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100

what is this symbol called π

pi

100

who created the equation E=mc^2

Albert Einstein

100

Considering there are 12 months in a year, what are the odds 2 people in a room of 23 people have the same birthday? (Hint: between 40%-60%

50%

100

What number is the first number to have an "A" in it when spelled out

One thousand

200

what are the first 4 numbers of pi

3.141

200

This man created laws of motion known as "____ Laws of motion"

Isaac Newton

200

A Giraffe is this many times more likely to be struck by lightning than a person (Hint: 20-30)

30 times

200

what number is not represented by roman numerals

zero

300

This symbol is the opposite of the "=" sign.

≠ "does not equal"

300

He created this sequence in which each number is the sum of the two preceding ones.

0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, ...  

Fibonacci

300

What percent of Americans sleep with a stuffed animal at night? (Hint: Between 30%-50%

40%

300

A dozen is 12 but how much is a baker's dozen?

13

400

This symbol represents the sum of numbers and also standard deviation in statistics

Sigma

400

He made the famous observation that all free-falling objects fall at the same rate. (He did this by dropping two objects of different weights from the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa)

Galileo

400

Around what percent of people don't check facts they read on the internet

90%

400

The addition of numbers on opposite sides of a six-sided dice always equal what number

7

500

when was pi invented/discovered

1706

500

This person was Spencer's freshmen year math teacher.

Mr. Harnica

500

This percent is the percent of statistics that are made up

73.6%

500

every odd number contains what letter?

E