Pythagoras

What was Pythagoras' first name?

• Peter

• Sampson

• He didn't have one

• George

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What island was Pythagoras born on?

• Samos

• Hawaii

• Galapagos

• Island of Pythagoras

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Pythagoras started a secret brotherhood called __________.

• Math Geeks

• The Pythagoreans

• Pupils of Pythagoras

• Mu Alpha Theta

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The symbol of his secret group was __________.

• gold wreath

• equilateral triangle

• five-pointed star

• right triangle

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When Pythagoras discovered the Pythagorean Theorem, he offered __________ oxen to the gods.

• 1

• 10

• 100

• 1000

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His brotherhood discovered __________ numbers.

• integers

• complex

• rational

• irrational

Pythagoras' first "unofficial" school consisted of __________.

• a boy from the market place he paid to listen to him

• Kings and wealthy people

• his family

• students from the local elementary school

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His first "official" school taught four subjects: number theory, geometry, astronomy and __________.

• history

• music

• grammar

• chemistry

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"__________ rule the universe" according to Pythagoras.

• Numbers

• Smart people

• Oxen

• Stars

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One member of the brotherhood "leaked" a secret discovery and was later found __________.

• hanged

• put in jail

• drowned

• shot

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