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Random Trivia
Facts about Mr. P and Ms. Lambert
Brain Teasers
100

What letters do we use to represent the factors of a polynomial?

p and q

100

What is the name of the method we use when factoring a polynomial that has a leading coefficient other than 1?

ac method

100

February is 28 days unless it is a leap year, then an extra day is added. Is this year a leap year?

Yes

100

How many brothers do I have?

2

100

I come down, but I never go up. What am I?

Rain

200

How do you find p and q

By finding two numbers that add up to b and whose product is c

200

When do you use the ac method?

When factoring a polynomial with a leading coefficient other than 1

200

When is the last day of school? (We have only had 1 snow day so far this year)

June 12th

200

Where did a go to college for my undergraduate degree?

Salem State University

200

What is always in front of you but can't be seen?

The future

300

Fill in the blank: When factoring a polynomial, if c is negative then p and q ________.

Have different signs

300

How do you find your factors p and q when using the ac method?

Find two numbers that add up to b and whose product is ac.
300

Soon we will be setting the clocks forward for Spring. What day do we change the clocks?

March 14th

300

Where did Ms. Lambert and I go to college for our masters degree?

Endicott College

300

What has a face and two hands, but no arms or legs?

A clock

400

Fill in the blank: When factoring a polynomial, if c is positive then p and q ________.

have the same sign as b.

400

Factor the following polynomial: 2x^2 + 3x -2

(x + 2)(2x - 1)

400

In the Boston Public Garden, there are statues of ducklings. How many are there?

8

400

How many years have I been teaching? (Including this year)

2 years

400

What is light as a feather but even the world's strongest human can't hold it longer than just a few minutes?

Your breath

500

Factor the following polynomial: x^2 + 2x - 24

(x - 4)(x + 6)

500

Factor the following polynomial: 2x^2 + x - 3

(x - 1)(2x + 3)

500

Usher performed during the Super Bowl halftime show but he also had some surprise guest singers, who were they?

Ludacris, Lil Jon, and Alicia Keys

500

What middle school team did I complete my student teaching with at Masco?

8 White

500

If Tomorrow I said, "The day before yesterday was Saturday", what day is today?

Sunday