Seasonal Quiz

Question 1

What is the solution to 5x - 3 = 17 + x ?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 2

On the 5th day of Christmas, how many gifts did my true love send to me?

Accepted Answer

15

Question 3

To which set of numbers does π belong?

Accepted Answer

Irrational

Question 4

To what kind of triangle can Pythagoras's theorem be applied directly?

Accepted Answer

Right-angled

Question 5

A line goes through the points (3, 5) and (6, 17). Its gradient is:

Accepted Answer

4

Question 6

What is 20% of $480?

Accepted Answer

$96

Question 7

Where was the real St. Nicholas, on whom the Santa Claus figure is based, born?

Accepted Answer

Turkey

Question 8

In Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol, who was Scrooge's dead business partner?

Accepted Answer

Jacob Marley

Question 9

What is the approximate value of the Golden Ratio, Φ?

Accepted Answer

1.618

Question 10

The expression 6x(x + 2y) is equal to

Accepted Answer

6x2 + 12xy

Question 11

What is the gradient of horizontal line?

Accepted Answer

0

Question 12

In Poland, what is traditionally eaten on Christmas Eve?

Accepted Answer

Carp

Question 13

How many seconds are there in 2 hours?

Accepted Answer

7200

Question 14

What is the sum of all the angles in a pentagon?

Accepted Answer

540o

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a type of transformation?

Accepted Answer

Transposition

Question 16

What item of red clothing do Italians wear to bring them good luck in the New Year?

Accepted Answer

underwear

Question 17

What is 142?

Accepted Answer

196

Question 18

How many different ways can the letters of the word STAR be arranged?

Accepted Answer

24

Question 19

Which Jewish festival is celebrated around December?

Accepted Answer

Hannukah

Question 20

Which of the following is the equation of a line with y-intercept -8 and slope 2 ?

Accepted Answer

y = 2x - 8

Question 21

How many sides does a dodecagon have?

Accepted Answer

12

Question 22

Which of the following is NOT a type of statistical diagram?

Accepted Answer

Median

Question 23

How else can 4-2 be written?

Accepted Answer

1/16

Question 24

(2x3)4 is the same as:

Accepted Answer

16x12

Question 25

If f(x) = √(x - 2), what is the value of f(6)?

Accepted Answer

2

Question 26

If f(x) = 3 - |x|, then f(-2) is:

Accepted Answer

1

Question 27

Expand 7(3x - 4) + x - 2

Accepted Answer

22x - 30

Question 28

How many vertices does a tetrahedron have?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 29

In which country is the New Year celebrated with the burning of large scarecrow figures?

Accepted Answer

Ecuador

Question 30

What is an integer?

Accepted Answer

A positive or negative whole number or zero

Question 31

In which country is KFC popularly eaten for Christmas dinner?

Accepted Answer

Japan

Question 32

A triangle has angles 34o and 118o. What is the size of the third angle?

Accepted Answer

28o

Question 33

If a = -2 and b = 5, then a3b =

Accepted Answer

-40

Question 34

What is the equation of a vertical line through (1, 2)?

Accepted Answer

x = 1

Question 35

how many millimetres are there in one kilometre?

Accepted Answer

1000000

Question 36

How many faces does an icosahedron have?

Accepted Answer

20

Question 37

1 mile is approximately how many kilometres?

Accepted Answer

1.5

Question 38

What is the value of 6! ?

Accepted Answer

720

Question 39

What is the order of symmetry of a snowflake?

Accepted Answer

6

Question 40

Which famous historical person below is also known for his/her work in statistics?

Accepted Answer

Florence Nightingale

Question 41

Which of these celebrations/holidays does NOT occur in December?

Accepted Answer

New Year's Eve, Day of the Dead

Question 42

How many edges does a cube have?

Accepted Answer

12

Question 43

Who wrote A Christmas Carol?

Accepted Answer

Charles Dickens

Question 44

What are the next two numbers in this sequence: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21,...?

Accepted Answer

34, 55

Question 45

What is the value of -52?

Accepted Answer

-25

Question 46

In the equation of a straight line y = mx + c, the letter m represents the...

Accepted Answer

slope

Question 47

Look at this number pattern: 2, 7, 12, 17, 22. What would be the 100th term?

Accepted Answer

497

Question 48

What is the formula for calculating the area of a trapezoid?

Accepted Answer

½ ⦁ h ⦁ (a + b)

Question 49

What is the value of -3(4 - 7) + 8

Accepted Answer

17

Question 50

What is the probability of rolling a prime number when you roll a fair die?

Accepted Answer

3/6

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