Science
How many colours are in the rainbow?
Seven: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet
How many feet are in a yard?
three
How many inches in a foot?
12
Trivia Question: How many legs does a spider have?
Answer: Eight
What math do cashiers use?
They use math to collect the correct amount of money and to count back the correct amount of change. This being said, most of the math used is basic arithmetic and is done automatically by the register.
What unit of measurement is used to express precipitation?
millimetres (mm)
Trivia Question: Which continent is the smallest by size?
Australia
Puzzle time: If 1=3, 2=3, 3=5, 4=4, 5=4, then 6=?
3 because 'six' has three letters
Trivia question: What is the largest animal in the ocean?
Blue whale
A dozen is a familiar unit of quantity equal to 12. Why have bakers traditionally divided items into units of 12 rather than 10?
Twelve can be evenly divided into halves, thirds or quarters.
What is the official unit to measure the amplitude of sound?
decibels (dB)
What city and country are the Summer Olympics being held in 2032?
Brisbane, Australia
How many full weeks are there in a year?
52
Trivia Question: Which Australian animal's droppings are square?
Answer: Wombat's
On an average day, how long does an employee spend looking for lost files or other items?
50 minutes
What scale is used the measure earthquakes?
Richter scale
How many countries are there in the world?
193
How many hours are in a year?
8760
Complete the sentence: Dogs can hear sounds _______ times further away than human ears.
Four
Who make more steps per day: a teacher, a hairdresser or an office worker?
A teacher (on average 12,564 steps compared to 9,209 and 7,570 steps for a hairdresser and an office workers respectively).
At what Fahrenheit temperature does water boil?
212 degrees
Which mountain is taller - K2 or Mt Everest?
Mount Everest
Puzzle time: I am an odd number. Take away one letter and I become even. Which letter am I?
Seven. Take away the 's' and it becomes 'even'
Which animal's eye is bigger than its brain?
Ostrich's
Name at least two high-paying jobs which involve using mathematics to solve problems.
Possible answers: mathematician, statistician, aerospace engineer, civil engineer, chemist, economist, astronomer, physicist...