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This person invented calculus, laws of motion, and universal gravitation

Who is Isaac Newton?

100

This person wrote Romeo and Juliet

Who is William Shakespeare?
100

A recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar, but you want to make half the amount. How much sugar should you use?

3/8 cup

100

This equation helps you solve for the slope-intercept of a line

What is y=mx+b?

100

In Good Will Hunting, what was the type of math of the problem Matt Damon solved?

A) Calculus

B) Graph Theory

C) Real Analysis

Graph Theory

200

This person invented the Pythagorean Theorem and is famous for founding a math-focused school in ancient Greece

Who is Pythagoras?

200

This the the chemical symbol for gold

What is Au?

200

If you drive an average speed of 60 mph how long will it take to travel 150 miles?

2.5 hours

200

This formula is used to find rate of change 

      f(b)-f(a)

m=-----------

          b-a

200

In October Sky, Homer uses this type of math involving angles, velocity, and gravity

Trigonometry or projectile motion

300

This person is known for precise orbital calculations for NASA missions and her work was highlighted in the movie Hidden Figures

Who is Katherine Johnson?

300

This is Newton's First Law

What is an object at rest stays at rest or and object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force?

300

If you want a tile floor that is 12 feet long and 10 feet wide and each tile covers 2 square feet, how many tiles will you need?

60 tiles

300

This equation is used to find the area of a circle

A=πr^2

300

What movie involves mathematicians solving complex equations for NASA

Hidden FIgures

400

This person invented Cartesian coordinates (x and y axis) and is famous for the quote, "I think, therefore I am"

Who is Rene Descartes?

400

This is the capital of New Zealand?

What is Wellington?

400

Between 4:00 PM and 4:50 PM the minute hand on a clock covers this many degrees

300 degrees

400

This equation is used for expressing how mass is turned into energy

What is E=mc^2?

400

During the math competition scene in Mean Girls, the answer to the problem "what is the limit as x approaches zero of [ln(1-x)-sin]/(1-cos2x)" is this

The limit does not exist

500

This person is known for being the "Father of Geometry" and is famous for writing a 13 book collection that defined the foundations of geometry

Who is Euclid?

500

What day will it be on December 13th of 2025?

Saturday

500

This number equals the sum of the first three perfect squares

1+4+9=14

500

The quadratic formula is used for solving these three things

What is solving quadratic equations, finding x-intercepts of a parabola, and determining the nature of the roots?

500

What is the famous equation used to explain the conversion from mass into energy, also used in Oppenheimer

E=mc2

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