Halloween
The Pythagorean Theorem
Middle School Trivia
Applications of the Pythagorean Theorem
Pop Culture
100

What is the that is phrase said in order to receive candy after knocking on someone's door.

Trick or Treat. 

100

Please state the Pythagorean Theorem. 

a (squared) + b (squared) = c (squared)

100

In which country did the Olympic games originate?

Greece.

100

Once you have found C squared, how do you get C?

Take the square root of both sides.

100

What is the Wakanda Forever pose?

200

How do you summon Beetlejuice?

Say his name 3 times.

200

When even a picture how do you know which of your side is the hypotenuse?

The one that is across from the right angle is your hypotenuse. 

200

What are the holes on the Moon’s surface called?

craters.

200

If you have a right triangle with legs of 3 and 4, what is the hypotenuse?

5.

200

What is the name of the fictional city where Batman lives?

Gotham City.

300

What is a carved pumpkin lantern called? 

A jack o lantern. 

300

What do A, B and C represent in the Pythagorean Theorem ? 

A & B are the legs and C is the hypotenuse. 

300

What is the largest ocean animal in the world?

The Blue Whale.

300

If asked to check if a triangle is a right triangle, how would you know?

A squared plus B squared will be equal to C squared. 

300

Who won the Super Bowl 2024?

Kansas City Chiefs. 

400

What Michael Jackson song is commonly correlated to Halloween?

Thriller. (or Somebody's watching me)

400

What is the only shape that the Pythagorean Theorem can be used on?

Right Triangles 

400

 What does the Richter scale measure?

The magnitude of an earthquake.

400

If you have worked through a problem and found that C squared is greater than A squared + B squared, what kind of triangle do you have?

Since C squared is greater, the triangle is obtuse.

400

Lil Nas X spent 19 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2019 with what song?

Old Town Road

500

What item is banned in California on Halloween?

Silly string. 

500

If you are not given a picture of a triangle but instead only given the 3 side lengths, how would you know which is the hypotenuse? 

The biggest number is the hypotenuse as the hypotenuse is the longest side of a right triangle. 

500

What is a human’s average temperature?

98.6 degrees.

500

Solve for B. 

500

Last year had a Barbie summer with pink everything, this years summer aesthetic was lime green? What kind of summer was it?

Brat Summer. 

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