Quiz about Polar Express Math

Question 1

When Chris gets on the Polar Express, he notices that there are 158 seats.

125 of the seats had children sitting in them.

How many seats were empty?

Accepted Answer

33

Answer

123

Answer

56

Answer

5

Question 2

Each car on the train has 16 sections and each section seats 2 children.

How many children can ride in each car of the Polar Express?

Accepted Answer

32

Answer

50

Answer

160

Answer

200

Question 3

On the Polar Express, they serve 41 different kinds of cookies, 13 different flavors of cocoa, and 122 different types of candy. YUM!

How many different treats are served in total?

Accepted Answer

176

Answer

122

Answer

41

Answer

150

Question 4

The boy selected 28 pieces of candy from the basket. If he shared 10 of the pieces with his friends on the Polar Express, how many pieces did he have left for himself?

Accepted Answer

18

Answer

10

Answer

8

Answer

3

Question 5

The conductor looked at his pocket watch. If he punched 3 tickets in 5 minutes, how many tickets could he punch in 20 minutes?

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

5

Answer

15

Answer

25

Question 6

On the way to the North Pole, the children noticed 115 lean wolves and 32 white tailed rabbits hiding from the Polar Express. How many more wolves were there than rabbits?

Accepted Answer

83

Answer

65

Answer

50

Answer

25

Question 7

As Chris looked around on the Polar Express, he noticed that 13 children were drinking hot cocoa. If there were 57 children on his train, how many were not drinking hot cocoa?

Accepted Answer

44

Answer

13

Answer

25

Answer

15

Question 8

As the train climbed the mountains to the North Pole, the children saw 18 trees. If half of them were pine trees, how many were not pine?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

18

Answer

9

Answer

3

Question 9

On the way to the North Pole, the children sang Christmas carols. If they sang 6 carols every hour, how many carols did they sing in 4 hours?

Accepted Answer

24

Answer

3

Answer

6

Answer

9

Question 10

The distance from the boy's house to the North Pole is 4,202 miles. The distance from the girl's house to the North Pole is 5,329 miles. How many more miles is the girl's house from the North Pole?

Accepted Answer

1,127

Answer

2,250

Answer

1,500

Answer

1,670

Question 11

The train was filled with children in their pajamas and nightgowns. If 71 children had on pajamas and 42 children had on nightgowns, how many more children had on pajamas?

Accepted Answer

29

Answer

15

Answer

42

Answer

3

Question 12

Each child in the first car received 5 candies with nougat centers as white as snow. If there were 10 children in the first car, how many candies were eaten?

Accepted Answer

50

Answer

10

Answer

20

Answer

15

Question 13

If the Polar Express traveled over 37 miles of mountains, 59 miles of hills, 12 miles of snow covered plains, and 1 mile of barren desert of ice. How many miles did the Polar Express travel?

Accepted Answer

109

Answer

100

Answer

201

Answer

59

Question 14

The conductor ordered the train to stop for a caribou crossing. If each caribou had 4 hooves, how many hooves did 9 caribou have?

Accepted Answer

24

Answer

4

Answer

32

Answer

36

Question 15

As they approached the North Pole, Chris saw 363 toy factories. If 118 factories were for making electronic toys, how many factories made other toys?

Accepted Answer

245

Answer

118

Answer

200

Answer

363

Question 16

At the North Pole, there were 627 elves crowded around the train. What would 627 be rounded to the nearest 10?

Accepted Answer

630

Answer

620

Answer

600

Answer

625

Question 17

As the elves began to load the sleigh, the boy saw 247 gifts with red bows and 332 gifts with green bows. How many gifts were there in all?

Accepted Answer

579

Answer

332

Answer

247

Answer

600

Question 18

When the train arrived at the North Pole, there were 715 elves. Round 715 to the nearest 100.

Accepted Answer

700

Answer

800

Answer

720

Answer

725

Question 19

Chris saw 127 elves that had on striped hats. 153 elves had on polka-dot hats. How many elves were there in all?

Accepted Answer

280

Answer

200

Answer

153

Answer

220

Question 20

Each reindeer had 4 bells sewn onto its harness. If there were 8 reindeer, how many bells were there all together?

Accepted Answer

32

Answer

24

Answer

8

Answer

14

Question 21

It took 6 elves to carry one bag of gifts to Santa's sleigh. How many elves would it take to carry 9 bags of gifts to Santa's sleigh?

Accepted Answer

54

Answer

9

Answer

32

Answer

6

Question 22

Each bag carried by the elves contained 25 presents. If 10 bags were loaded onto the sleigh, how many presents were there?

Accepted Answer

250

Answer

25

Answer

150

Answer

10

Question 23

If Chris arrived at the North Pole at 11:10 pm and Santa's sleigh leaves at midnight, how many minutes will Chris get to see Santa?

Accepted Answer

50

Answer

10

Answer

45

Answer

15

Question 24

As Santa and his reindeer took off into the sky, they were going 565 miles per hour. One hour later, the Sky Patrol clocked Santa traveling 900 miles per hour. How much faster was Santa traveling?

Accepted Answer

335 miles per hour

Answer

200 miles per hour

Answer

565 miles per hour

Answer

150 miles per hour

Question 25

Santa leaves 28 presents for the 7 children that live on Candy Cane Lane. If each child receives the exact same number of presents, how many does each child receive?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

7

Answer

3

Answer

5

Question 26

Chris received 6 presents from his parents, 2 presents from his grandparents, 3 presents from his sister, and 1 present from Santa. How many presents did he receive in all?

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

15

Answer

8

Answer

6

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