Geometry Vocabulary
Mixed Word Problems
Patterns
Fraction Frenzy
Music...but with Math
Category for Grandparents Who Need a Break from Math
100

Often used to describe your math teacher, one definition of this word is "difficult to understand; unclear", but it can also mean an angle larger than ninety degrees.

What is obtuse?

100

The perimeter of a square rug is 36 feet. What is the area?

81 square feet

100

The next number in the pattern 4, 11, 18, 25, 32, 39...

What is 46?

100

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A type of a fraction with a numerator larger than its denominator



What is an improper fraction?
100

According to Three Dog Night, this is the loneliest number.

What is 1?

100

Admitted to the United States in 1816 as the 19th state, it is known as the "Hoosier" State

What is Indiana?

200

Often used for flying or mountain climbing, this word is also used in place of the height of a triangle. 

What is altitude?

200

Jane donated $12 to the food bank. Monica donated triple the amount. Jasmine donated double the amount Monica donated. What is the total amount the girls donated to the food bank?

The girls donated $120 to the food bank.

200

The next number in the pattern 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64...

What is 128?

200

Tory and his dad bought 20 gallons of water for their camping trip. If they drank  1/2  of the water on the first day, and  1/2 of the remaining water on the second day, how many gallons are left?

They would have 5 gallons left.

200

According to the Beatles, this is how many days in a week.

What is 8?

200

The 25th President of the United States, he served from 1897 until his assassination in 1901

Who is William McKinley?

300

This word, typically used to define a group of notes sounded together as a basis of harmony, can also refer to a line segment whose endpoints lie on a circle.

What is a chord?
300

Ronnie is four years older than his brother Lane. If Lane was three years old five years ago, how old is Ronnie now?

12

300

The next three numbers in the pattern 1, 2, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36...

What is 49, 64, 81?

300

Gina has a bottle with 1 3/4 gallons of water in it. Gina's bottle has 1/6 gallon less than her sister Dena's. How much water does Dena have in her bottle?

What is 

1 11/12

 gallons?

300

He may not know much about trigonometry, or too much about algebra, but Sam Cooke knows how to write a classic song with this hit released in 1960.

What is Wonderful World?

300

This country is the second largest in terms of area, but only the 38th most populated.

What is Canada?

400

"In agreement or harmony", but also the term used to refer to shapes that are identical in form, or measures that are equal.

What is congruent?
400

Gigi purchased 56 bottles of water. On Tuesday, she sold 15, on Wednesday she sold 12, then on Thursday she sold three bottles less than what she sold on Tuesday. How many bottles does Gigi have left?

17 bottles

400

The next three numbers in the pattern 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, ... 

Bonus points if you know the name of this famous sequence.

What is 55, 89, 144

Fibonacci!


400

Alan has a wooden board and cuts it into three pieces. The first board is  1 1/5 meters, the second is board is  1 1/10 meters, and the third board is the sum of the first and second. How long was the original pole?

What is

4 3/5

 meters?

400

According to Tennessee Ernie Flood, this is what you get from loading 16 tons.

What is another day older and deeper in debt.

400

A two-time Academy Award winning Director in the 1990s, his directorial debut came in 1974 with "The Sugarland Express".

Who is Steven Spielberg?

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