Pillars of Character Jeopardy!

Trustworthiness & Respect

100

Which word would best complete this sentence to demonstrate the Trustworthiness pillar?

Don't _______, cheat, or steal.

(Satirize, deceive, congratulate)

Deceive

200

Which word would best complete this sentence to demonstrate the Respect pillar?

Be _______ and accepting of differences.

(Intimidating, knowledgeable, tolerant)

Tolerant

300

In the Six Pillars of Character video that we watched, a student dropped something, and another student returned it to them to demonstrate Trustworthiness. What did the student drop?

Money

400

In the Six Pillars of Character video that we watched, how did a student demonstrate the Respect pillar?

They noticed the trashcan in their class was kicked over, and they started cleaning it up without being told to.

500

Yesterday, Mr. Davis showed a Trustworthiness warm-up activity about "two truths and a lie" from his personal life, even though they were all not true. What were the three statements I had written on the board?

(Teams need to get all three statements correct/partially correct for FULL points).

Mr. Davis has visited eleven different countries.

Mr. Davis has personally met the last six presidents.

Mr. Davis has raised all of the following animals in his life: cats, dogs, birds, turtles, goats, chickens, and an owl.

Responsibility

100

Which word would best complete this sentence to demonstrate the Responsibility pillar?

Be accountable for your __________, actions, and attitudes.

(Friends, words, siblings)

Words

200

Which phrase would best complete this sentence to demonstrate the Responsibility pillar?

Do your best;__________________

(Come to class prepared, never surrender, set a good example)

Set a good example

300

Each day, Mr. Davis wants his class to demonstrate Responsibility by coming to class prepared and taking initiative. What two things does Mr. Davis typically ask you to write on your paper each day before you do the warm-up?

Your First and Last Name AND Today's Date

400

In the Six Pillars of Character video that we watched, a student demonstrated taking Responsibility to his teacher by completing their project and receiving a 100. What were his two other group members doing instead of helping?

One was sleeping, and one was on their phone.

500

Which student in this example demonstrates Responsibility the best?

Liam knows he needs to bring a pencil and paper to class every day, so he always asks his friends for pencils and papers before class to maybe be able to have them.

Tasha has homework to complete for her last period class, but she wants to attend a concert that night. Tasha decides that she will just do her homework tomorrow during another class before her last period.

Nasir got in trouble for fighting at school today, so he will be suspended tomorrow. After getting home from school, he admits it and tells his parents what happened before they find out from school.

Nasir

(Be accountable for your words, actions, and attitudes)

Fairness & Caring

100

Which word would best complete this sentence to demonstrate the Fairness pillar?

Don't take _____________ of others.

(Advantage, property, ideas)

Advantage

200

Which word would best complete this sentence to demonstrate the Caring pillar?

Be ___________ and altruistic.

(Talented, charitable, careful)

Charitable

300

In the Six Pillars of Character video that we watched, a student demonstrated Fairness because she noticed someone was cheating while playing what card game?

Uno

400

In the Six Pillars of Character video that we watched, a student demonstrated that they are Caring by opening the door for other students. What did she also notice and do in the hallway?

She noticed a student was sitting down on the floor who was upset, so she went to talk to them and check in.

500

This week, Mr. Davis taught about the Caring pillar by presenting a scenario in which a student stole a phone from their backpack and told someone else to "mind their business." Mr. Davis also asked you to consider if the student stole __________, a sandwich, and money instead of a phone. What was the other item we talked about in that scenario?

AirPods

Citizenship

100

Which word would best complete this sentence to demonstrate the Citizenship pillar?

Stay informed; ________.

(Vote, protect, learn)

Vote

200

Which word would best complete this sentence to demonstrate the Citizenship pillar?

Protect the _______________.

(Schools, children, environment)

Environment

300

In the Six Pillars of Character video that we watched, a group of students demonstrated Citizenship by going outside and doing what?

Cleaning up and picking up trash.

400

How old do you need to be to vote in the Presidential Elections?

(Bonus 100 Points if you can also tell me how often citizens vote in Presidential Elections)

18

(Every 4 years)

500

Citizenship involves knowing about your community and where you belong to. What is the capital city of Delaware?

Dover

Other

100

What is Bayard's word of the week for this week (10/7-10/11)?

Happy

200

What was the animal that Mr. Davis talked about when we were discussing personal growth?

(There was a sticky note on the wall to show the height of a full-grown adult size of this animal)

Kangaroo

300

Name two of the characters that Mr. Davis showed on-screen on Who? Wednesday from this week.

Abu / Toad / Lupita Nyong'o


Cyclops / Keegan-Michael Key / George Washington

400

Last week, Mr. Davis showed four words on screen that made someone a great leader. What were those four words?

(100 Points for each correct word)

Initiative, Trustworthy, Loyalty, Confident

500

Name two of the movies that we have seen clips from in the past few week during our lessons.

Men in Black / Twelve Angry Men / Coach Carter / Facing the Giants / School of Rock / The Pursuit of Happyness