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Maths Trivia
Christmas Trivia
08MA06
Barker Trivia
100

Use index laws to simplify:

2y4 x 5y3

10y7

100

Calculate: 

10 x 9 x 8 x 7 x 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 x 0

0

100

What is the day after Christmas called? 

Boxing Day

100

How many students are in this class

23

100

What is the school motto?

honor non honores

200

Solve:

2x2 = 50

+- 5

200

Alex's mother has 4 children. April is the eldest, May came next and June is third. What is the youngest child's name?

Alex

200

Name the christmas carol:

With angelic host proclaim

"Christ is born in Bethlehem"

…………………………………….

"Glory to the new-born king"

Hark the Herald Angles sing

200

What is the room code of this classroom

X3.05

200

In which year was Barker founded

1890

300

Simplify the ratio: 

2 : 3/4

8:3

300

What number is next in the sequence: 1,1,2,3,5,8,...

Bonus points if you can name the sequence. 

13

300

In the Bible, what three gifts do the wise men bring to baby Jesus?

Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh

300

Which of the following does Mr Lee find the most frustrating. 

a) Arriving late to class

b) Students going to the bathroom in the middle of class

c) Ryan asking him what he ate for breakfast

d) The back row whistling and the front row talking when they should either be doing work or listening

b) Bathroom. Go before school, during recess, during lunch...

300

Which of these Headmasters does not have a building named after them?

a) Henry Plume

b) Neil Tucker

c) William Leslie

d) Trevor McCaskill

b) Neil Tucker

400

A line passes through the origin and the point (4, -10). What is the gradient of the line? 

-5/2

400

On a farm, there are ducks and cows. There are 18 legs and 7 heads in total. How many ducks are there?

(note, in case it wasn't obvious, ducks have 2 legs)

5

400

In the 12 days of Christmas, what is given on the 7th day?

Seven swans a-swimming

400

Everyone's names are listed in alphabetical order by last name on the roll. Which person's name is in the middle?

Maddie Kunce

400

Write out the full street address of Barker's main campus.

91 Pacific Hwy, Hornsby NSW 2077

500

A full bucket of water is emptied into a tank such that the tank which has a capacity of 30L is now a quarter full. The bucket holds 1/20th of the amount of water in full tank. Calculate the initial amount of water in the tank.

6 L

500

A cylindrical hole with a radius of 90cm is dug into the ground until it is 3m deep. Calculate in m3 the volume of dirt in the hole, presenting your answer as an exact value.

0 m3

500

Christmas Day is on a Thursday this year. What day will it be on in 2026?

Friday

500

How many different Houses are represented by the people in the room if everyone is present? 

Bonus points if you can name them all. 

9. 

Holt

Hill

Stevens

Boyce

Fear

Butters

Wade

Wilson

Wailes

500

List the roads that surround Barker's main campus

Pacific Highway, Unwin Road, College Cresent, Clarke Road

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