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Which mathematics award is similar to the Nobel prize?
Fields Medal
53 * 11
5+3 = 8, Thus, 583
The Great ____ of Giza, Egypt
Pyramid
Double Points!
1 card is drawn at random from a deck of 52 cards. Find the probability that it is a face card. (J,Q,K)
3/13
You have a rectangular piece of paper with an area of 27 square units. The length is 6 units longer than the width. What are the dimensions of the rectangle?
Length=9 units and Width=3 units
Who discovered Summation ∑?
Srinivasa Ramanujan
98 * 99
100-2-1 = 97, 2*1= 2, Thus 9702
The Loretto Chapel in Sante Fe, New Mexico features a spiral staircase, called the Miraculous Stair. What sequential series is rumored to have been used to construct it?
Fibonacci Series
Three unbiased coins are tossed. What is the probability that at most one head appears?
1/2
Two trains are 100 miles apart and traveling toward each other on the same track. They start at the same time and are heading toward each other at speeds of 10 mph and 15 mph, respectively. How long will it take for them to collide?
4 hours
In George Orwell's classic "1984", the story is set in a dystopian future. How many years ago was 1984 from the current year?
39
998 * 997
1000-2-3=995, 2*3=6, Thus 995006
Used in conveyor belts and in the construction of the famous Wuchazi Bridge, China, what is the term for a band that has an odd number of half-twists, which ultimately causes the strip to have only one side? (Hint: Also mentioned in Avengers Endgame)
Mobius Strip
From a bag containing red and blue balls, 10 each, 2 balls are drawn at random. Find the probability that one of them is red and the other is blue.
10/19
If you had to write down all of the whole numbers between 1 and 100, how many times would you have to write the number 8?
20
The movie "Bahubali: The Beginning" had a budget of ₹180 crore, while "Bahubali 2: The Conclusion" had a budget of ₹252 crore. What was the percent increase in the budget of the movies?
40%
Double Points!
Square root of 1521
39 (only __1 and __9 will square up to __1, and number is below 41 squared)
What geometric shape (having equal sides and perpendicular diagonals) symbolized man’s way to God in the Chartres Cathedral near Paris?
Diamond/Rhombus
There are 5 green & 7 red balls. Two balls are selected one by one without replacement. Find the probability that first is green and second is red.
35/132
If there are 20 people in a room and they each shake each other’s hand once, how many handshakes were there altogether?
190
Beyoncé's album "Lemonade" has 12 tracks. If the average track length is 4 minutes, how many seconds is the entire album?
2880
Square of 47
4*4=16, 7*7=49, 4*7*2=56, 1649+_56_=2209
The Lotus Temple in Delhi, India, is renowned for its lotus flower-inspired design. If the petals were to be rotated, the structure would look the same. What term is used to describe the symmetrical arrangement of its petals?
Radial Symmetry
A bag contains 6 white and 4 black balls. Two balls are drawn at random from the bag. Find the probability that both the balls are of the same color.
7/15
When I arrange the coins in groups of three, there is one single coin left over. When I arrange the coins in groups of five, there are three coins left over. But when I arrange the coins in groups of seven, there are no coins left over. What is the fewest number of coins I could have?
28