The History Of Numbers
Who developed the cartesian axes?
René Descartes
What is the only number that has the same number of letters as its meaning?
Four has the same number of letters as its meaning.
What letter does every odd number have in it?
Every odd number has an ‘e’ in it.
How many equal sides do Icosahedrons have?
Answer: Twenty.
When was the number googol first used?
In 1938 by Milton Sirotta, who was only nine years old.
What number doesn’t have its own Roman numeral?
Zero doesn’t have a Roman numeral.
What is the only temperature that is the same in Fahrenheit and Celsius?
40 Below is the same in Fahrenheit and Celsius.
What flat image can also be displayed in 3D?
Answer: A hologram.
Which Indian Astronomer discovered zero around 600 A.D?
Brahmagupta discovered zero.
What is the smallest perfect number?
Six is the smallest perfect number.
How much would the paper weigh if you printed out the number Googolplex?
More than the entire planet!
The lemniscate is the shape of what mathematical symbol?
Answer: The infinity symbol.
What civilization first used dot patterns to represent numbers?
The Chinese first used dot patterns to represent numbers.
What is our current numerical system based on?
The Hindu-Arabic numeral system.
How many different combinations does a Rubix cube have?
43 quintillion combinations are possible.
What is the symbol of division called?
Answer: Obelus.
What number sequence often appears in nature and was discovered in 1202 AD?
The Fibonacci Sequence often appears in nature
What is the mathematical name for a pound sign (#)?
Octothorpe is the name for a pound sign.
How many colors are needed on a map to make sure that no border will share a color?
Four.
How many equal sides does an icosahedron have?
Answer: Twenty.