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Math and Science Trivia Challenge
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1
What do the French refer to a pie chart as?
Tarte
Graphique
Brie
Camembert
2
What temperature is the same in F and C?
-40
273
0
-20
3
What is the third most common gas found in the air we breathe?
Carbon dioxide
Argon
Oxygen
Nitrogen
4
In Roman numerals, what is XXI times IV ?
DXXXIV
XXIIV
LXXXIV
DIV
5
How many possible symmetries are there in a wallpaper pattern?
7
107
27
1007
6
How many infinities are there?
2
100
infinity
1
7
You drive to the store at 20 mph and return by the same route at 30 mph. Average drive time?
25
26
24
35
8
How long is a jiffy (in sec)?
1
0.01
10
0.1
9
The DNA sequence similarity between humans and chimps is
22.3%
96%
100%
50%
10
All palindrome with an even number of digits are divisible by
11
3
2
7
11
Among all shapes with the same area, what will have the smallest perimeter?
Triangle
Pentagon
Square
Circle
12
Which day has the highest probabilty of the 13th of the month?
Friday
Monday
Saturday
Sunday
13
The sum of any 14 consecutive Fibonacci number is divisible by
29
17
21
2
14
What is the first element on the periodic table?
H
Na
He
Li
15
Googol is the number which can be represented by 1 followed by how many zeros?
1000
10000
100
10
16
How many faces has a dodecahedron?
12
10
20
8
17
Who is the Patron Saint of Math?
Forian
Dominic
Eustace
Hubertus
18
What is the fourth most abundant element in the universe in terms of mass?
Nitrogen
Lead
Carbon
Hydrogen
19
Who were the two mathematicians that are given credit for inventing calculus simultaneously?
Riemann and L'Hopital
Newton and Euler
Pascal and L'Hopital
Newton and Leibnitz
20
The largest living organism on Earth is a
bacteria
fungus
animal
plant
21
If you fold a paper in half 103 times it is about the thickness of
Europe
Universe
Wyoming
Panda
22
About how many species are there on Earth?
59 million
8.7 billion
22.3 billion
1.2 billion
23
All the following chemicals have an acidic or low pH except
Vinegar
Sea Water
Gastric juice
Lemon juice
24
Seahorses have the unique trait that...
males can be pregnant
they are hermaphrodites
they can change sexes
they have 2 brains
25
What mathematician’s work was crucial in cracking coded messages, during World War II?
Hilbert
Turing
Cantor
Einstein
26
What mathematician is buried at Westminster Abbey, and was given the British title of “Sir”?
Euler
Halley
Taylor
Newton
27
The only bone without a joint is found in the ...
throat
arm
leg
head
28
GH Hardy had a strong dislike of
politics
car rides
mirrors
bananas
29
What is the minimum number of people for there to be a 50% chance two have the same birthday?
24
22
21
23
30
What is the only number that is spelled with letters arranged in alphabetical order?
80
11
40
4
31
What is the only Shakespear play to contain the word mathematics?
Taming of the Shrew
Macbeth
Hamlet
Romeo and Juliet
32
In a non-leap year, what month and date can be called the exact "middle day" of the year?
7/2
6/29
7/1
7/4
33
Which one of the following represents the least distance?
1 light year
1 km
100 rods
1 mile
34
What is the best subject?
Chemistry
Biology
Physics
Math
35
Squids have ____ hearts.
4
1
3
2
36
Sally is 54 and her mother is 80, how many years ago was Sally’s mother 3 times her age?
17
22
41
40
37
What do numbers on the opposite sides of dice always add up to?
5
8
6
7
38
If you add up all of the consecutive numbers from 1 to 100, you get
3725
5050
2235
8000
39
You can extend the life of a rubber band by
microwaving it
boiling it
refrigerating it
Soaking it in salsa
40
If you roll a pair of dice one time, what is the probability of rolling a 7 or 11?
22.2%
20%
25%
30%
41
How many minutes are in 4 weeks?
8!
7!
10!
4!
42
How many ways are there to make change for $1
293
555
436
347
43
At room temperature, what is the only metal that is in liquid form?
Magnesium
Silver
Mercury
Bromine
44
The Queen termite can live for up to ___ years
10
50
100
25
45
Allof the following fluoresce or glow under ultraviolet light except
Chlorophyll
Urine
Blood
Lead
46
A nuclear reaction where the nucleus of an atom splits into smaller parts is known as
Nuclear Fission
Cold Fusion
Nuclear Fusion
Atom Splitting