Pop Culture:
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Sixth-Grade Literature
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Pop Culture:
Sixth-Grade Edition
100

This computer-related scare in 1999 resulted in many thinking the world was going to end because computers weren't able to recognize a 4-digit code for the year and had been using 19 _ _ instead.

What is "Y2K?"

100

Name the author of the popular series, “Harry Potter."

Who is J.K. Rowling?

100

Solve the equation:

27 = x - 12

What is x = 39 ?

100

The study of weather is called this.

What is meteorology?

100

This Stranger Things star was just recently engaged to singer Jon Bon Jovi's son.

Who is Millie Bobby Brown?

200

This song written by Neil Diamond and often sung at baseball games has a characteristic "bum bum bum" in the beat.

What is Sweet Caroline?

200

This graphic novel series features a middle-school aged weakling named Greg Heffly and is written by Jeff Kinney.

What is Diary of a Wimpy Kid ?

200

Write an equivalent expression to:

y + y + y

What is 3y?

200

The earth's day and night cycle is caused by its _____.

What is rotation?

200

Singer who sings the popular song Bad Guy.

Who is Billie Eilish?

300

This 1982 Spielberg film is about an unfortunate alien that gets stranded on earth. Drew Barrymore played the little sister to Elliott.

What is E.T.?

300

This short story written by Ray Bradbury is about a group of schoolchildren on the planet Venus including the characters of Margot and William.

What is All Summer in a Day

300

Find the solution when x = 6

x+ 4

What is 40?

300

This is when water vapor in the atmosphere becomes liquid.

What is condensation?

300

Before Taylor Swift became famous, she moved to this state from Pennsylvania at age 14.

What is Tennessee?

400

Don't You (Forget About Me) was a hit for this Scottish band in 1985.

Who are Simple Minds?

400

This lovable side character of Bud, Not Buddy had a job as a pullman porter and told Bud he "has a peanut head."

Who is Lefty Lewis?

400

For every vote candidate A received, candidate B received 3 votes. Write a ratio for the number of votes for candidate B and candidate A.

3:1

400

Any event or force of nature that has sudden or extreme consequences, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions.

What is a catastrophic event / natural disaster?

400

This singer is known for singing songs like Watermelon Sugar, Story of My Life, and What Makes You Beautiful.

Who is Harry Styles?

500

Tommy Tutone claimed to have this person's phone  number in a memorable 80s song.

Bonus 100 if you name the number!

Who is Jenny?

867-5309

500

Now known as Ho Chi Minh City, this city in Vietnam was the real home to the fictional main character in Inside Out and Back Again.

What is Saigon?

500

This is the formula for volume.

What is length x width x height?

500

The continuous circulation in the Earth-Atmosphere system; the motion of the water from the ground to the atmosphere and back again.

What is the water cycle?

500

This NBA player holds the record for the all-time most career points with 38,652 and counting.

Who is LeBron James?