Simple Addition for James Taylor
Know Your Wellesley College
Things Mr Edmonds has Said This Year
Hey! There's No Maths in This Catergory...
Oli Hercus, You Didn't Miss It. (The Trivia Catergory)
100
What must be added to 329 to make 1 million?
999,999,671
100
In the pointless sport of soccer (football for those who can't accept a silly name), Mr Meo supports Tottenham, Mr Tait supports Manchester United, Mr Field supports Fullham and Mr Edmonds thinks it's a stupid game.
However, which team does Wellington Rugby President and Wellesley Teacher; Mr Blanford support in the English Premiere League?
Manchester United
100
"Forgot your homework? Well I forgot your lunch?"
How many different code of conducts are there?
5
100
The opening scene on Star Wars: A New Hope takes place above which planet?
Tatooine
100
On Year 8 camp, Wellesley visited Bulls.
According to the misleading advertising of 2020, what fast food restaurant was assumed to be there?
Burger King
200
1 + 1 often adds up to window.
2 + 2 is usually a fish
3 + 3 can be an 8 or a butterfly.
Using this logic, what is 5 + 5?
200
Mr Rees in 5R has been a staple of Wellesley College for many years.
However, what is his first name?
Bryn
200
What is the rate of inflation in New Zealand between Q3 2012 and Q3 2020
10.6%
200
Convince yourself that when you roll two dice you are more likely to score 9 than 10.
If I roll 3 dice, which is more likely, a total score of 9, or a total score of 10? Be sure to show working, instead of just guessing. How many options for each?
10.
To get 9, there are a total of 3×6 + 2×3 + 1×1 = 18 + 6 + 1 = 25 ways.
To get 10, there are a total of 3×6 + 3×3 = 3×9 = 27 ways.
200
Jim Bolger (in the early to mid 90s) was the 35th New Zealand Prime Minister. How many people have occupied that role in the time (but not including) up to Jacinda Ardern's election victory in 2017?
4, Ms Ardern is the 40th New Zealand Prime Minister
300
Charades Double.
Please send one person up to Mr Edmonds from the group that selected this (the two lowest pointed groups will compete against you for this).
Pi (3.1415....)
300
Wellesley College currently has a large amount of Year 8s, due to move on to secondary school.
Presuming that 56 out of the 84 leavers are going to Wellington College, what is the fraction (in its most simple form) of students NOT going to Wellington College.
1/3
300
Mr Edmonds taught you this year how to solve an algebraic equation to find the value of x.
Solve for x
(2x - 1) = 5
x = -2
300
In the TV show 'Friends', 6 twenty-somethings try to live out their lives in 90s New York City.
What is the sum of the interior angles of a nonagon?
1260°
300
Oli Hercus, Mr Edmonds and Judah Anstiss all like to run on a weekly basis. In total, they average 176 km a week. If Mr Edmonds runs twice as far as Oli and Judah runs one third of Mr E's distance, how far do each of them run?
Ratio is 96km∶ 48km∶ 32km
400
As of May 2014, players of Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Mojang/4J Studios, 2012) had spent a total of 1.75 billion hours – or 199,772 years – playing the game, making it the most-played title in Xbox Live Arcade's history.
Using this data, how many months is this?
2,397,264 Months
400
Mr Edmonds sometimes runs to school, this is a 19km run.
To the nearest mile, how many miles is this?
12 miles.
400
PHYSICAL CHALLENGE ROUND
Spider Crawls - Nominate 1 person.
Points awarded to the winning team!
400
Which 80s Movie was used to promote the Video game 'Super Mario Bros 3'?
And also includes the line: "I love the Power Glove, it's so bad!"
The Wizard
(Great movie, by the way!)
400
The All Blacks in the weekend effectively won the Tri-Nations.
There is a chance however that Argentina (or Australia) could claim it.
What is the least amount of points Argentina must score to beat the All Blacks
93 points
500
Pokemon, a popular phenomenon is now up to 932 Pokemon.
Presuming only the good ones (decided by Mr E) are valued at 'x' and the terrible ones are 'y'
What is the ratio (in the simplest form) of x to y?
75:466
500
In 8A there are 16 children. This is, of course, a squared number. The square root being 4.
Mr E's class next year is due to have 324 students. What is the square root of this number?
Bear in mind, you can't have a fraction of a student.
18
500
"The gauntlet of Mathematics will be so daunting that I expect three of you to have mental breakdowns. This problem will do it."
-Mr E (yesterday)
Flip over the piece of paper on your desk. Find the value of x.
You are not allowed to use trigonometry, Jimmy!
X = 20 degrees
500
'aibohphobia' is what?
Either
-A palindrome
OR
-A few of palindromes
500
In the video game, Star Wars KOTOR 2 (great game!) you are met with the following problem. Solve it.
A number of Sith Lords conducted the burial ritual of Marka Ragnoss. The ritual required all Sith Lords to stand evenly in a circle. Ludo Kressh stood 6th and directly opposite stood Simus at 16th. How many Sith were present?
20