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National Fajita Day (Some questions by journalist Irene de Vette)
100

What do you call a triangle with no equal sides?

Scalene

100

What does complementary mean?

(I will take points away if you get this wrong, no pressure.) :)

Angles add to 90*

100

What do you call a triangle with 3 equal sides?

Equilateral

100

What is the complement to the angle 84*?

6*

100

What are tamales traditionally wrapped in?

Corn husks or banana leaves

200

What do you call a triangle with exactly 2 equal sides?

Iscoceles

200

What does supplementary mean?

(I will take points away if you get this wrong, no pressure.) :)

Angles add to 180*

200

What do you call a triangle with 3 equal angles?

Equiangular

200

What is the supplement to the angle 44*?

136*

200

In Mexican cuisine, it is common to sprinkle this upon fresh fruits and other things. This is a blend of chile powder, dehydrated lime, and salt.

Tajin
300

What do all three angles in a triangle add to be?

180*

300

What do you call two angles which are directly opposite from each other? This type of angle can be formed by "extending" the sides of an existing angle into the opposite direction.

Vertical Angles

300

True or False: An obtuse triangle can only have one obtuse angle.

True

300

What is the complement to the angle 34* 56'?

55* 4'

300

Although fajitas were popularized within Mexican culture, the first culinary evidence of fajitas came from here.

Where is texas?

400

What do you call a line drawn from a vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side?

Median

400

What type of angle is the supplement of an acute angle?

An obtuse angle

400

What do you call a perpendicular line drawn from the vertex of a triangle to the opposite side?

Altitude

400

Find two complementary angles such that the first is 4 times the second.

18* and 72*

400

This taco filling features shaved, spit-roasted pork and pineapple. It was initially brought to the Central Mexican region of Puebla by Lebanese immigrants.

Al Pastor

500

In Triangle ABC, suppose I have an exterior angle D such that D and C are supplementary. What can I call either angle A or angle B?

Opposite Interior Angles

500

What type of angle is the complement to an acute angle?

Another acute angle

500

What do you call one 360th of a circle?

A degree

500

Find three angles such that their sum total is equal to 180* and the angles follow the ratio 1 : 2 : 17.

9*, 18*, 153*

500

In Mexico, what does the word "Torta" refer to when mentioned in the context of food?

Sandwich