So you think you know me?
That's called a what?
Math History
True or False
Trick Questions
100

How many children do I have?

What is 1

100

This was what they used to call the number 0

a) Nada

b) Obelus

c) Cipher

d) None of the above

 What is a Cipher

100

This is the Asian country where negative numbers were used first

 What is China

100

EVERY single odd number is spelled with the letter E

What is True

100

This is the number of groups of animals that Moses took on his ark

What is 0

200

What college did I attend?

 What is Berry College

200

This is what they actually call the division sign

A) Obelus

B) Divisor

C) Dividend

D) Fraction

What is an Obelus

200

He was known as the father of calculus, and also once got hit on the head with an apple while asleep under a tree

Who is Sir Isaac Newton

200

The opposite sides of dice add up to 6

What is False
200

The word hundred originated from the Norse word "Hundrath". This is the number a Hundrath represents

What is 120

300

What was my major in College?

What is History

300

This word describes a number so long that it can't be written down

A) Infinity

B) Googleplex

C) Megabyte

D) None of the above

What is a googleplex

300

The earliest records of math were found in Mesopotamia, in this country

What is Egypt

300

The number 7 is known as the magic number

What is False

300

-40 degrees Celsius is this many degrees in Fahrenheit  

What is -40 degrees

400

I ate way too many potatoes this summer. Where did I go on an Agricultural trip with my wife and the Braden River FFA?

What is Ireland

400

This is a 1000 sided polygon

A) Thousand-gon

B) Millagon

C) Killagon

D) Chiliagon

What is a Chiliagon

400

Thank goodness for Robert Recorde. He invented this so you no longer have to write "is equal to" for math problems.

What is the equal sign (=)

400

The number 0 is actually an even number

What is True

400

What is 0 raised to the power of zero?

What is undefined
500

Which sport have I never coached during my 10 year teaching career?

Soccer, Volleyball, Golf, or Football

What is Volleyball

500

This is the mathematical name for a pound sign (#)

A) Hashtag

B) Tic-Tac-Toe

C) Ampersand

D) None of the above

What is None of the above. It's actually called an octothorpe 

500

This Italian artist invented paint by number. I wonder if he used it to create the Mona Lisa?

Who is Leonardo Da Vinci


500

Jeremy Harper counted to one billion and streamed it online. it only took him 1 year, 8 days, and 3 hours

What is False

It actually only took him 89 days

500

How many edges does an octahedron have?

What is 12 edges

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