Maths Mentoring Quiz (Induction Day)

Question 1

What is the capital city of Poland?

Accepted Answer

Warsaw

Question 2

In a class of 28, the 12 boys' mean height is 1.58m and the class mean is 1.52m. What is the mean height of the girls?

Accepted Answer

1.475

Question 3

How many times is "base" said:

Accepted Answer

90-100

Question 4

What is the duration of a soccer match (not including stoppage time)?

Accepted Answer

90 mins

Question 5

The Entente Powers in World War One consisted of Britain, France, Russia and...?

Accepted Answer

Japan

Question 6

What class is used as the basis to create the study group in Community?

Accepted Answer

Spanish 101

Question 7

What business is Marty Byrde's first purchase in the Ozarks?

Accepted Answer

Blue Cat Lodge

Question 8

Richard Feynmann is famous for his work on quantum electrodynamics. Select the 3 true statements.

Accepted Answer

Was an expert in the Mayan language, Learned Tuvan throat-singing, Used to pick locks and crack safes for fun

Question 9

Which bird lays the largest eggs?

Accepted Answer

Ostrich

Question 10

A cubic equation is...

Accepted Answer

any equation where the highest power of the variable is 3

Question 11

The product of a square number and a cube number is...

Accepted Answer

Sometimes square, sometimes cube

Question 12

What does IPA stand for

Accepted Answer

India Pale Ale

Question 13

B has 6 more marbles than A. C has double the marbles in B. There are 66 marbles total. How many are in Bag A?

Accepted Answer

12

Question 14

What is the name of the first man in space?

Accepted Answer

Yuri Gagarin

Question 15

Oliver Heaviside predicted the existence of the ionosphere in the earth's atmosphere. Select the 3 true statements.

Accepted Answer

Furnished his house with giant granite blocks, Drank only milk for days on end, Painted his nails bright pink

Question 16

Select the 3 true statements about Pythagoras.

Accepted Answer

Attempted to drown the man who discovered irrational numbers, Never touched a bean in his life, Led a mathematical cult that prayed to the number ten

Question 17

Nikola Tesla made many breakthroughs in electrical power, most notably, AC current. Select the 3 true statements.

Accepted Answer

Polished all his cutlery with exactly 18 napkins before eating, Walked around each building three times before entering, Born during a lightning storm

Question 18

Who directed the episode?

Accepted Answer

Gary Halvorson

Question 19

What is the name of Geralt's bard companion in The Witcher?

Accepted Answer

Jaskier

Question 20

What form of Japanese poetry has strictly seventeen syllables?

Accepted Answer

Haiku

Question 21

Buckminster Fuller is known for inventing the geodesic dome. Select the 3 true statements.

Accepted Answer

Slept 2 hours per night, Always wore three watches in different time zones, Wrote in his journal every 15 minutes from 1915 to 1983

Question 22

In The Big Bang Theory, what is Amy's PhD in?

Accepted Answer

Neurobiology

Question 23

How many strings are on a standard guitar?

Accepted Answer

6

Question 24

Abraham De Moivre developed analytic trigonometry and probability theory. Select the 3 true statements.

Accepted Answer

Was correct, Predicted he'd die on 27/11/54 after sleeping 24hrs straight, Began sleeping 15mins extra per night

Question 25

Bert and Ernie share a prize in the ratio 4:3. If Bert gets £56 how much is the total prize money?

Accepted Answer

£98

Question 26

Who was directing the new Al Pacino movie?

Accepted Answer

Dana Keystone

Question 27

What chemical do Jesse Pinkman and Mr. White steal a barrel of in Breaking Bad?

Accepted Answer

Methylamine

Question 28

Which city are the Peaky Blinders based in?

Accepted Answer

Birmingham

Question 29

Alan Turing was a computer scientist known for breaking the German Enigma code in WII. Select the 3 true statements.

Accepted Answer

Was fascinated with daisies, Wore a gas mask on his bike to combat allergies, Was an olympic level runner

Question 30

What is the name given to the monster by the kids in Season One of Stranger Things?

Accepted Answer

Demogorgon

Question 31

A geometric series has first term 80 and ratio 0.5. What is the third term in the series?

Accepted Answer

20

Question 32

What is the sixth digit of pi?

Accepted Answer

2

Question 33

What is the name of Otis's first girlfriend in Sex Education?

Accepted Answer

Ola

Question 34

Who was the second last person to leave the room?

Accepted Answer

Chandler

Question 35

What crime is Carole Baskin accused of committing in Tiger King?

Accepted Answer

Killing her husband

Question 36

Werner Heisenberg discovered a way to formulate quantum mechanics in terms of matrices. Select the 3 true statements.

Accepted Answer

Wouldn't touch anything round, Didn't know how a battery worked, Almost failed his PhD as he did not know how to do experiments

Question 37

What is the chemical symbol for antimony?

Accepted Answer

Sb

Question 38

How many times did Joey say Thursday?

Accepted Answer

6

Question 39

What is the value of the expression...

Accepted Answer

1

Question 40

Tycho Brahe worked in astronomy developing precise observation instruments for stars. Select the 3 true statements.

Accepted Answer

Died of a bladder infection as it was poor etiquette to leave the table, Tamed an elk for a pet, Lost his nose in a duel and wore a metal prosthetic one

Question 41

Who does Shrek fall in love with in the hit documentary "Shrek"?

Accepted Answer

Princess Fiona

Question 42

What is a scalene triangle?

Accepted Answer

A triangle that has three unequal sides

Question 43

Who runs the cafe Central Perk in Friends?

Accepted Answer

Gunter

Question 44

Paul Erdös is known for his work in number theory and combinatorics. Select the 3 true statements.

Accepted Answer

Took caffeine pills and amphetamines to do maths 20hrs per day, Lived out of a suitcase, Wrote over 1,500 mathematical papers

Question 45

What colour is the chair that Joey sits on?

Accepted Answer

Purple

Question 46

Identify the mathematical object

Accepted Answer

The Quadratic Formula

Maths Mentoring Quiz (Induction Day)

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