Squares
What is 5²?
25
The Seattle Mariners have two retired numbers (not counting Jackie Robinson (42)). Who are these players?
Edgar Martinez (11); Ken Griffey Jr. (24)
What is √16?
4
What's the cube root of 27?
3
Estimate √3 to the nearest tenth.
1.7
What's the name for the type of square root that's always a rational number?
Perfect square
What is 8²?
64
Between which two perfect squares is √7?
√4 and √9 (or 2 and 3)
What is √169?
13
What Seattle-area bridge was closed for major repairs from September 2020 to March 2022, turning certain commutes into a living hell for nearly two years?
West Seattle Bridge
Which of these numbers is closest to the true value of Pi?
√9
22/7
The cube root of 64
22/7
All non-perfect square roots are grouped within which subset of real numbers?
Irrational numbers
I'm gonna pop some tags. How many dollars are in my pocket?
$20
Between which two perfect squares is √32?
√25 and √36 (or 5 and 6)
Crater Lake, OR is a caldera that was formed by a massive volcanic eruption (130 km3) ~7,700 years ago, reducing the volcano's height by nearly 4,000 ft. What is/was the name of the volcano itself?
Mt. Mazama
What's the cube root of 64?
4
What large-scale geological/tectonic process is responsible for the existence of our local Cascade volcanoe?
A) Obduction, B) Subduction, or C) Hot spot
B) Subduction
Is 0.333333[...] a rational or an irrational number? Why?
Rational - it can be expressed as a fraction (1/3).
What is 15²?
225
Two Washington volcanoes are known for producing unusually explosive eruptions. One is Mt. St. Helens - what's the other?
Glacier Peak
What is √256?
16
What's the cube root of 343?
7
Without using a calculator: what is 0.12²?
0.0144
What defines an irrational number?
It cannot be expressed as a ratio (fraction) of two integers.
OR
It is non-terminating and non-repeating.
In which country is the krone (plural Kroner) the primary form of currency?
Norway
Between which two perfect squares is √70?
√64 and √81 (or 8 and 9)
Which nearby ski mountain holds the record for the largest snowfall ever measured in one season in the USA?
Mt. Baker: 1998-1999; 1140 in (95 ft)
What's the cube root of -216?
-6
What is √0.64?
0.8
What is the state rock of Washington?
Petrified wood
What is 20²?
400
Between which two perfect squares is √180?
√169 and √196(or 13 and 14)
What is √-49?
nonexistent
In what year did the Great Seattle Fire take place?
1889
You are alone in a room without doors or windows. In the room with you are a mirror and a wooden table. How do you escape?
1) look in the mirror
2) see what you saw
3) take the saw
4) cut the table into two halves
5) put the halves together to make a whole
6) climb through the hole
Zero is a member of every (real) number set except for these two.
Natural, irrational
What is 600²?
360,000
Between which two perfect squares is √444?
√441 and √484 (or 21 and 22)
What is √1,000,000 (one million)?
1,000
What's the cube root of 27,000,000 (27 million)?
300
What's the cube root of -0.125?
-0.5
The wizarding order of the Istari includes Gandalf the Grey, Saruman the White, Radagast the Brown, and two other wizards that are only briefly mentioned in The Lord of the Rings.
What color are those two wizards?
Blue (Alatar and Pallando)
What is one percent of one percent (in decimal form)?
0.01² = 0.0001 (or 0.001 percent)
Between which two perfect squares is √-500?
SYKE, it doesn't exist
What's the cube root of the fraction 27/729?
3/9
Is 0.8181181881181881818... a rational or an irrational number? Why?
Irrational - nonrepeating digits