Holiday Math Trivia 2016

What is the correct mathematical name for the # symbol?

How many regular (convex) polyhedra are there?

Among all shapes with the same area, which has the shortest perimeter?

Where was Fermat’s Last Theorem originally written?

What number does “giga” stand for?

The mathematical symbol for factorial (!) also has this other name in computer science.

Which mathematician came up with the standard form of a complex number, a + bi?

What is the 21st prime number?

What is the largest number that was given a name and practically used to solve a problem?

What is the highest honor awarded in mathematics?

Which of the following is the most recent mathematician?

What digit did Arab mathematician al-Khwarizmi give to the West around 800 BC?

How many math teachers are there who teach math at Kent Denver?

One billion seconds is approximately

Fill in the missing number: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, _____, 17, 19

What two letters are both symbols for 1000?

What is the correct mathematical name of the division (÷) sign?

What number, a one followed by 100 zeros, was first used by 9-year-old Milton Serrota in 1940?

Which of the following shows the correct first 7 digits of pi (without rounding)?

How many equal sized faces does an icosahedron have?

Which of the following is not a field of mathematics?

In what century did mathematicians first use the plus and minus (±) sign?

What was the first mathematical proof that required a computer program as part of the proof?

What constant is associated with perfection and shows up in the Pantheon?

Which set is the largest?

Which of the following is the next letter in the pattern? A, E, F, H, I, K, L, M, N, T, ...

Who is considered to be the father of fractal geometry?