"I went to the woods, because I wanted to live deliberately. I wanted to suck the marrow out of ________." - Dead Poets' Society
life
100
Which planet is the closest to Earth?
Mars
100
*BONUS 200 POINTS*
One day, Tiara buys Mr. Merryweather a cup of hot chocolate and not chocolate milk. Confused, Mr. Merryweather pours one-fifth of it down the drain. In terms of decimal numbers, how much of the hot chocolate is left?
0.8 or 0.80
100
Who wrote the short story "The Grandma Attack"?
Lillian
100
True or False? Mr. Merryweather taught you during the Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter seasons.
True! Unless your name is Mostafa.
200
*BONUS 400 POINTS*
In the movie Gravity, Dr. ________ Stone is played by Sandra Bullock.
Ryan
200
True or False? A constellation is a group of planets.
False
200
What is the name of the fraction that represents exactly 16.67% of the whole?
One-sixth
200
Who wrote the short story "The Cursed?"
Livi
200
Mr. Merryweather was mercilessly dunked in the Dunk Tank by his students during the Fun Fair. But what activity did Mr. Merryweather supervise before his turn in the Dunk Tank?
Hockey Shoot-out Contest
300
We watched Shrek as a class to study this: where a protagonist often goes through a predictable yet cyclical series of events.
The Hero's Journey
300
True or False? Polaris is also known as the "North Star".
True
300
If Tim buys five out of six Pokemon cards from a vendor, what percentage of the Pokemon cards did Tim purchase?
83% (rounded) or 83.33%
300
Who wrote the short story "Spooder Boy"?
Kartik
300
*BONUS 300 POINTS*
Mr. Merryweather currently plays keeper in a Co-Ed Soccer League on Mondays. This league is organized by the OSC: otherwise known as the ___________ Soccer Club.
Oakville
400
What was the name of that great Christmas movie where three criminals unsuccessfully try to kidnap a baby?
Baby's Day Out
400
True or False? Saturn and Uranus are the only two planets in our solar system with rings.
False
400
Rachel and Elise buy 61 of a possible 300 lottery tickets. Sydney and Khansa buy 19.9% of the lottery tickets. And Adam and Daniel buy one-fifth of the lottery tickets. Who has the best odds of winning the lottery?
Rachel and Elise
400
Who wrote the short story "Ghost"?
Larissa
400
Mr. Merryweather loves watching EURO 2016. Although "Merryweather" is an English last name, what team does Mr. Merryweather want to see win the EURO?
Northern Ireland
500
Ah yes, Indiana Jones was a movie we watched but never got around to finishing. What was the name of the sacred relic that Indy was trying to find before Hitler?
The Ark of the Covenant
500
*BONUS 1000 POINTS*
What is the name of the galaxy that we currently live in?
The Milky Way Galaxy
500
During Graduation tomorrow, if you were to eat 70 veggie pizzas for every 210 pepperoni pizzas that you will eat - how could we write this as a SIMPLIFIED ratio?
1:3
500
Who wrote the short story "The Worms"?
Daniel
500
Mr. Merryweather has taught Grade 12 University English, Grade 7/8 Extended French, and now Grade 6 French Immersion. Which class was his favourite?