Honors Halloween Math Jeopardy

Factoring/Distributing

100

45xy + 90y²

45y(x + 2y)

200

5.5x(x + 3) 

5.5x² + 16.5

300

105xy⁵ + 63xy + 21y 

21y( 5xy⁴ + 3x + 1)

400

-0.5x²yz(3x² + 4z³) + x⁴yz

-0.5x⁴yz - 2x²yz⁴

500

120xy⁵z + 78x⁵yz + 312xyz⁶

6xyz( 20y⁴ + 13x⁴ + 52z⁵)

Halloween Fun Facts

100

What do you call a group of witches?

A coven

200

In the movie “Hotel Transylvania,” what kind of monster is the main character?

A vampire

300

What is a carved pumpkin with a light inside called?

A jack-o'-lantern

400

Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?

A fruit

500

Which U.S. state grows the most pumpkins?

Illinois

Subtracting/Polynomials

100

(3a - 3) - ( 3a + 4)

-7

200

(2b - 3) - 2( 4 + 3b)

-4b - 11

300

-4.5( x - 4) - 3( 2x + 6) + 5

-10.5x + 5

400

5x - 20( 2x + 3) - 3x( x + 1) 

-3x² - 38x - 60

500

x²( 45z + x) - x²( 20zx + x)

-20x³z + 45x²z

Equations

100

3x + 3 = 9

2

200

25x - 10 = 40

2

300

-11( x - 3) = 66

-3

400

1.5x( -0.5 + 3) + 3 = -11.25

-3.8

500

-40 + 10x = 8 + 50(2x)

-1.875

Random

100

What is the longest river in the world?

The Nile River

200

How many players are on a soccer team on the field?  

11

300

Hardest natural substance on Earth?

Diamond

400

How many bones are there in the human body?  

206

500

Who invented the telephone?  

Alexander Graham Bell