Discrete Structures
Me, mom, Jill, Devin, and Dad decide to each shake everyone else's hand just once. There are five of us, how many total handshakes occur.
What is ten? (5 choose 2)
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.
What is John?
This is the major north-south interstate connecting 15 states from northern maine to southern florida.
What is I-95?
This mineral is often purple, grows in pointed six-sided prisms, and is a very common geode lining.
What is amethyst?
Tom Hanks starred in this 1994 instant classic, where he just kept running.
What is Forest Gump?
In a world of sketchy lending, this ocean predator lends its name to someone who’ll “help you out” today… and own your future tomorrow.
What is a loan shark?
If Devin has three shirts and four pairs of pants, how many possible outfits can he wear. (He must be wearing both a shirt and pants)
What is 12 (3x4)?
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
What is Philippians?
This historic route was made obsolete after the installation of I-40, and is a common tourist destination in the Arizona desert.
What is Route 66?
Despite being sold as a “crystal,” this material is actually fossilized tree resin and can contain trapped insects.
What is amber?
In the Revenant — this actor finally won Best Actor after years of nominations.
Who is Leonardo DiCaprio?
Fans love rooting for this competitor: the one expected to lose
What is the underdog?
DAILY DOUBLE
A pizza shop offers 3 toppings. You can pick any subset of toppings (including none). This is the total number of possible combinations of toppings.
What is eight? (2^3)
And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
What is Luke?
This is the name of the future Interstate that connects Raleigh directly to Morehead City.
What is I-42?
This yellow-to-orange quartz is often sold in jewelry, but in many stores it’s actually produced by heating a different quartz variety.
What is citrine?
This film tied the all-time record with 11 Oscar wins and features star-crossed lovers and a historic catastrophe.
What is Titanic?
Despite the name, this “professional” is human: the kind who prefers late hours, quiet entries, and leaving before anyone notices what’s missing.
What is Cat Burglar?
A pin number with four digits (0-9), has this many possible combinations.
What is 10,000 (10^4)?
Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. "For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. "For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
What is Matthew?
This is the longest interstate in United States, spanning east-west from Boston, MA to Seattle, Washington.
What is I-90?
DAILY DOUBLE
This corundum variety can be any color except red; the name is used broadly in jewelry for many hues. However it often recognized as a beautiful blue hue.
What is saphire?
Only one actor/actress has every won four Oscars and holds the record all-time, coming from films like Morning Glory and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.
Who is Katharine Hepburn?
This is a type of malware that disguises itself as a legitimate file or program to trick you into running it. Once executed, it can steal data, open a remote-access backdoor, or download additional malware.
What is a Trojan Horse?
Mom is taking pictures of the four of us in front of the Christmas tree. She decides that she would like photos of every person in every combination, including solo shots of everyone. However, one of the five of us must always be holding the camera. This is the number of resulting photos.
What is 30? (5 + 10 + 10 + 5 or 2^5 - 2)
The same spirit of God that raised Christ from the dead also lives in you.
What is Romans?
I-40 runs east-west cross country starts in this California city and ends in Wilmington, NC.
What is Barstow?
Commonly confused with turquoise, this vibrant, banded green copper carbonate mineral is known for its striking green hues and concentric patterns, used for millennia as a gemstone, ornamental stone for sculptures and jewelry, and as a pigment in paints and cosmetics (like eye makeup for ancient Egyptians).
What is malachite?
Won Supporting Actor for playing a volatile drill instructor whose insults became instantly quotable in Whiplash.
Who is JK Simmons?
This bird shows up in old slang for someone who talks a little too much to the authorities—especially when everyone else agreed to keep quiet.