Maths Quiz 2 (students and staff!)

Maths Quiz (students and staff!)

Round 1

Puzzles

Multiple Choice

Amy’s mother has five children. March, April, May, June – what is the name of the fifth daughter?

• July

• August

• February

• Amy

Multiple Choice

• A

• B

Multiple Choice

I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even – what number am I?

• 3

• 5

• 7

• 11

Multiple Choice

What letter comes next?

O, T, T, F, F, S, S, E

• E

• N

• O

• P

One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight.....

Nine

Multiple Choice

How many balls in this image? (include the ones you can't see!)

• 16

• 22

• 30

• 32

Round 2 - Maths Vocabulary

Multiple Choice

What name is given to the middle value when a list of numbers are put in order from smallest to largest?

• median

• mode

• mean

• middle

Multiple Choice

What's the mathematical name for a 2D shape with 9 sides?

• ninagon

• nonagon

• nenagon

• nunagon

Multiple Choice

If you are asked to find the product of two numbers which of the following operations will you use?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Round 3 - Calculations

Multiple Choice

Work out the following

7 - 1 x 0 + 3 ÷ 3 =

• 1

• 3

• 8

• 10

Multiple Choice

Work out:

 $4\div\frac{1}{2}$  

• 2

• 4

• 8

Round 4

Mathematical facts!

Multiple Choice

Which mathematical symbol was invented in 1557 by Robert Recorde?

• x

• +

• -

• =

Multiple Choice

True or false?

Every odd number has an "e" in it.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

You shuffle a pack of cards really thoroughly. Which of the following is most likely?

• Someone, at some point in history, has shuffled the cards to get the pack in the same order as you.

• No one (ever!) has shuffled the pack to get the same order as you.