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What number that is NOT in the Roman Number System?

What is ZERO

100

What common math term describes "for every one hundred" in Latin?

What is "percent"

100

All odd numbers have this letter in common.  What is it?



the letter "e"

200

In the Roman Number system, numbers are written using how many different letters?

What is 7 letters.

200

A Greek mathematician noticed that the morning and evening star Venus were one and the same.  Who was he?

Who is Pythagoras



200

In a poll of 3,000 people, what was determined to be the most popular number?

What is the number 7

200

In the entire Hindu Arabic number system, only one number can be written in letters with the same number of letters as the number.  What is it?

the number "4"  Four

300

the number system we use is derived from what part of the world?

What is India.  The English numerals used today are actually Arabic numbers from many centuries ago.

300
The most notable achievement of Islamic mathematics was the discovery of what field of math?


Hint: You begin to study this in Grade 6

What is Algebra

300

the  number Pi  is used to represent a ratio of what parts of a circle?

Circumference and diameter of a circle


Pi remains the same no matter the size of the circle

300

What is the math term used to describe the likelihood that something will happen?

What is probability

300

What comes after million, billion, and trillion?

What is quadrillion 

400

A number added to itself is the name as the number multiplied by itself.  What is the number?


What is "2"


2 + 2 = 2(2)

400

What field of mathematics (studied in college and sometimes high school) is used to investigate a change in the natural sciences?

What is calculus

400

The majority of the months have 31 days in a calendar. Only four months have 30 days.  What are those months?

What is April, June, September, and November
500

If you write out the words for the numbers in the Arabic system, the first time the letter "A" is used is in what number?

the number "1000"


thous"A"nd

500

What term is used to describe "1/100" th of a second?  


a common term is used to refer to this quick response

What is a "jiffy"

500

The opposite sides of a dice always add up to what number.

What is 7

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