Math Trivia
What Nationality was the man who discovered the relationship between the sides in a right-angled triangle
Greek
I have a thousand needles but i do not sew. What am I?
A Porcupine
There was a man who was born before his father, killed his mother, and married his sister. Yet, there was nothing wrong with what he had done. WHY?
His father was in front of him when he was born, therefore he was born before him. His mother died while giving birth to him. Finally, he grew up to be a minister and married his sister at her ceremony.
614 x 72
44,208
5678 x 786
4,462,908
How many exercises are in your textbook? (answer must be within 3)
105
When may a man's coat pocket be empty, and yet have something in it?
When it has a hole in it.
A boy was born in 1955 he just had his 18th birthday today how did that happen
1955 is not the year he was born it was the hospital room he was born in
564,317 divided by 14
40,308.3
123,456,78 divided by 1234
10,004
How many learning labs have I given out to this class this year
4
A bus driver was heading down a street in Colorado. He went right past a stop sign without stopping, he turned left where there was a "no left turn"sign, and he went on the wrong way on a one way street. Then he went on the left side of the road past a cop car. Still - he didn't break any traffic laws. Why Not?
He was Walking.
I am always hungry and will die if not fed, but if you water me, I'll die. What am I?
A fire
562,835-2578 =
560,257
24,356,758-12,548=
24,344,210
Name one topic I have extended you to year 11 extension on
Various answers
Mount Everest
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
Footsteps
55,265 plus 20
55,285
12,345,678 plus 12,345,678
24,691,356
List every topic we have covered this year
Algebra, Equations and Linear Relationships
Indices, Exponentials and Logs
Measurement and Surds
Quadratics
Trig
Parabolas and rates of change
Probability
Statistics
Polynomials, functions and graphs
No matter how little or how much you use me, you change me every month. What am I ?
A Calendar
With pointed fangs I sit and wait; with piercing force I crunch out fate; grabbing victims, proclaiming might; physically joining with a single bite. What am I?
A stapler
12345678 +1525
12,347,203
12,345,678 x 12,345,678
152,415,765,279,684