Holiday Trivia
Classroom/Alvirne Trivia
Solve the Equation
Vocabulary
Function Terms
125

The fellow with a red hat is purported to be cramming himself down chimneys to leave gifts underneath a pine tree that is in the middle of the house.

Santa

125
What was Mr. Fox's costume for Halloween this year?

Scooby Doo

125

3x + 3x = 66

x = 11

125

What is the "little number" called, that indicates repeated multiplication?

x4

Exponent

125

f(x) = 2x + 3

What is f(1)

5
249

Rudolph was the reindeer with the shiny nose.

Name three more of St. Nick's reindeer.

Triple points if you can name all the reindeer.

  • Dasher
  • Dancer
  • Prancer
  • Vixen
  • Comet
  • Cupid
  • Dunder / Donner 
  • Blixem / Blitzen
249

Which Math Department teacher has been here the longest and is therefore the best teacher?

Double points if you can tell me how many years.

Mrs. Sawyer.

34 years.

249

x + x + x + x + x + 5 = 105

x = 20

249

What is the inverse of multiplying a number by itself?


Square Root

249

When dealing with functions, we rename x and y.

x is called the ________

y is called the ________

Input

Output

367
Who wrote the POLAR EXPRESS?


Double points if you can name one other book that has also been made into a movie several times.

Chris von Allsburg.

He also wrote Jumanji. --> double points

Zathura (and Jumanji) --> triple points.

367

Who is the Head of the Math Department?

Ms. McCarthy

367

3(x + 1) + 3(x + 1) = 72

x = 11

367

What is the name for the number in front of a variable term, connected by multiplication?

ex.  3x       0.5z

Coefficient

367

f(x) = x2 - x

Find f(4)

12

441

This guy stole Christmas. Green fuzzy dude. Suess.

What was his dog's name.

Max

441

Name all three Assistant Principals.

Mr. Tesini.

Mz. Hallas

Mz. Van Vranken

441

x2 + x2 = 50

x = 5

441
f(x) = 2x - 11


What kind of function is this?

Linear function.

441

f(x) = 3x - 4

Describe the graph of this function.

The initial value is...

The rate of change is... 

Initial value is -4

Rate of change is 3/1.

670
Jolly Old St. Nicholas is actually considered a saint in many Christian churches. From what location does he come from?

Myra, Greece

670

Why is Alvirne called Alvirne and not Hudson High School?

Long story short, one of the original philanthropists for this institution was named Al, and his wife was named Virginia, and when they left behind an endowment to assist the town in funding a public school, it was called Al-virne for Al and Virginia.

670

(x - 1)2 - 1 = 80

10

670

What is the name of the following type of function?

f(x) = x2 + 7

Quadratic

Any function with an exponent of 2.

670

Find the zero.

f(x) = 3x - 5

Double points for finding the inverse.

Zero: 5/3

Inverse: (x - 5) / 3 = y 

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