Math Riddles
What set of three positive integers give the same result whether you add them all or multiply them all together?
1, 2, and 3
What is the only even prime number?
2
What gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere?
Carbon Dioxide
In the NBA, how many players can a team have on their roster (excluding players on a two-way contract) during the regular season?
a) 10
b) 12
c) 15
d) 18
Answer: 15
What is the primary ingredient in the Middle Eastern dish falafel?
chickpeas
If you multiplied all the numbers on your telephone’s keypad, what number would you get?
0
What number is neither prime nor composite?
1
How many teeth does an adult human have?
32
How many holes are there in a full round of golf?
18 holes
Which chocolate bar is the global bestseller?
Snickers
Raising any non-zero number to the power of zero will give what result?
1
What comes after a trillion?
Quadrillion
What kind of blood cells fight infections?
White blood cells
Which Neil Diamond song is played in the eighth inning of every Boston Red Sox game at Fenway Park?
Sweet Caroline
True or false: Storing tomatoes upside down will make them last longer.
True
Don't hurt yourself or anyone else while thinking about this one: Abbreviated "pn," what small unit of measurement used for adding spices or sugar to your cooking is roughly equivalent to 1/16 of a teaspoon?
Pinch
What number less than 50 is a number whose digits product is twice the sum of its digits?
36
What forms at the end of a star’s life?
A black hole
How many soccer players are on a field at one time?
22 or 11 from each team
What is the difference between ice cream and gelato?
Gelato has less fat and air than ice cream.
14241 is a palindromic number, which means it is the same written backward and forward. What is the next biggest palindromic number after 14241
14341
What is the name for a statement that two expressions are not equal or that one is greater than or less than the other?
An inequality
What is the most common element in the universe?
Hydrogen
Which professional sports team features the mascot of a large brown bear named Blades?
Boston Bruins
Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of what food sticking to the roof of your mouth?
Peanut butter