Assorted Math
There were 5 different types of taxes identified on the front page of the financial literacy activity on Monday. Name 1 of them for 100 points.
State, federal, social security, medicare, other deductions such as healthcare or payroll.
In what US city do people gather to watch the ball drop at the stroke of midnight?
New York City
True or false: Your gross income is your income before taxes/deductions and your net income is the amount of money you bring home after taxes/deductions.
What is the difference between inner and outer planets?
Inner planets = inside of the asteroid belt & closer to the sun
Outer planets = outside of the asteroid belt & further from the sun
What word is always spelled wrong?
Wrong
Solve the following equation using PEMDAS:
45 x 6 + (3 squared + 3) / 2
276
Why do people eat 12 grapes in Spain to ring in the New Year?
Because they symbolize the 12 months of the year.
What is the main difference between a resume and a cover letter?
Resume = a list of qualifications that you can send to any employers
Cover letter = a formal letter that you have to individualize for each position that you apply to
How many years old is the sun? Whoever gets the closest gets the points.
4.603 billion years old!
What building has the most stories?
A library
Identify and explain 3 places (types of institutions/accounts) that you could store you money.
Answers vary (CD, savings, checking, high yield savings, stocks, investments, bonds, retirement accounts, etc.)
How many pounds does the ball in NYC weigh?
What is the diameter of the ball in NYC?
How many crystals and LED light pucks are there on the ball in NYC?
12,350 pounds
12.5 feet in diameter
5,280 crystals/LED light pucks
What are three things that you should consider about a job/career path before pursuing it?
Answers vary. (Pay, hours, work environment, benefits package, degree/certification requirements, mobility within the profession, etc.)
Name all 9 planets (including Pluto) in our solar system.
Mercury, Venus, earth, mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto.
What is always in front of you but is not visible?
The future
Solve the following equation for x using the distributive property:
-3(7x+5)=27
x = -2
Times Square in NYC used to be called...
The ball in NYC has been lowered since the year...
Enkutatash means __ __ __ in Amharic.
People in Brazil throw flowers into the sea as an offering to _______, the goddess of the sea.
Longacre Square
1907
Gift of Jewels
Yemanja
What are four things that you should make sure to include in a resume and/or cover letter + the pre-writing for it?
Answers vary. (Biographical information, contact information, qualifications, work experience, degrees received, awards/distinctions, special skills, education, etc.)
What planet has the most moons?
What planet has the least moons?
In what year did Neil Armstrong walk on the moon?
What country was the first to land a probe on the moon's surface?
Saturn (274)
Mercury or Venus (0)
1969
USSR, Soviet Union, AKA modern day Russia
People walk in and out of me. They push the button, and I arrive. When they walk out on me, I close up. I wait for the next person to walk into my life and then I open up again. What am I?
An elevator
You decided to buy 10 shares in a start up company in 2019 for $36.91 per share. 6 years later in 2025, they sold for $59.68 per share. You them sold your shares.
What was the initial purchase price in total?
What was the price that you sold them for in total?
What was your capital gains (percent of increase) in total? Round this to the nearest whole number.
How much was your final profit?
$369.10 buying price
$596.80 selling price
Percent of increase = 62% rounded
Final profit: $227.70
On Tuesday, we learned about how The United States, Brazil, China, Spain, South Africa, Iran, and Ethiopia rang in the New Year. Tell me one way in which each country celebrates it and/or when they celebrate it (if different from the US) for 100 points each.
US - Ball dropping, family gathering, January first, Auld Lang Syne, fireworks, New Years resolutions.
Brazil - Going to the beach, wearing white clothing, January first, jumping into the ocean, throwing flowers into the ocean.
China - Lunar new year or spring festival in February, lasts for 15 days and dates change every year, clean their homes, paper lanterns, the color red, feast with family, and red envelopes with money in them for kids.
Spain - Eating one grape every time the bell chimes (12 grapes total), people gather at Madrid's Puerta del Sol clock tower, festive meal that goes late, January first.
South Africa - Music and parties in the street, fireworks, large public events, January 1st, throwing out old furniture and appliances to start fresh.
Iran - Persian celebration that falls on the Spring equinox (March 21), called Nowruz translated to New Day, set up an alter called Haft-seen translated to seven S's, place symbols on the alter of what you would like to bring into the New Year.
Ethiopia - Enkutatash translated to gift of jewels, September 11th, attending church, traditional meals, kids wear new clothes while gathering flowers and giving them to friends, exchanging greetings and cards.
Spell the following words relating to careers:
Apprenticeship
Background
Compensation
Entrepreneur
Loquacious
What is the largest planet?
What is the planet best known for its rings?
What is a comet made out of?
What is an asteroid made out of?
What is the smallest planet (excluding Pluto)?
Jupiter
Saturn
Ice
Rock
Mercury
A girl is sitting in a dark house at night. There aren’t any sources of light or electronics, but she is successfully reading. How?
She is blind and reading braille.