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Basic trivia about math history and general knowledge
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1
Which natural phenomenon was used in ancient times to estimate the heights of objects?
tides
gravity
shadows
eclipses
2
What Greek math whiz noticed that the morning star and the evening star are the same?
Socrates
Pythagoras
Euclid
Archimedes
3
Which tool can be used for geometric constructions?
protractor
calculator
hammer
straight-edge
4
Which polygon does not tessellate?
hexagon
triangle
octagon
square
5
How many zeroes are in a googol?
10,000
100
10
1,000
6
How many equal sides does an icosahedron have?
20
16
24
36
7
Which number does not have its own Roman numeral?
1,000
10
0
50
8
The unit of time that is 1/100th of a second is called a
nanosecond
parsec
jiffy
split second
9
Zephirum, Iziphra, Cenero, and Sifr are different names for
Zero
Mathematicians
Algebra
Greek Gods
10
In English law, what is the smallest number of people that can constitute a riot?
10
100
20
3
11
What was the eighth month in the Roman calendar?
December
August
October
Julius
12
What is the answer to the "Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything"
Yes
Love
Math
42
13
How many square inches are there in a square foot?
24
2
144
12
14
What is the significance of the number 525,600 in a song from the musical "Rent"?
The number of times your heart beats in one day
The number of cells in the human body
The number of minutes in a year
The price of a house
15
What's short for "binary digit"?
bing
bit
bid
bingit
16
What is the only number that has the same number of letters (in English) as its meaning?
10
2
1
4
17
What geometric shape forms the hole that fits an Allen wrench?
hexagon
square
pentagon
triangle
18
Which of these numbers did the ancient Egyptians consider to be sacred?
9
13
3
1
19
What unit of measurement is used to measure the height of horses and ponies?
Minutes
Yards
Feet
Hands
20
What number does "giga" stand for?
one million
one thousand
one billion
one trillion