Prime Numbers
This value is, by definition, the smallest prime number.
2
Roman numerals do NOT include which number?
How many equal sides do Icosahedrons have?
20
This is the only number that has the same value as the number of letters in the spelling of the number.
Four
This famous German mathematician is best known for his contributions in the field of statistics and the Gaussian distribution, which we know today as the normal distribution curve.
Carl Friedrich Gauss
This term refers to any non-prime whole number other than 0 and 1.
Composite Number
Which ancient civilization first widely used negative numbers?
China (for debt purposes)
A jiffy is an actual measurement of time, what does it represent?
1/100 of a second
This is the first number with an "A" in it
One Thousand
This person studied speed and velocity, gravity and free fall, the principle of relativity, inertia, projectile motion. Who is this?
Galileo Galilei
This value represents the sum of the first five prime numbers.
2 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 11 = 28
The word “Mathematics” comes from the Greek “máthema,” which means what?
Knowledge, study, or learning.
How many squares are there on a standard chess board?
If you count the squares made up of multiple squares there are 204 altogether.
There is one 8x8 square, four 7x7 squares, nine 6x6 squares, 16 5x5 squares, 25 4x4 squares, 36 3x3 squares, 49 2x2 squares and 64 1x1 squares.
This number is the only number that is spelt with the letters in alphabetical order.
Hint: it is between 1-50
F - O - R - T - Y
This famous British computer scientist and mathematician is known for leading the team of cryptographers who broke the German Enigma Code during World War II.
Alan Turing
This number is the product of every prime number that is less than 10.
2 × 3 × 5 × 7 = 210
Where did they discover zero?
India
A googol is a number starting with a 1 followed by how many zeros?
1 followed by 100 zeros written 10100
This number is the only number that is spelt with the letters in REVERSE alphabetical order.
Hint: it is between 1-50
O - N - E
This famous English mathematician is often credited as the inventor of calculus also had a deep interest in alchemy, spending many years of his life conducting secret experiments in the hope of discovering the fabled Philosopher’s Stone.
Sir Isaac Newton
Which of the first 10 numbers is the most prime?
7 - since 7 cannot be divided or multiplied by the first 10 numbers.
The number hundred is derived from the ancient word, “hundrath,” which actually means what?
The word “hundred” comes from the old Norse term, “hundrath”, which actually means 120.
In what year what the equal sign invented?
The equal sign was invented in 1557 by Welsh mathematician Robert Recorde.
J and K
In 1960, this person co-authored a report with a NASA engineer, marking the first time a woman the Flight Research division had ever been credited at NASA.
Katherine Johnson