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Bonus Question: $1500
Math History: $200
• Question:• This famous theorem describes how to find
the hypotenuse of a right triangle.• Answer• Pythagorean Theorem
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Math History: $400
• Question:• This symbol was created in 1557 by Welsh
mathematician Robert Recorde to say two mathematical expressions are the same.
• Answer• =
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Math History: $600
• Question:• This is the name of either of the developers of
calculus in the 1600’s.• Answer• Gottfried Leibniz or Isaac Newton
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Math History: $800
• Question:• This Russian mathematician was the first
female full professor in northern Europe.• Answer• Sonia Kovalevsky
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Math History: $1000
• Question:• Among many other things, this Swiss
mathematician is famous for pioneering the use of the imaginary number “i”.
• Answer• Leonhard Euler
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Mental Math: $200
• Question:• This positive number when squared gives
itself.• Answer• 1
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Mental Math: $400
• Question:• This prime number lies between 24 and 30.• Answer• 29
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Mental Math: $600
• Question:• This is the missing term in the sequence
1, 8, __ , 64, 125, …• Answer• 27
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Mental Math: $800
• Question:• This number is written as MMXV using Roman
numerals.• Answer• 2015
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Mental Math: $1000
• Question:• If two shirts and one belt cost $22, and one
shirt and two belts cost $20, how much does one shirt cost?
• Answer• $8
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Geometry: $200• Question:• In Euclidean geometry, this gives the shortest
path between two points.• Answer• A line
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Geometry: $400• Question:• This word describes an angle that is less than
90 degrees.• Answer• Acute
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Geometry: $600• Question:• A nonagon has this number of sides.• Answer• 9
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Geometry: $800• Question:• This is the surface area of a rectangular prism
measuring 3 in. by 4 in. by 5 in.• Answer• 94 square inches
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Geometry: $1000
• Question:• If two angles in a rhombus each measure 115
degrees, this is the measure of one of the other two angles
• Answer• 65 degrees
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Logic: $200• Question:• If two days before tomorrow is Friday, what
day of the week will it be in two days?• Answer• Monday
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Logic: $400• Question:• The population of rabbits on campus doubles
every year. If we start with 2 rabbits, the number of rabbits after 5 years pass is this number.
• Answer• 64 rabbits
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Logic: $600• Question:• Which colorful 3-letter word can go at the
start and end of _ _ _ ISCOVE_ _ _ to give a word?
• Answer• RED
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Logic: $800• Question:• A sequence of numbers starts out 1, 3, 5, 7, …
What is the 50’th term in the sequence?• Answer• 99
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Logic: $1000• Question:• This is the number of ways you can rearrange
the letters “S K D A Y”• Answer• 120 ways
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Probability: $200• Question:• This is the probability of rolling “2” on a fair
six-sided die.• Answer• 1/6
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Probabililty: $400
• Question:• A circle of area 20 ft^2 lies inside a circle of
area 30 ft^2. If a point is randomly drawn in the larger circle, what is the probability this point lies in the small circle?
• Answer• 2/3, or 20/30
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Probability: $600• Question:• If I draw one sock from a drawer of 8 blue
socks, 3 white socks, and 4 red socks, what is the probability this sock is white?
• Answer• 1/5, or 3/15
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Probability: $800• Question:• I flip a coin several times. A passing
mathematician remarked that the probability that every flip came up heads was 1/32. How many times did I toss the coin?
• Answer• 5 times
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Probability: $1000
• Question:• If I roll two dice, what is the probability that
the product of the two numbers is prime?• Answer• 1/6, or 6/36
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Bonus Question: $1500
• Question:• Todd’s house is 5 miles due north of Kevin’s
house and 12 miles due east of Jennifer’s house. How far apart are Todd’s house and Jennifer’s house?
• Answer• 12 miles (just like the problem states!)
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