Trivia 2

What number did Michael Jordan wear when he came back from his first retirement? Hint: it was nearly double his original, more famous, number.

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Also known as mean-variance analysis, MPT is a mathematical framework for assembling a range of investments whereby the expected return is maximized for a certain level of risk. For what does “P” stand in the acronym MPT?

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A perfect number is a positive integer that is equal to the sum of its positive divisors, apart from the number itself. What is the smallest perfect number?


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In geometry, a curve known as a "lemniscate" most closely approximates the shape of what single-digit number?

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First built by English mathematician Charles Babbage in 1822, what electronic object was named Time Magazine’s "Man of The Year” in 1982?

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A regular hexagon has a side length of 6 feet. What is the area of the hexagon? We'll accept responses within 2 square feet of the correct answer.

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CCSS.6.G.A.1

In a controversy that lasts to this day, Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz both claim to have developed what mathematical discipline?

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In logical argument and mathematical proof, a symbol consisting of three dots placed to form an upright triangle is used to represents which word?

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In geometry, which C-term refers to two objects that are the same shape and size—in other words, you could superimpose one on the other and they’d line up exactly or be the mirror image of one another?


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CCSS.8.G.A.2

What is the smallest number greater than 1 that has an integer square root and an integer cube root?

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CCSS.8.EE.A.2