None of the Above
E. All of the Above
E. ALL of the above
500
Book Question: Marco uses animals to classify different students. What animal does he use to classify them?
Fish!
Ex. Betta - aggressive
500
Who was the youngest player to score 10,000 points in the NBA?
LeBron James - He achieved this feat in a game against the Toronto Raptors on February 27, 2008.
500
The most common type of bullying is cyberbullying.
False - The most commonly reported type of bullying is verbal harassment (79%), followed by social harassment (50%), physical bullying (29%), and cyberbullying (25%)
Do you agree?
500
T/F
You're taller in the morning that you are at night.
True! You're usually about a centimeter to an inch taller in the morning than in the evening due to the compression of the cartilage between your bones throughout the day.
500
When was the first Nintendo gaming console released?
A. 1999
B.2010
C. 2001
D. 1983
D. 1983 - It was first released in Japan on July 15, 1983.
