What sport did Kobe Bryant play?
Basketball - He was a shooting guard and spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers.
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?
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.
What is the best-selling video game of all time?
Minecraft!
T/F
In the US, 1 in 5 students ages 12-18 has been bullied during the school year.
True
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.
Book Question: What is Marco's Zippa?
His rolling backpack.
Book Question: Who is Muggsy Bogues?
Shortest player in NBA history at 5'3". Marco gets his nickname from him!
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.
A. 10 feet
B. 7 feet 3 inches
C. 6 feet 11 inches
D. 8 feet 11 inches
D - 8 feet and 11 inches!
What video game character was recently made into a movie?
Hint: The third movie just came out in 2024.
Sonic the Hedgehog
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?
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.
A. Java
B. Python
C. C++
D. None of the Above
E. All of the Above
E. ALL of the above
Book Question: Marco uses animals to classify different students. What animal does he use to classify them?
Fish!
Ex. Betta - aggressive
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.
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?
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.