Math Trivia

Based on the legend of how his discovery of submerged objects causes water displacement helped him measure the purity of gold, Greek mathematician Archimedes is famously known for shouting what word originating from a Greek word meaning “I have found it!”?

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In education, the acronym STEM stands for "science, technology, engineering, and mathematics."
When an A is added to form STEAM, what does the A stand for?

What unique unit of measurement is equal to 1/100th of a second and is also the name of a famous food brand invented in 1958 by chemist Frederick C. Mennen that is “as much fun to make as it is to eat”?

Ask Buzz Lightyear: The figure known as a "lemniscate" is typically used in math, and other contexts, to represent what concept?

Which number has the most synonyms (same meaning)?

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What number has the same number of letters as its value?

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CCSS.2.MD.B.6

What is the smallest perfect number?

A perfect number example is
1 + 2 + 4 + 7 + 14 = 28

Fun facts: 28 is aliquot sum.

1, 2, 4, 7, and 14 are also divisors of 28.

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CCSS.4.OA.B.4

Which of these is a magic number?

• 18

• 54

• 72

• 81

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CCSS.4.OA.B.4