Mathematical Curiosities
A TYPE OF NUMBER THAT IS DIVISIBLE BY THE SUM OF THE DIGITS. FOR EXAMPLE: 18 = (1 + 8) x 2
What is a HARSHAD number?
USED TO PAY FOR PUBLIC SERVICES LIKE ROADS AND SCHOOLS
What are TAXES?
THIS SHAPE IS MOST COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH VALENTINES DAY OR TO SYMBOLIZE LOVE
What is a HEART?
THE NUMBER OF CONTINENTS ON EARTH
What is SEVEN?
A FARMER OWES 5% TAX ON 200 POUNDS OF GRAIN
What is 10 POUNDS OF GRAIN?
THE KAPREKAR CONSTANT IS THIS 4-DIGIT NUMBER THAT RESULTS FROM REPEATEDLY APPLYING A SPECIAL OPERATION TO ANY 4-DIGIT NUMBER (NOT ALL DIGITS THE SAME)
What is 6,174?
CITIZENS PAID A TAX TO HELP FUND THE ARMY BELONGING TO THIS ANCIENT EMPIRE
What is ROMAN Empire?
THIS RED FLOWER, DESPITE ITS POSSESSION OF SHARP PAINFUL THORNS, IS OFTEN GIVEN TO SOMEONE YOU ADMIRE
What is a ROSE?
THE NUMBER OF LETTERS IN THE WORD FOR A FELINE FRIEND AND COMPANION
What is THREE?
A KINGDOM COLLECTS A 12% TAX ON A NOBLE'S 1,000 GOLD COIN FORTUNE
What is 120 GOLD COINS?
IN JURASSIC PARK, DR IAN MALCOM (PLAYED BY JEFF GOLDBLUM), SPECIALIZES IN THIS SPECIAL BRANCH OF MATHEMATICS
What is CHAOS THEORY?
A PERCENTAGE, REPRESENTED BY '%' OR THE TERM "PERCENT" COMES FROM THIS LANGUAGE USED BY ROMANS MEANING "OUT OF 100" OR "PER 100"
What is LATIN?
THIS WINGED ARCHER IS THE GOD OF AFFECTION AND ATTRACTION
Who is CUPID?
THE NUMBER OF PLANETS IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEMS WITH RINGS.
What is FOUR
A BLACKSMITH MAKES 500 SWORDS AND GIVES 10% AS A TAX FOR THE ARMY
What is 50 SWORDS?
THE WORD "HARSHAD" COMES FROM THE ANCIENT INDIAN SANSKRIT LANGUAGE MEANING THIS HAPPINESS SPREADING PHRASE
What is "JOY-GIVER"?
THE BEST WAY TO COMPARE PRICES IN A SUPERMARKET IS TO WORK OUT THIS SPECIAL PROPORTION THAT COMPARES ANY QUANTITY TO 1
What is a UNIT RATE?
THE TRADITION OF GIVING CARDS ON VALENTINE'S DAY WAS ORIGINATED IN THIS COUNTRY KNOWN FOR THEIR LARGE CLOCK TOWER
What is ENGLAND (or UK)?
A GREEK MYTHOLOGICAL GIANT IS KNOWN FOR HAVING THIS UNIQUE NUMBER OF EYES
What is ONE?
A MERCHANT EARNS 800 GOLD COINS AND IS TAXED 15%
What is 120 GOLD COINS?
USING THE SAME PROCESS TO THE KAPREKAR CONSTANT, THIS CONSTANT ARRIVES FROM ALL NON-REPEATING 3-DIGIT NUMBERS
What is 495?
A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF "IN" SERVES MEANS THAT THE PLAYER OF THIS SPORT IS PLAYING WELL
What is TENNIS?
A ROMAN FESTIVAL THAT SOME BELIEVE INSPIRED VALENTINE'S DAY
What is LUPERCALIA?
IN BASEBALL, THE TOTAL OUTS IN A FULL INNING
What is SIX?
A TRADER EARNS 1,250 COINS BUT A SPECIAL FESTIVAL TAX OF 20% IS APPLIED
What is 250 GOLD COINS?