Random Math Trivia

Question 1

Which subject is named after Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi?

Accepted Answer

Algebra

Question 2

Have a great vacation!

Accepted Answer

Okay, You too!, If I have to, I will

Question 3

If you add up the angles of a quadrilateral, how many degrees do you get?

Accepted Answer

360

Question 4

Which of the following numbers is largest?

Accepted Answer

one googolplex

Question 5

Which company builds the most graphing calculators for use in US classrooms?

Accepted Answer

Texas Instruments

Question 6

What's the next number in the Fibonacci sequence: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ...

Accepted Answer

21

Question 7

How many zeros are in a trillion?

Accepted Answer

12

Question 8

What nationality was Pythagoras?

Accepted Answer

Greek

Question 9

Which solid has 5 faces and 8 edges?

Accepted Answer

rectangular pyramid

Question 10

Which number below is largest?

Accepted Answer

2.12

Question 11

Side lengths of 3, 4, and 5 units make what kind of triangle?

Accepted Answer

right

Question 12

Who invented fractals?

Accepted Answer

Mandelbrot

Question 13

A coordinate plane is divided into quadrants. Which term describes the common divisions of coordinate space?

Accepted Answer

octants

Question 14

Who (along with Liebniz) invented calculus?

Accepted Answer

Isaac Newton

Question 15

Who wrote the book "Elements" over 2000 years ago, laying the foundation for geometry?

Accepted Answer

Euclid

Question 16

In binary (base 2), how is the number 5 expressed?

Accepted Answer

101

Question 17

In which century were Arabic numerals introduced to Europe, replacing Roman numerals?

Accepted Answer

13th

Question 18

Who is the coordinate plane named after?

Accepted Answer

Rene Descartes

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